Portland Trail Blazers (11-29, 6-12 home) vs Indiana Pacers (24-17, 11-9 away)
Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 • 7:00 pm PST • Moda Center
SERIES HISTORY
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 61-38
PORTLAND HOME: Trail Blazers lead, 38-11
INDIANA HOME: Pacers lead, 23-27
LAST PORTLAND WIN: 114-110, 11/27/23 (IND)
LAST INDIANA WIN: 99-108, 1/6/23 (IND)
CURRENT WIN STREAK: One (POR)
SERIES NOTES
- The Trail Blazers and Pacers will meet for the second and final time of the regular season on Jan. 19 in Portland.
- LAST MATCHUP: Portland defeated Indiana by a final score of 114-110 on Nov. 27 at Indiana. Jerami Grant tallied a game-high 34 points (12-18 FG, 3-3 3-PT, 7-7 FT) to go along with seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 38 minutes.
- THIS SEASON: The Trail Blazers lead the 2023-24 season series between Portland and Indiana, 1-0.
- LAST SEASON: Portland tied the 2022-23 season series with Indiana, 1-1.
- Deandre Ayton has recorded a double-double in his last four games against the Pacers.
- Jerami Grant has scored 19-plus points in five of his last seven games against Indiana.
- Malcolm Brogdon played for the Pacers from 2019-22.
INJURY REPORT
Deandre Ayton (Right Knee; Tendinitis) is probable. Moses Brown (Left Wrist; Fracture), Shaedon Sharpe (Lower Abdominal; Strain), and Robert Williams III, (Right Knee; Ligament Tear) are out.
The Pacers injury report has not been submitted yet.
LAST FIVE GAMES
TRAIL BLAZERS 105, NETS 103 - JANUARY 17, 2024 - MODA CENTER - PORTLAND, OR - GAME #40 (11-29, 6-12 HOME)
The Trail Blazers defeated the Nets by a final score of 105-103 ... Jerami Grant posted a game-high 30 points (14-26 FG, 2-4 3-PT) to go along with eight rebounds and one assist in 36 minutes ... Anfernee Simons finished with 20 points (8-20 FG, 1-7 3-PT, 3-4 FT), four rebounds and four assists in 39 minutes ... Duop Reath logged 17 points (7-9 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 1-1 FT), seven rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes ... Malcolm Brogdon recorded 16 points (6-12 FG, 2-6 3-PT, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, six assists and one steal in 30 minutes ... Mikal Bridges led Brooklyn with 21 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists and one block in 34 minutes.
SUNS 127, TRAIL BLAZERS 116 - JANUARY 14, 2024 - MODA CENTER - PORTLAND, OR - GAME #39 (10-29, 5-12 HOME)
Portland fell to Phoenix by a final score of 127-116 ... The Trail Blazers shot 20-42 from three-point range, tying their season high, and outscored the Suns 25-5 in second-chance points ... Scoot Henderson finished with a career-high 33 points (11-31 FG, 4-9 3-PT, 7-9 FT) and three steals (tie) to go along with seven rebounds and nine assists in 40 minutes ... Anfernee Simons recorded 28 points (8-18 FG, 6-12 3-PT, 6-7 FT), five rebounds and five assists in 41 minutes ... Duop Reath logged 17 points (7-15 FG, 2-6 3-PT, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block in 39 minutes ... Jabari Walker tallied 11 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 3-PT, 1-2 FT), eight rebounds and one assist in 29 minutes ... Kris Murray posted a career-high 13 points (5-9 FG, 3-6 3-PT, 0-1 FT), three steals and three assists (tie) in 37 minutes ... Rayan Rupert notched a career-high 11 points (4-5 FG, 3-3 3-PT), five rebounds (tie) and two assists (tie) in 14 minutes ... Devin Booker led Phoenix with 34 points and seven assists to go along with six rebounds in 39 minutes.
TIMBERWOLVES 116, TRAIL BLAZERS 93 - JANUARY 12, 2024 - TARGET CENTER - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - GAME #38 (10-28, 5-17 AWAY)
The Trail Blazers fell to the Timberwolves by a final score of 116-93 ... Jabari Walker recorded 17 points (6-11 FG, 1-2 3-PT, 4-4 FT), 13 rebounds, three assists and one steal in 32 minutes ... Duop Reath logged 14 points (6-14 FG, 2-6 3-PT, 0-3 FT), six rebounds, one steal and one block in 24 minutes ... Toumani Camara posted 14 points (5-8 FG, 1-3 3-PT, 3-3 FT), five rebounds and one block in 25 minutes ... Jerami Grant tallied 13 points (4-15 FG, 2-7 3-PT, 3-3 FT), one assist and two steals in 31 minutes ... Rudy Gobert led Minnesota with 24 points, 17 rebounds and two blocks in 28 minutes.
THUNDER 139, TRAIL BLAZERS 77 - JANUARY 11, 2024 - PAYCOM CENTER - OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - GAME #37 (10-27, 5-16 AWAY)
Portland fell to Oklahoma City by a final score of 139-77 ... Anfernee Simons recorded 14 points (4-13 FG, 4-8 3-PT, 2-4 FT), three rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes ... Scoot Henderson finished with 13 points (4-21 FG, 1-9 3-PT, 4-6 FT), six rebounds, two assists and one steal in 31 minutes ... Jerami Grant tallied nine points (4-10 FG, 1-3 3-PT), two rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 25 minutes ... Kris Murray posted nine points (4-10 FG, 1-5 3-PT), five rebounds and one steal in 23 minutes ... Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points to go along with five rebounds, four assists and one block in 21 minutes.
KNICKS 112, TRAIL BLAZERS 84 - JANUARY 9, 2024 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - NEW YORK, NY - GAME #36 (10-26, 5-15 AWAY)
The Trail Blazers fell to the Knicks by a final score of 112-84 ... Portland outscored New York 48-32 in points in the paint ... Jerami Grant tallied 21 points (8-16 FG, 1-4 3-PT, 4-6 FT) and two rebounds in 28 minutes ... Anfernee Simons recorded 12 points (4-14 FG, 2-7 3-PT, 2-2 FT), four rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes ... OG Anunoby led the Knicks with 23 points to go along with four rebounds, one steal and one block in 29 minutes.
BROADCAST NOTES
All Portland Trail Blazers regular season games will be broadcast on the Trail Blazers Broadcasting flagship station, Rip City Radio 620 AM. Travis Demers is in his fifth full season of providing play-by-play commentary for all home and away games, with Michael Holton adding commentary. On television, ROOT SPORTS, ROOT SPORTS PLUS and Fubo will air 81 Trail Blazers regular season games featuring Kevin Calabro calling play-by-play, Lamar Hurd providing analysis and Brooke Olzendam reporting from the sideline. For all viewing options, visit www.trailblazers.com/watch.