PORTLAND, Ore. — Jerami Grant Scored 28 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers Beat the Indiana Pacers Sunday Night: 116 to 100
Blazers star Damian Lillard He scored 21 points and had six assists in his debut game after a calf strain that he sustained on Nov. 19. Anfernee Simons On the night, he had 22 points and six assists. Jusuf Nurkic He had 19 points, six rebounds, and one block.
Myles Turner The Pacers’ leader was led by 24 points and nine rebounds. Buddy Hield He had 22 points to support the Pacers’ starting point guard. Tyrese Haliburton.
Lillard made his first field goal attempt, a 3-pointer from the corner. Portland kept the Pacers away for most of this game, with Lillard returning to uniform. Portland controlled the game for most of it, even though the Pacers took an early lead in quarter one by scoring six of 10 shots.
The Blazers shot 17 of 40 (32.5%) from the 3-point line, and were very hot from the outside. Portland had 32 assists and 42 field goals.
Lillard was fouled again in the second half. The Blazers removed him for the final 2 minutes of the first period. Lillard’s time on the bench in the second half was extended by the Blazers to 54-49.
Six of the Blazers’ last eight games since Lillard was injured had been lost by Lillard. This season, he has missed 12 games.
This report used information from The Associated Press.