TORONTO — Paul George scored 33 points and Monta Ellis had 15 as the seventh-seeded Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 100-90 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Saturday.

George missed all but six games last season after breaking his right leg while playing in a scrimmage with Team USA before the 2014 World Cup. Without their star for much of the season, Indiana slumped to a 38-44 finish and missed the playoffs for the first time in five years.

“That hurt more than the actual break, not getting this team to the playoffs last year,” George said. “This means a lot; it means a lot to be back here; it means a lot to be on this stage again.”

After shooting 2 of 9 in the first half Saturday, George shot 10 of 13 in the second, a performance Pacers Coach Frank Vogel called “awesome.”

“The biggest reason we won,” Vogel said. “Paul’s shotmaking late in the game was spectacular.”

Jonas Valanciunas fouled out after scoring 12 points and setting a Raptors playoff record with 19 rebounds.

Guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan struggled for the second-seeded Raptors. Lowry made 3 of 13 field-goal attempts, while DeRozan made 5 of 19. The pair went 1 of 10 from 3-point range and 8 of 15 at the free-throw line.

“I don’t think they’re going to shoot like that again,” Raptors Coach Dwane Casey said.

Toronto shot 38 percent and made 20 turnovers, leading to 25 Indiana points.

“As a team, I thought we were tight offensively, and that frustration carried over to the defensive end,” Casey said. “It wasn’t us. I hadn’t seen us play that tentative on the offensive end all year. That will change.”

DeRozan finished with 14 points and Lowry had 11. Corey Joseph scored 18.

WARRIORS 104, ROCKETS 78: Stephen Curry dazzled from long range and drove to the hoop from every angle with fire and flair, scoring 24 points before tweaking his ankle as Golden State won its playoff opener at Oakland, California.

Draymond Green added 12 points and 10 rebounds as top-seeded Golden State carried momentum from setting the single-season wins record Wednesday night into a testy playoff opener some 60 hours later.

The Warriors topped the Michael Jordan-led Bulls of 1995-96 with 73 wins, then immediately made one thing clear: That mark will mean nothing if they don’t bring home back-to-back titles.

James Harden scored 17 points for cold-shooting Houston, held to six field goals in the first quarter of the rematch from last year’s Western Conference finals, won by Golden State in five.

NOTES

TIMBERWOLVES: Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns was named Western Conference rookie of the month for April, and for the sixth consecutive month.

PRESIDENT OBAMA teamed with Stephen Curry on a public service announcement calling for Americans to mentor youth in their community to make a positive impact.