Anfernee Simons scored 22 points and had seven assists, while Jerami Grant contributed 20 points as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Indiana Pacers 112-89 on Tuesday night.
Scoot Henderson recorded 17 points, eight rebounds, and five assists, and Shaedon Sharpe added 17 points and three steals. With this win, the Trail Blazers extended their home dominance, securing their fifth straight victory and their ninth win in the past 10 games. Six of those nine wins came by double digits.
Toumani Camara contributed 13 points for Portland, which never trailed in the game and won its 15th out of the last 16 home games against Indiana.
Andrew Nembhard led the Pacers with 17 points, while Pascal Siakam added 16. The Pacers had their four-game win streak snapped and lost for only the third time in their last 15 games. T.J. McConnell scored 14 points, and Bennedict Mathurin chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds. Indiana’s six-game road win streak was also halted, just one game shy of their franchise record.
Portland shot 44.6% from the field and made 14 of 37 three-pointers (37.8%). Robert Williams III grabbed 11 rebounds, helping the Blazers out-rebound the Pacers 51-39. The Pacers shot 42% from the field but struggled from beyond the arc, making only 5 of 24 three-pointers (20.8%).
After leading by seven at halftime, Portland saw Indiana close the gap to just one point early in the second half. However, the Trail Blazers responded with an 11-0 run, which started with a dunk by Williams and a three-pointer by Deni Avdija. Sharpe then had two dunks, and Portland’s lead grew to 64-52.
Consecutive dunks from Camara and Deandre Ayton pushed the lead to 71-56 by the third quarter’s end. Portland entered the final period leading 78-66, and though Indiana closed the gap to 82-76, the Blazers responded with a 9-0 run led by Simons and Henderson.
Simons and Grant hit back-to-back three-pointers to stretch the lead to 101-81, and Portland’s lead peaked at 25 points. Simons scored 12 points in the first half, giving Portland a 45-38 lead at the break. Mathurin and Siakam both had 10 points for Indiana in the first half.
