National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Portland 106, Indiana 102
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, December 2, 2013
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #63 Derek Richardson, #43 Dan Crawford, #16 David Guthrie
Attendance: 19023

Trail Blazers 106, Pacers 102: LaMarcus Aldridge had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Damian Lillard added 26 points as host Portland halted Indiana’s seven-game winning streak.

Wesley Matthews scored 15 points and Mo Williams added 13 as the Trail Blazers won for the 13th time in 14 games. Portland was 29-of-33 from the free-throw line while improving to 7-1 at home and 15-3 overall.

Paul George scored 17 of his career-high 43 points in the fourth quarter and made seven 3-pointers for Indiana. Roy Hibbert had 16 points and 14 rebounds and David West added 12 points and eight rebounds as the Pacers drop to 16-2.

Portland started the final quarter strong and had an eight-point lead after a 3-pointer by Matthews with 6:37 remaining and still led 94-87 after two free throws by Lillard with 3:15 to go. George scored the final 15 Indiana points on five 3-pointers to pull the Pacers within three before Batum made one of two free throws with 9.4 seconds left.

George had 16 first-half points as Indiana led 46-45 at the break. The advantage grew to eight on Orlando Johnson’s 3-pointer with 5:35 left in the third quarter before Portland answered to tie the game at 72 heading into the final stanza.

GAME NOTEBOOK: George has topped 30 points four times this season. … Portland has won its last five home meetings with the Pacers. … Hibbert blocked one shot and has at least one rejection in each of Indiana’s 18 games.
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Portland
Paul George 43 Scoring LaMarcus Aldridge 28
George Hill 11 Assists LaMarcus Aldridge 3
Roy Hibbert 14 Rebounds LaMarcus Aldridge 10
Paul George 4 Free Throws Made Damian Lillard 10
Paul George 3 Steals Wesley Matthews 2
Roy Hibbert 1 Blocks Damian Lillard 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 102 44.3 9-22 15-17 25 42 2 9 15
Portland 106 47.4 5-13 29-33 17 40 4 3 14
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.