Trail Blazers-Pacers Preview

By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
Posted Dec 08 2009 4:27PM

Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, guard Rudy Fernandez and even coach Nate McMillan required surgery. The only positive regarding Indiana Pacers star Danny Granger's injury is that it won't require him to go under the knife.

In a matchup of teams that have been significantly hampered by health problems, the Trail Blazers look to avoid a fifth straight road loss when they face the Pacers on Wednesday night.

Oden had season-ending surgery Sunday after breaking his left kneecap in Portland's 90-89 win over Houston on the previous day. The Trail Blazers (13-9) were already without Fernandez, who was scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday to relieve pressure from a nerve in his lower back, along with Travis Outlaw (foot) and Nicolas Batum (shoulder).

Portland will also be without its coach for the rest of a four-game trip, which began with a 93-84 loss to New York on Monday night. McMillan had surgery Monday after rupturing his right Achilles' tendon during practice Friday, when he took the floor because the team was missing so many bodies.

"It's not normal," acting coach Dean Demopoulos said. "But life throws you curveballs sometimes and if you can't hit a curveball, you don't belong here. We're lacking some really fine basketball players that are injured right now."

A once-promising season is now unsettled for the Blazers, losers of four straight on the road after winning their previous five. They have lost four of five overall.

While Portland will lean even more on star guard Brandon Roy, Indiana (6-12) will be missing its own high-scoring wing player.

The Pacers, who have dropped nine of 10, won't have Granger for at least four weeks due to a foot injury. The forward, averaging a team-high 24.4 points, will not need surgery and is starting rehabilitation.

Indiana coach Jim O'Brien said Granger had been playing with in pain for about six weeks.

"We're losing an All-Star player," O'Brien said. "It's a big loss. How we deal with it remains to be seen."

Granger missed a month last season with a torn tendon in the same foot, with the Pacers going 6-5 during that stretch.

Granger aggravated the injury in the third quarter of an 88-72 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.

The Pacers will need a joint effort to replace Granger's scoring. Dahntay Jones averages 15.3 points, and Brandon Rush - drafted in the first round by Portland in 2008 - will likely get more playing time.

Indiana's situation could certainly be worse. Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, Jeff Foster, Travis Diener and Tyler Hansbrough have missed time with injuries, but only Diener (toe), who will miss three more weeks, remains out from that group.

"Any rash of injuries challenges you," O'Brien said. "I try to stay away from the word frustrated. We have games to play. We have guys who are professional players who have talent and are expected to step in and help us win."

Indiana lost its two games against Portland last season after winning the previous nine meetings.

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Roy leads shorthanded Blazers past struggling Pacers

By John Oehser, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday December 9, 2009 10:57PM

INDIANAPOLIS (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Portland Trail Blazers have had a tough time of late, losing key player after key player -- and their coach, too.

Fortunately for the Blazers on Wednesday, they were playing the Indiana Pacers.

The Blazers were without not only center Greg Oden and four other players, but also coach Nate McMillan. Even short-handed, they were strong enough to beat the Pacers, who played competitively at times without All-Star forward Danny Granger, but still lost, 102-91, in front of 11,487 at Conseco Fieldhouse.

"When you think about team wins, this is the essence of team," Blazers assistant coach and acting coach Dean Demopoulos said. "Everyone stepped up and held hands and collectively got it done."

The Blazers, in their second game since Oden was lost for the season with a left knee injury, also were without forward Travis Outlaw (left foot), forward Nicholas Batum (right shoulder), guard Rudy Fernandez (sciatic pain) and forward Jeff Pendergraph (left hip).

McMillan sustained a torn Achilles in a practice filling in for an injured player last week, and did not accompany the team on the trip.

That left Portland with nine players Wednesday.

"If we want to win as short-handed as we are, we need everybody playing well," Portland guard Steve Blake said. "I think we did that tonight."

Forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 12 of his 20 points in the first quarter, giving Portland an early advantage. After Indiana tied it 83-83 early in the fourth quarter, it was Roy who made a series of indefensible shots to seal the Blazers' victory.

Roy finished with a game-high 29 points, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter.

