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03/07 01:23 CST Indiana faces Portland on 8-game skid
Indiana faces Portland on 8-game skid
By The Associated Press
Indiana Pacers (15-48, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail
Blazers (30-34, 10th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Indiana is looking to stop its eight-game slide with a win against
Portland.
The Trail Blazers have gone 16-15 at home. Portland ranks eighth in the league
with 45.7 rebounds led by Donovan Clingan averaging 11.5.
The Pacers are 5-26 on the road. Indiana is 6-5 in games decided by less than 4
points.
The Trail Blazers are shooting 45.0% from the field this season, 4.0 percentage
points lower than the 49.0% the Pacers allow to opponents. The Trail Blazers
average 111.4 points per game, 6.7 fewer points than the 118.1 the Trail
Blazers give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is shooting 46.3% and averaging 24.4 points for the
Trail Blazers. Jrue Holiday is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Jarace Walker is scoring 11.1 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for
the Pacers. Micah Potter is averaging 14.1 points and 5.9 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 109.6 points, 44.7 rebounds, 24.5
assists, 8.9 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 118.6 points per game.
Pacers: 2-8, averaging 115.8 points, 40.1 rebounds, 29.3 assists, 7.6 steals
and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 127.2 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Kris Murray: day to day (illness), Deni Avdija: day to
day (back), Shaedon Sharpe: out (calf), Damian Lillard: out for season
(achilles).
Pacers: Johnny Furphy: out for season (knee), Ivica Zubac: out (ankle), Tyrese
Haliburton: 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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