National Basketball Association
Portland 116, Indiana 100
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2022
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #54 Ray Acosta, #42 Eric Lewis, #36 Brent Barnaky
Attendance: 17479

Jerami Grant scored 28 points and Damian Lillard had 21 points and six assists in his return to the lineup as the Portland Trail Blazers cruised to a 116-100 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.

Lillard missed the previous seven games due to his second right calf injury of the season. He was 5 of 10 from 3-point range and was 7 of 16 overall in 32 minutes.

Anfernee Simons made five 3-pointers while contributing 22 points and six assists as Portland won its second straight game after losing seven of its previous eight. Jusuf Nurkic scored 19 points and Josh Hart added 11 points, 10 rebounds and three steals.

Myles Turner recorded 24 points and nine rebounds and Buddy Hield had 22 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana. Andrew Nembhard added 16 points and eight assists while Bennedict Mathurin and Aaron Nesmith had 10 points apiece.

Indiana played without guard Tyrese Haliburton (groin). The Pacers are 1-4 on a seven-game road trip.

Portland shot 48.8 percent from the field and was 17 of 40 from 3-point range.

The Pacers connected on 44 percent of their shots, including 10 of 33 from behind the arc.

Turner scored the first points of the third quarter to move the Pacers within 54-51 before Portland went on a 15-2 tear. Simons, Hart and Grant all made treys as the Trail Blazers took a 69-53 advantage with 8:54 left in the period.

Simons made a long 3-pointer to make it 89-67 with 2:03 remaining in the quarter.

Portland led 93-74 entering the final stanza and Simons added a 3-pointer to again make it a 22-point margin.

But Indiana answered with a 15-4 run and moved within 100-89 on two free throws by Hield with 8:09 left.

Lillard drained a 3-pointer with 6:53 left and Portland eventually boosted the lead back to 17 points before closing it out and handing the Pacers their fifth loss in the past seven games.

Nurkic scored 12 points in the first half to help Portland lead 54-49 at the break. Turner scored 17 in the half for the Pacers.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Portland
Myles Turner 24 Scoring Jerami Grant 28
Andrew Nembhard 8 Assists Damian Lillard 6
Buddy Hield 11 Rebounds Josh Hart 10
Aaron Nesmith 4 Free Throws Made Jerami Grant 7
Aaron Nesmith 3 Steals Josh Hart 3
Isaiah Jackson 2 Blocks Drew Eubanks 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 100 44.0 10-33 10-12 22 44 5 10 15
Portland 116 48.8 17-40 15-22 32 45 3 10 15
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Denver. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .583 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Pacers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .545 after a loss.