"I have to carry a little more because we're missing a lot of key guys," Roy said. "L.A. [Aldridge] came out and felt like he could get it going in the post against Troy Murphy. Early on, I tried to play off him and I thought we did a good job of that.

"Me and him, we definitely are starting to get into our old rhythm that we had last year."

The game was the first for Indiana (6-13) after learning earlier this week it would be without Granger for 4-to-6 weeks with a torn right plantar fascia.

The Pacers, who have lost 10 of 11 games after an early-season five-game winning streak, now have lost six consecutive games. That ties their longest losing streak of last season.

"We didn't play consistent basketball," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said."We can't play two-and-a-half quarters of good basketball and one-and-a-half quarters of sub-par basketball."

The Blazers (14-9) had lost four of five games, including a 93-84 loss to the Knicks in New York on Monday, but took an early lead Wednesday and extended it quickly. They led by 11 before the end of the first quarter and maintained the lead throughout the first half.

The Blazers led 52-45 at halftime, with Aldridge finishing the half with 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting and Roy scoring 11 on 4 of 6 shooting.

"With Greg out, I have to be a low-post threat and be aggressive the whole game," Aldridge said. "It was big for us to get off to a good start. I just tried to be aggressive the whole game."

Portland shot 51.3 percent for the half, while the Pacers -- without Granger, their best 3-point shooter -- finishing the half 18 of 47 (38.3 percent) and 2-for-7 from 3-point range.

For the game, Indiana shot 3-for-17 from 3-point range.

"At the end, we took good shots," Pacers guard Luther Head said. "But when you take good shots, you must make them. We did not make them and lost. We are tired of losing. We've got to get it corrected."

Without Granger, the Pacers got another solid performance from forward Dahntay Jones, who entered the game game averaging 15.3 points and who scored a team-high 19 on Wednesday. The Pacers also got one of the better games of the season from rookie first-round selection Tyler Hansbrough, who had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

That was Hansbrough's first career double-double.

"The bottom line was that we didn't win," Jones said. "We've got to learn to finish the ball game a little better. It's back to the drawing board and get this thing turned around. Losing is not fun."

• Trail Blazers: Batum, Mills, Pendergraph
• Pacers: Diener, Granger, Watson

• Trail Blazers: --
• Pacers: --

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
• Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #38 Michael Smith, #66 Haywoode Workman
• Attendance: 11487
• Duration: 2:12

