Defeating the Portland Trail Blazers, the Indiana Pacers picked up their second straight win in impressive fashion, blowing out the unrecognizable Blazers. Everything came up Pacers in the afternoon showcase, with seven double figure scorers and a season high 38 team assists.
The Pacers led wire to wire, jumping out to a 16-4 lead just shy of the halfway point of the first quarter, expanding it to as high as 25 in the first half. Portland would end up with some positives in the third quarter, closing the period on a 16-5 run make it a 12-point game, but a big stretch from Keifer Sykes to open the fourth shut the door for good, wrapping up a 31-point win.