Indiana Pacers at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball Association
Scoot Henderson scores 28 points as the Trail Blazers beat the reeling Pacers 131-111
Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday added 21 points apiece for the Blazers, who handed Indiana its ninth straight defeat. Henderson also had six assists with no turnovers.
Deni Avdija, who leads Portland in scoring (24.4 points per game) and assists (6.6), returned from a six-game absence caused by a lower back injury. He finished with 18 points and eight assists.
Indiana has dropped its past six games by an average of 20 points. This marks the team's third losing streak of at least eight games this season.
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 22 points and Jay Huff had 16 points and five blocks. Andrew Nembhard added 14 points and nine assists, and Jarace Walker also scored 14.
Huff has an NBA-leading 39 games this season with at least two blocks, two more than San Antonio center Victor Wenbanyama, who had four in a 145-120 win over Houston earlier Sunday and leads the NBA in blocks.
Robert Williams III had his streak of 18 consecutive games with at least one block snapped. It had been the longest active streak in the league.
Henderson scored or assisted on 15 points in a 25-7 run over the final 5 1/2 minutes of the second quarter to help the Blazers take a 69-52 lead into halftime. The Pacers were 2-of-11 shooting with three turnovers during that stretch.
Henderson had 19 points and five assists while going 7 for 9 from the field, including 2 of 4 from 3-point range, before the break. Grant added 14 points, Holiday had 11 and Avdija scored 10.
Trail Blazers: Host the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
POR leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 111 - 131 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 111 - 131 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Pacers offensive team rebound | 111 - 131 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Kam Jones misses heave jump shot | 111 - 131 |
| 4th 1.2 |  |
shot clock turnover | 111 - 131 |
Statistics
 IND |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-95 | FG | 47-93 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 14-42 | 3PT | 15-41 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 15-24 | FT | 22-27 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 24 |
| 13 | Lead Changes | 13 |
| 17 | Percent Led | 76 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard, G | Out | Feb 14 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheppard, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Jarace Walker, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Andrew Nembhard, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Aaron Nesmith, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Pascal Siakam, F | Out | Apr 11 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 16,833 · Capacity:
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Chicago2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 18 | L2 | 0.7804878 | 64 |
 Denver |
10 | 28 | W12 | 0.6585366 | 54 |
 Minnesota |
15 | 33 | W2 | 0.597561 | 49 |
 Portland |
22 | 40 | W2 | 0.5121951 | 42 |
 Utah |
42 | 60 | L1 | 0.2682927 | 22 |
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