Portland Trail Blazers (23-14)		Indiana Pacers (10-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hibbert vs Przybilla (Blake gains possession)
Webster Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:49
	11:25	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:24
Murphy Violation:Kicked Ball	11:08
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)	11:02 [POR 2-0]
	10:52 [IND 2-2]	Jones Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	10:38
	10:37	Ford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:32 [IND 4-2]	Rush Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ford (1 AST)
Aldridge Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)	10:14 [POR 4-4]
	09:57	Hibbert Layup Shot: Missed
	09:56	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:55	Hibbert Tip Shot: Missed
	09:54	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:52	Rush 3pt Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:51
Aldridge Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:33 [POR 6-4]
	09:17 [IND 6-6]	Jones Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
	09:04	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	09:04 [POR 7-6]
Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:04 [POR 8-6]
	08:52	Hibbert Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Blake Jump Shot: Missed	08:38
Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:37
Blake Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Murphy (1 ST)	08:27
	08:22	Rush Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:22	Rush Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	08:06 [POR 10-6]
	07:50	Murphy Layup Shot: Missed Block: Przybilla (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	07:50
Webster 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Roy (1 AST)	07:32 [POR 13-6]
	07:12	Ford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Aldridge (1 ST)
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	07:06
	07:04	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Przybilla Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:58
	06:49	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:48
Roy Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:34 [POR 15-6]
	06:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:19	Ford Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Blake (1 ST)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	05:56
	05:55	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:48 [IND 9-15]	Murphy 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)
	05:27	Rush Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Przybilla Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:27 [POR 16-9]
	05:27	Rush Substitution replaced by Dunleavy
Przybilla Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	05:27 [POR 17-9]
	05:08	Przybilla Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	05:08 [IND 11-17]	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ford (2 AST)
Przybilla Jump Shot: Missed	04:44
Team Rebound	04:43
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	04:43
	04:32	Dunleavy Jump Shot: Missed
Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:31
Roy Layup Shot: Missed	04:10
	04:09	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:04 [IND 13-17]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ford (3 AST)
	03:55	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:55
Team Rebound	03:55
	03:55	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:55 [POR 18-13]
	03:46	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:45
	03:40	Hansbrough Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	03:27
	03:26	Ford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:21	Ford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Webster (1 BLK)
Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:20
Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:07 [POR 20-13]
	02:42 [IND 15-20]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Roy Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS)	02:20 [POR 22-15]
	02:20	Jones Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:20
	02:20	Jones Substitution replaced by Foster
	02:20	Murphy Substitution replaced by Head
	02:20	Ford Substitution replaced by Price
Przybilla Substitution replaced by Howard	02:20
Roy Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	02:20 [POR 23-15]
	02:11	Price Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:10
Roy 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)	02:03 [POR 26-15]
	01:47 [IND 17-26]	Dunleavy Running Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Roy Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	01:22
Roy Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:22
Roy Substitution replaced by Miller	01:22
	01:09 [IND 19-26]	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Howard Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	00:45.8
	00:27.9	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed Block: Aldridge (1 BLK)
	00:26.4	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:25.2	Hansbrough Layup Shot: Missed
	00:25.2	Foster Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Howard Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:25.2
	00:03.9	Price Jump Shot: Missed
	00:03.0	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:02.9	Hansbrough Tip Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:02.7
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (23-14)		Indiana Pacers (10-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:42
Howard Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	11:28 [POR 28-19]
	11:19 [IND 22-28]	Head 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hansbrough (1 AST)
Hansbrough Violation:Defensive Goaltending	10:56
Miller Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)	10:56 [POR 30-22]
	10:38	Price Jump Shot: Missed
	10:37	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	10:31	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
	10:30	Foster Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	10:29	Foster Fade Away Bank shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:28
Bayless Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hansbrough (1 ST)	10:17
	10:11	Head Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Przybilla	10:03
Howard Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:53 [POR 32-22]
Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:46
	09:46 [IND 23-32]	Head Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	09:46 [IND 24-32]	Head Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Przybilla Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	09:38
Przybilla Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:38
	09:26	Price Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miller (2 ST)
Miller Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	09:23
Miller Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:23
Przybilla Substitution replaced by Cunningham	09:23
	09:09 [IND 26-32]	Dunleavy Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Webster Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	08:57 [POR 34-26]
	08:35	Hansbrough Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)
	08:35	Team Rebound
	08:35	Timeout : Official
Webster Substitution replaced by Roy	08:35
	08:35	Foster Substitution replaced by Hibbert
Cunningham Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:35
	08:23 [IND 28-34]	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Howard Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bayless (1 AST)	08:07 [POR 36-28]
	07:55 [IND 30-36]	Hibbert Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Bayless Jump Shot: Missed	07:48
Team Rebound	07:47
Cunningham Substitution replaced by Aldridge	07:47
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bayless (2 AST)	07:38 [POR 39-30]
	07:28 [IND 32-39]	Hansbrough Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Roy Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:28
	07:28 [IND 33-39]	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Roy Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	07:09 [POR 41-33]
	06:56 [IND 35-41]	Dunleavy Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hibbert (1 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	06:34
	06:34	Team Rebound
	06:25	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:24
Howard Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	06:21
