The Portland Trail Blazers rolled past the Indiana Pacers 131–111 Sunday night, handing Indiana its ninth consecutive loss.
Scoot Henderson led the way with a season-high 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting, adding six assists with no turnovers. Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday contributed 21 points each, helping Portland dominate the second quarter and build a 69–52 halftime lead. During a 25–7 run over the final 5½ minutes of the second, Henderson scored or assisted on 15 points, while Indiana went 2-of-11 from the field with three turnovers.
Deni Avdija returned from a six-game absence with a lower back injury to finish with 18 points and eight assists. Avdija leads Portland in scoring (24.4 PPG) and assists (6.6 APG).
Indiana struggled throughout, continuing a rough stretch that has seen the Pacers lose their last six games by an average of 20 points, marking their third losing streak of at least eight games this season. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 22 points, while Jay Huff added 16 points and five blocks. Andrew Nembhard contributed 14 points and nine assists, and Jarace Walker scored 14. Huff has now recorded 39 games this season with at least two blocks, the most in the NBA, edging Victor Wembanyama, who had four blocks in San Antonio’s win over Houston earlier Sunday.
Before halftime, Henderson had 19 points and five assists, shooting 7 of 9 from the field and 2 of 4 from three-point range, while Grant added 14, Holiday 11, and Avdija 10.
Up next: The Pacers will wrap up their four-game road trip Tuesday at the Sacramento Kings, while the Trail Blazers host the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday night.
