National Basketball Association
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
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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
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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.
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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.