The shoving match broke out when tempers flared between Stephenson and DeRozan after the Raptors guard took issue with Stephenson's layup at the end of the Pacers' runaway win over their Eastern Conference rivals.
Stephenson was faced down by DeRozan and several other Raptors players after he put up the layup just before time expired -- instead of holding onto the ball and walking off the floor
which seemed to break one of basketball's cardinal rules. The skirmish then spilled down the sideline and into the Pacers' bench, where Toronto's PJ Tucker was still jawing with Pacers players as coaches tried to separate the players.
DeRozan told reporters after the tilt that the play was "disrespectful to the game." Tucker called the play "classless'' and "tasteless.''
"I didn't mean no harm,'' he said. "The crowd was chanting me on, and I just wanted to do it for the fans.''
"Lance knows better," he said. "That's, like, a cardinal rule to not lay the ball up when you're up. But he did it. It's the reason why Lance is Lance."