National Basketball Association
Portland 103, Indiana 93
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, October 29, 2018
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
#5 Kane Fitzgerald, #73 Tre Maddox, #67 Brandon Adair
Attendance:
15788
By Field Level Media
CJ McCollum and Zach Collins each had 17 points to lead seven Portland double-figure scorers as the Trail Blazers beat the Indiana Pacers 103-93 Monday night in Indianapolis.
Collins matched his career high and led a crew of Portland reserves who outscored their Indiana counterparts 54-15.
Victor Oladipo scored 21 points and Darren Collison added 17 for the Pacers.
The Blazers shot 48.7 percent from the field and 94.4 percent from the free-throw line and won the rebounding battle 50-35.
The Pacers hit 41.1 percent of their field-goal attempts and 65 percent of their foul shots.
It was a quiet offensive night for Portland's Damian Lillard, who came into the game No. 2 in the NBA in scoring at 33.8 points per game. Lillard made 5 of 13 shots from the field and finished with 16 points and two assists.
The Pacers increased a 49-45 halftime lead to 57-49 early in the third quarter. The Blazers used a 16-6 run to take a 65-63 edge. Portland's advantage was 71-69 heading into the final period.
The Blazers increased the difference to 79-71 with eight minutes remaining. Indiana trimmed the margin to 86-80, but Portland responded with five consecutive points to extend its lead to 91-80 with 5:03 to go.
An Oladipo jump shot and two free throws by Domantas Sabonis cut Portland's advantage to 91-84, but Evan Turner converted a layup to make it 93-84 with 4:01 left. Bojan Bogdanovic hit a pair at the line to draw the Pacers to within 93-86.
After McCollum and Oladipo traded baskets, McCollum knocked down a 3-pointer to give Portland a 98-88 lead with 2:23 remaining. Oladipo sank a jumper to make it 98-90, then followed with a 3-pointer to cut the difference to 98-93 with 1:32 to play.
Al-Farouq Aminu hit two foul shots to hike Portland's lead to 100-93 with 1:15 to go. Lillard closed the scoring on a trey with 51.6 seconds left.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Portland |
|
Indiana |
|
Zach Collins 17 |
Scoring |
Victor Oladipo 21 |
|
Nik Stauskas 5 |
Assists |
Victor Oladipo 7 |
|
Al-Farouq Aminu 10 |
Rebounds |
Victor Oladipo 9 |
|
Al-Farouq Aminu 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Bojan Bogdanovic 4 |
|
Al-Farouq Aminu 1 |
Steals |
Darren Collison 2 |
|
Zach Collins 1 |
Blocks |
Myles Turner 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Portland
|
103 |
48.7 |
10-26 |
17-18 |
19 |
50 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
| Indiana
|
93 |
41.1 |
6-19 |
13-20 |
19 |
35 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
Upcoming Games
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Indiana will play their next game on the road against New York. The Pacers have a W/L % of .250 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Portland will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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