Late game execution came up short for the Indiana Pacers once again as the Portland Trail Blazers slipped past Indiana to steal a win at home. The Pacers fought all the way back from an awful start to take what appeared like a commanding nine-point lead with under five minutes remaining, but all it took was back-to-back Portland threes to flip the momentum entirely.
The Blazers closed out the game on an 18-5 run to sneak past the Pacers, snapping Indiana’s two-game winning streak. Though the Pacers came alive in the second half, Portland controlled the game from the tip, scoring the first eight and going up by as many as 13 in the first.