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03/18 01:04 CDT Indiana faces Portland, aims to break home skid
Indiana faces Portland, aims to break home skid
By The Associated Press
Portland Trail Blazers (33-36, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana
Pacers (15-54, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Trail Blazers -10.5; over/under is 234.5
BOTTOM LINE: Indiana plays Portland looking to end its eight-game home skid.
The Pacers are 10-24 in home games. Indiana has a 7-35 record against teams
over .500.
The Trail Blazers are 15-20 on the road. Portland has a 6-5 record in
one-possession games.
The Pacers average 111.2 points per game, 6.0 fewer points than the 117.2 the
Trail Blazers allow. The Pacers average 115.1 points per game, 5.0 fewer points
than the 120.1 the Pacers allow to opponents.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Trail Blazers won the
last meeting 131-111 on March 9, with Scoot Henderson scoring 28 points in the
victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ivica Zubac is averaging 14 points and 10.7 rebounds for the
Pacers. Jarace Walker is averaging 14.6 points over the last 10 games.
Deni Avdija is scoring 24.0 points per game and averaging 6.9 rebounds for the
Trail Blazers. Jerami Grant is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 0-10, averaging 109.2 points, 39.0 rebounds, 28.2
assists, 6.5 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 125.5 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 5-5, averaging 110.9 points, 45.5 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 9.0
steals and 7.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 110.8 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Pascal Siakam: day to day (knee), Micah Potter: day to day
(triceps), Johnny Furphy: out for season (knee), Andrew Nembhard: day to day
(calf), Tyrese Haliburton: out for season (achilles).
Trail Blazers: Robert Williams III: day to day (injury management), Shaedon
Sharpe: out (calf), Vit Krejci: day to day (calf), Damian Lillard: out for
season (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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