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Indiana Pacers at Portland Trail Blazers

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28-21, 14-13 Away
Final
89 - 112

22-29, 14-13 Home
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Simons scores 22 and Portland downs Indiana 112-89 for 5th straight win

Indiana Pacers vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights

Jerami Grant added 20 points for the Blazers, who have won nine of their last 10.

Andrew Nembhard scored 17 points for the Pacers in the loss, which snapped a four-game winning streak.

T.J. McConnell's basket got the Pacers within 80-74 in the fourth quarter but Scoot Henderson hit a 3-pointer from distance that gave the Blazers an 89-76 lead with 6:10 left.

The Pacers have won 12 of 15 since the start of the year and rank among the top five in the league for offense and defense over that span.

Myles Turner played for the Pacers after missing Monday's win at the Jazz with a right peroneal strain. He finished with nine points.

Portland led 27-18 after the first quarter. The Pacers closed the gap, getting within 38-34 late in the first half, but Portland led 45-38 at the break.

Turner hit a 3-pointer that got Indiana within 53-49. Portland withstood the challenge and went ahead 60-52 after Shaedon Sharpe's emphatic dunk.

There was a dustup between Nembhard and Deandre Ayton with 4:27 left in the third quarter that resulted in offsetting technical fouls.

Takeaways Pacers: Andrew Nembhard was named the Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month. ... Pascal Siakam reached 4,000 career rebounds during the game.

Trail Blazers: Portland was playing the second of a back-to-back after beating the Phoenix Suns 121-119.

Key Moment Turner had a a chance to tie the game in the third quarter but missed the first of a pair of free throws, and Robert Williams III dunked on the other end for Portland.

Key Stat Henderson and Sharpe each had 17 points off the bench.

Up Next Pacers: Visit the Clippers on Thursday.

Blazers: Host Sacramento on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Trail Blazers: 51.4%
Pacers: 48.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 89 - 112
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 89 - 112
4th 3.0 shot clock turnover 89 - 112
4th 25.1 Rayan Rupert defensive rebound 89 - 112
4th 28.1 Ben Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 89 - 112

Statistics

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34-81 FG 41-92
42.0 Field Goal % 44.6
5-24 3PT 14-37
20.8 Three Point % 37.8
16-21 FT 16-17
76.2 Free Throw % 94.1
39 Rebounds 51
14 Offensive Rebounds 16
25 Defensive Rebounds 35
25 Assists 23
11 Steals 8
6 Blocks 4
19 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 1
19 Total Turnovers 19
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
28 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
16 Fast Break Points 12
44 Points in Paint 42
19 Fouls 17
0 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 16,005 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 41 10 .804 - W1
Indiana 28 21 .571 12 L1
Milwaukee 27 22 .551 13 W1
Detroit 25 26 .490 16 L2
Chicago 22 30 .423 19.5 L1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City - 9 W3 0.81632656 40
Denver 9 19 W4 0.627451 32
Minnesota 13 23 W1 0.54901963 28
Portland 19 29 W5 0.43137255 22
Utah 28 37 W1 0.24489796 12
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