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TORONTO, CANADA - APRIl 26: Solomon Hill #44 of the Indiana Pacers shoots the ball during the game against Jonas Valanciunas #17 of the Toronto Raptors in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on April 26, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.  Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images)
TORONTO, CANADA - APRIl 26: Solomon Hill #44 of the Indiana Pacers shoots the ball during the game against Jonas Valanciunas #17 of the Toronto Raptors in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on April 26, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images)Ron Turenne/Getty Images

Pacers vs. Raptors: Twitter Reacts to Wild Ending of Game 5

Joe PantornoApr 26, 2016

The Toronto Raptors rallied from a 17-point deficit to defeat the Indiana Pacers 102-99 in Game 5 of the teams' first-round Eastern Conference playoff series Tuesday.

The Raptors entered the fourth quarter at Air Canada Centre down 90-77, but they outscored the Pacers 25-9 in the final frame, including a 21-2 run to start the quarter.

Toronto held a three-point lead with 13.9 seconds to go, but the Pacers had possession and an opportunity to tie the game.

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Indiana guard Monta Ellis drove to the basket to try to get a quick two. He missed the shot, but the ball was ruled to have gone off of Toronto's Bismack Biyombo and out of bounds.

The play still didn't sit well with Matt Glenesk of the Indianapolis Star:

Sportswriter Eric Koreen also tried to wrap his mind around Ellis' decision:

The Pacers had a chance to tie the game with 2.7 seconds remaining. Ellis inbounded the ball to Paul George, who passed to Solomon Hill, who hoisted up an uncontested three—and drained it.

The problem was, he didn't get the shot off before the buzzer, via the NBA on TNT:

NBA.com's John Schuhmann kept it simple when he saw the replay of Hill's winner that wasn't:

It set the new standard of slow for Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey:

The Ringer's Jason Concepcion thought it was time for Hill to learn something new:

CBS Sports' Zach Harper found a new nickname for Hill:

Basketball Insiders' Alex Kennedy didn't hold back when describing Indiana's loss:

CBS Sports NBA saw this as a valuable lesson learned for the Pacers:

For NBA legend Magic Johnson, the fourth quarter just confirmed that the postseason is the most fun time of the year:

The Raptors took a 3-2 series lead with the win. Game 6 is set for Friday in Indianapolis.

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