Howard Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	06:21
	06:21	Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Jones
	06:12	Price 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:11	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)
	06:02	Jones Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Miller (3 ST)
	05:59	Jones Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:59	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Murphy
	05:59	Price Substitution replaced by Ford
Roy Substitution replaced by Webster	05:59
Bayless Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:59
Team Rebound	05:59
Bayless Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:59 [POR 42-35]
	05:45	Head Jump Shot: Missed
Bayless Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:44
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:24	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:17	Murphy 3pt Shot: Missed
Bayless Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:16
Bayless Pullup Jump shot: Made (3 PTS)	05:07 [POR 44-35]
Howard Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:51
Miller Substitution replaced by Blake	04:51
	04:40	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:39
Bayless Jump Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:18	Murphy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:11 [IND 37-44]	Jones Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ford (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:02
	04:02	Head Substitution replaced by Rush
Howard Substitution replaced by Cunningham	04:02
Aldridge Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Webster (1 AST)	03:54 [POR 46-37]
	03:38	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:37
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	03:26
	03:25	Ford Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:14	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	03:13	Hibbert Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:13
	03:13	Hibbert Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:13	Team Rebound
	03:13	Hibbert Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Cunningham Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:13
Webster Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rush (1 BLK)	02:55
	02:54	Ford Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Webster Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:54
	02:54	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
	02:54 [IND 38-46]	Ford Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:54 [IND 39-46]	Ford Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed	02:41
	02:40	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	02:29	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
	02:27	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)
	02:23 [IND 41-46]	Jones Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hansbrough (2 AST)
Bayless Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	02:07 [POR 48-41]
	01:56 [IND 43-48]	Rush Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Cunningham Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	01:43
Cunningham Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:43
Bayless Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:35
	01:35	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:35	Team Rebound
	01:35 [IND 44-48]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	01:25	Rush Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	01:25	Rush Substitution replaced by Head
Webster Jump Shot: Missed	01:17
Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:16
Webster Tip Shot: Missed	01:16
Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:14
Cunningham Tip Shot: Missed	01:14
Blake Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:09
Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (2 AST)	00:59.9 [POR 50-44]
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:49.1
	00:49.1	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:49.1	Team Rebound
	00:49.1 [IND 45-50]	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:45.2
Bayless Layup Shot: Missed	00:32.8
	00:32.2	Murphy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:14.9	Murphy 3pt Shot: Missed
Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:13.9
	00:02.9	Head Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:02.9 [POR 51-45]
	00:02.9	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Hibbert
Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:02.9 [POR 52-45]
	00:00.0	Jones Running Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (23-14)		Indiana Pacers (10-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:39 [IND 47-52]	Hibbert Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Murphy (1 AST)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	11:22
	11:20	Murphy Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:08	Rush Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
	10:55	Jones Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:55
Team Rebound	10:55
Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	10:55 [POR 53-47]
	10:33	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:32
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	10:15
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:14
Aldridge Tip Shot: Missed	10:14
	10:12	Hibbert Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:05 [IND 49-53]	Ford Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Aldridge Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:48
Aldridge Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:48
	09:34	Ford 3pt Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:33
	09:20	Ford Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	09:14
	09:13	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:59 [IND 51-53]	Jones Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Aldridge Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:40 [POR 55-51]
	08:20	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:19
Przybilla Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Roy (2 AST)	08:10 [POR 57-51]
	07:48	Murphy Jump Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:47
	07:36	Murphy Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Przybilla Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:36
Team Rebound	07:36
	07:36	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Foster
Przybilla Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:36 [POR 58-51]
	07:21 [IND 53-58]	Murphy Step Back Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
	07:13	Foster Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Blake Jump Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:54	Foster Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Webster Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:40
	06:30 [IND 55-58]	Jones Jump Bank Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Ford (5 AST)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:08	Foster Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:00	Ford Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	06:00	Ford Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Roy Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Blake (4 AST)	05:44 [POR 60-55]
	05:23 [IND 57-60]	Rush Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	05:17	Jones Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	05:17	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:17	Jones Substitution replaced by Dunleavy
	05:17	Murphy Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	05:17 [POR 61-57]
Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:17
	05:17	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
	05:01 [IND 59-61]	Foster Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hansbrough (3 AST)
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Roy (3 AST)	04:48 [POR 64-59]
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:42
	04:42 [IND 60-64]	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Webster Substitution replaced by Miller	04:42
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Howard	04:42
	04:42 [IND 61-64]	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Roy Pullup Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)	04:29 [POR 66-61]
	04:18 [IND 63-66]	Rush Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Przybilla Layup Shot: Missed	04:05
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	04:04
