Grant, Ayton lead the Trail Blazers to a 114-110 victory over the Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Jerami Grant scored 34 points and Deandre Ayton had 22 points and 13 rebounds to power the Portland Trail Blazers to a 114-110 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Malcolm Brogdon added 24 points for the Trail Blazers, including a game-sealing basket in the closing seconds.
“I got some shots to go,” said Grant, who hit 12 of 18 shots. “I just wanted to be aggressive.”
Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 33 points. Bruce Brown, Myles Turner and Bennedict Mathurin each had 11, but the Pacers were slowed by 20 turnovers and 8-for-33 shooting from 3-point range.
“It was a really poor performance, uninspired in many ways,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.
"Getting up for In-Season Tournament games and thinking that we can walk out and just beat other teams is ignorant. I’ve got to do a better job of convincing our guys that, so it’s very disappointing. We all own it. I own it just as much as anybody in there.”
Following a Portland turnover, Brown scored to cut the deficit to 112-110 before Brogdon's driving 7-footer put the Trail Blazers ahead 114-110 with 6 seconds left. The Pacers' Buddy Hield missed a long 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining.
Rookie Scoot Henderson sank a 12-footer at the end of the third quarter to tie it at 83-all. The teams then traded the lead for the next few minutes. Grant put the Trail Blazers ahead for good at 96-94 with a driving floater with 6:36 to play.
The Trail Blazers had surrendered a 26-point lead in the third quarter in a 108-102 loss at Milwaukee on Sunday.
“We knew we had to stay poised," Grant said.
Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said he was proud of the team bouncing back after the emotional loss.
“We knew what we had to do to give our team a chance playing against a team that is so brilliant offensively like they are,” Billups said. “We said we had to win first 10 seconds of every possession if we are going to give ourselves a chance to win. For 70% of the game, we did that. We are trying to establish ourselves as a good defensive team and I thought today was an important step."
The Trail Blazers trailed by four after the first quarter before moving into a 65-60 halftime lead. Portland sank 7 of 11 3-pointers in the first half, while the Pacers were 5 off 15. Brogdon, who played three seasons with the Pacers, led Portland with 15 points in the opening half.
Pacers forward Jalen Smith had to be helped to the locker room with a heel contusion with 4:09 left in the third quarter. Smith had nine points.
Aaron Nesmith returned for the Pacers after missing the previous two games with a wrist sprain.
The Pacers shot 47.7% for the game while the Trail Blazers made 47.1%.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Myles Turner (Buddy Hield gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:27 |  | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:12 | | Obi Toppin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:24 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot | 4-5 |
| 10:10 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point pullup jump shot | 4-8 |
| 9:56 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point cutting dunk (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 6-8 |
| 9:49 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 6-10 |
| 9:40 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 9-10 |
| 9:19 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point tip layup | 9-12 |
| 8:53 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Myles Turner misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point stepback jump shot | 12-12 |
| 8:25 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point running layup (Jerami Grant assists) | 14-12 |
| 8:18 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:00 | | Myles Turner turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point stepback jump shot | 16-12 |
| 7:34 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:33 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 16-15 |
| 6:55 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 19-15 |
| 6:40 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Buddy Hield draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | +1 | Buddy Hield makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-16 |
| 6:40 | | +1 | Buddy Hield makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-17 |
| 6:30 | | Buddy Hield blocks Jerami Grant's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:27 | | Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Myles Turner kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:18 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point stepback jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 19-20 |
| 5:47 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-21 |
| 5:40 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-22 |
| 5:27 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 21-22 |
| 5:12 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 5:05 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-23 |
| 5:05 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-24 |
| 4:51 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point hook shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup | 23-24 |
| 4:25 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-24 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Smith assists) | 24-26 |
| 3:52 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-26 |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 26-28 |
| 3:20 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 28-28 |
| 3:10 | | Jalen Smith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 30-28 |
| 2:54 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:39 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-30 |
| 2:25 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Jalen Smith turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:43 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Matisse Thybulle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point layup | 30-32 |
| 0:32 | | Duop Reath turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:14 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 30-34 |
| 0:09 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Take) (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Matisse Thybulle assists) | 33-34 |
| 11:24 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Bennedict Mathurin personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | +3 | Duop Reath makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 36-34 |
| 10:35 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:23 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Jabari Walker turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:15 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:05 | | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 10:05 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-34 |
| 10:05 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-34 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving finger roll layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 38-36 |
| 9:44 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Duop Reath draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | +1 | Duop Reath makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-36 |
| 9:44 | | Duop Reath misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:42 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | Isaiah Jackson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 41-36 |
| 8:50 | | Buddy Hield misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Duop Reath shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 8:35 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:35 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-37 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving finger roll layup (Duop Reath assists) | 43-37 |
| 8:21 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:05 | | Buddy Hield misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:02 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 43-39 |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving finger roll layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 45-39 |
| 7:21 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 7:08 | | Tyrese Haliburton shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 7:08 | | Jabari Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:08 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-39 |
| 6:45 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point bank hook shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 46-41 |
| 6:23 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving layup | 46-43 |
| 6:12 | | Deandre Ayton defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 5:58 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving dunk (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 48-43 |
| 5:42 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 48-46 |
| 5:26 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:24 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving finger roll layup (Deandre Ayton assists) | 50-46 |
| 4:50 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving layup | 50-48 |
| 4:50 | | Jabari Walker shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 50-49 |
| 4:36 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving finger roll layup | 50-51 |
| 4:23 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:10 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:59 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Myles Turner misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point pullup jump shot | 52-51 |
| 3:04 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Buddy Hield shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-51 |
| 2:53 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-51 |
| 2:36 | | Obi Toppin misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 2:34 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | Scoot Henderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:26 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-51 |
| 2:11 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 55-53 |
| 1:58 | | Jerami Grant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Toumani Camara misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:55 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot |