Portland Trail Blazers at Indiana Pacers
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Avdija scores 32, Clingan adds 28 as Trail Blazers beat Pacers 127-119 to close in on play-in spot
Portland won the for the third time in four games as the 10th-seeded Trail Blazers close in on clinching a Western Conference play-in spot in what figures to be a wide-open postseason.
Indiana extended the longest losing streak in its NBA franchise history to 15 games. The Pacers' last win came Feb. 11.
Avdija also had 11 rebounds for Portland, which matched its highest-scoring half of the season with 79 points in the first two quarters. Clingan was 3 of 5 on 3-pointers and had two blocks.
Ivica Zubac led the injury-riddled Pacers with 18 points. Jalen Slawson had 17 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.
Four-time All-Star Pascal Siakam missed his sixth straight game with a sprained right knee. During his pregame news conference, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said he didn't have a timetable for Siakam's return but remained hopeful Siakam would be back this season despite Indiana have the league's worst record at 15-54.
Portland never trailed and was in control all night, though the Pacers turned the tables late by charging back from a 115-98 deficit with 7:17 left to cut it to 120-117 with 1:52 to go. But the Pacers missed a layup and 3-pointer in the final 90 seconds while Jrue Holiday made a 3 and Avdija made two free throws to close it out.
The Trail Blazers took control quickly, using a 7-0 run to extend a four-point lead to 31-20 and still led 79-62 at the half. Indiana closed to 82-72 early in the third only to see Portland answer with nine straight to pull back out to 91-72 lead before Indiana made its late push.
Pacers: Will try to snap their losing streak Saturday at San Antonio.
Regular Season Series
POR wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 127 - 119 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 127 - 119 |
| 4th 14.7 |  |
Kobe Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover | 127 - 119 |
| 4th 15.4 | |
Kobe Brown offensive rebound | 127 - 119 |
| 4th 18.5 | |
Taelon Peter misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 127 - 119 |
Statistics
 POR |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-101 | FG | 46-91 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 16-46 | 3PT | 12-27 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 21-26 | FT | 15-17 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 22 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 32 | Assists | 32 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fouls | 24 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 98 | Percent Led | 0 |
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 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard, G | Out | Feb 14 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
 Portland |
42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
 Utah |
22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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