Przybilla Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:03 [POR 68-63]
	03:53	Dunleavy Jump Shot: Missed
	03:52	Foster Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	03:51 [IND 65-68]	Foster Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Przybilla Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Blake (5 AST)	03:30 [POR 70-65]
	03:30	Foster Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Przybilla Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	03:30 [POR 71-65]
	03:13	Rush Jump Shot: Missed
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:13
	03:13	Foster Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	03:13	Foster Substitution replaced by Murphy
	03:13	Ford Substitution replaced by Price
Przybilla Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:13
Team Rebound	03:13
Przybilla Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:13
	03:13	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	03:01 [IND 67-71]	Dunleavy Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:46
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	02:41
	02:40	Price Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:29	Price 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:28
Roy Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Blake (6 AST)	02:07 [POR 73-67]
	01:44 [IND 69-73]	Price Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)	01:20 [POR 76-69]
	01:08	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
	01:07	Murphy Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:55.4 [IND 71-76]	Dunleavy Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Price (1 AST)
	00:47.9	Dunleavy Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Roy Substitution replaced by Webster	00:47.9
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:47.9 [POR 77-71]
Przybilla Substitution replaced by Cunningham	00:47.9
	00:47.9	Rush Substitution replaced by Head
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:47.9
	00:47.9	Murphy Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:39.7 [IND 73-77]	Price Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:22.5	Murphy Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:07.9	Price 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:06.9	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)
	00:05.4 [IND 75-77]	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Head (1 BLK)	00:00.9
	00:00.8	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:00.4	Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (23-14)		Indiana Pacers (10-24)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Roy (4 AST)	11:44 [POR 79-75]
	11:21	Price Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:20
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	11:01
	11:00	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)
	10:46 [IND 78-79]	Murphy 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Price (2 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:22	Price Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:14	Dunleavy Jump Shot: Missed
Blake Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:13
	09:56	Dunleavy Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	09:56	Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Jones
Blake Substitution replaced by Bayless	09:56
Cunningham Substitution replaced by Aldridge	09:56
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:56 [POR 80-78]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	09:56 [POR 81-78]
	09:46	Price Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:45
Aldridge Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (20 PTS)	09:32 [POR 83-78]
	09:19	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
	09:18	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:7 Def:4)
Howard Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	09:17
	09:17	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:17	Team Rebound
	09:17	Murphy Substitution replaced by Foster
	09:17 [IND 79-83]	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	09:00
	08:59	Foster Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	08:47	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:46
Roy 3pt Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:24	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:13 [IND 81-83]	Head Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Foster (1 AST)
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	07:56
	07:56	Team Rebound
Howard Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)	07:56
	07:56	Timeout : Official
	07:56	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Murphy
Howard Substitution replaced by Blake	07:56
Bayless Substitution replaced by Przybilla	07:56
	07:42 [IND 83-83]	Head Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Foster (2 AST)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	07:23
	07:22	Price Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Miller Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:16
	07:13	Jones Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	07:13	Jones Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	07:13	Price Substitution replaced by Ford
	07:05	Head Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	07:05 [POR 84-83]
Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	07:05 [POR 85-83]
Blake Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:49
	06:35	Head Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miller (1 BLK)
	06:35	Team Rebound
	06:33	Head 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:33	Team Rebound
	06:33	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	06:13
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:12
Roy Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	06:09 [POR 87-83]
	05:51 [IND 85-87]	Murphy Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Jones (2 AST)
Roy Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	05:30 [POR 89-85]
	05:30	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:16	Head 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:15
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Roy (5 AST)	05:01 [POR 92-85]
	04:48	Head Jump Shot: Missed
	04:47	Foster Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
Przybilla Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:42
	04:42	Head Substitution replaced by Rush
	04:42 [IND 86-92]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	04:42 [IND 87-92]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Blake Layup Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Foster Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	04:13	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:12
Przybilla Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ford (1 BLK)	03:51
	03:49	Ford Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:43	Murphy 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:42
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	03:38
	03:26 [IND 89-92]	Ford Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Roy Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (3 AST)	02:58 [POR 94-89]
	02:45	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:44
Roy Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS)	02:26 [POR 96-89]
	02:26	Foster Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:26
	02:26	Rush Substitution replaced by Dunleavy
Roy Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	02:26
	02:26	Murphy Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	02:16	Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	02:15
Roy 3pt Shot: Missed	01:53
	01:51	Ford Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:40	Jones Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Miller (4 ST)
Miller Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	01:37 [POR 98-89]
	01:23 [IND 91-98]	Ford Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Miller Pullup Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	01:00 [POR 100-91]
	01:00	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:00	Jones Substitution replaced by Rush
	00:56.9	Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:55.5
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	00:34.9
Przybilla Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	00:33.4
Przybilla Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:33.4 [POR 102-91]
	00:19.9	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:18.9
End of 4th Quarter

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