Grant scores 37 points and Trail Blazers down Pacers 118-115 to spoil Siakam's debut
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Jerami Grant scored 37 points and the Portland Trail Blazers spoiled Pascal Siakam's debut with the Indiana Pacers with a 118-115 victory Friday night.
Malcolm Brogdon added a season-high 30 points for the Blazers, who led by as many as 13 points in getting their second win in a row.
Siakam scored 21 points while starting for the Pacers after being traded from Toronto earlier this week. Myles Turner had 29 points and 12 rebounds for Indiana, which held off Sacramento 126-121 on Thursday night.
Tyrese Haliburton returned to the Pacers after missing five games with a hamstring injury he sustained on Jan. 8 against the Celtics. He finished with 21 points and 17 assists.
“We had so many people contribute,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “It’s a difficult team to play against. It really is. Their pace, and their pace in the halfcourt is as deadly as anybody's, their shot making is very dangerous. I would say our game plan discipline stood out for me.”
Haliburton had a basket and free throw to pull the Pacers within 95-91 in the final quarter.
Turner's 3-pointer made it 106-101 with 3:36 left, but Grant answered with a layup on the other end. Indiana stayed within single digits until Jabari Walker's free throws gave Portland a 116-105 lead.
Turner hit another 3 that closed the Pacers within 116-113 with 16.1 seconds to go. After Grant made a free throw for Portland, Haliburton missed a 3-pointer that all but sealed Portland's win.
“It was a fun game at the end of the day,” said Portland center Deandre Ayton, who finished with 12 points after returning from injury. “We were competing and we played for each other tonight and we did everything the coaches asked of us.”
Siakam was acquired by Indiana on Wednesday night in a trade with Toronto for three first-round draft picks. The two-time All-Star, part of Toronto's 2019 NBA title team, was still getting adjusted to his new team but should add punch to the already high-scoring Pacers playing alongside Haliburton.
“He's a guy that we've coveted for a long time,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.
The Pacers went 3-2 without Haliburton, who was averaging 23.6 points a game for Indiana. Going into the game, Indiana led the league with an average of 125.6 points, while Portland was ranked last with 107.2.
The Blazers were without Anfernee Simons, who has been flighting an illness. Simons was questionable on Wednesday night but hit the game-winner in a 105-103 victory over Brooklyn that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Ayton was supposed to play Wednesday after an 11-game absence due to right knee tendinitis but icy winter weather in Portland kept him stuck at home.
“I just couldn't get out, period,” Ayton said. “Ain't no boat, ain't no helicopter, nothing. I just had to take the L.”
Portland led 34-31 heading into the second quarter. Ayton's tip shot stretched the lead to 50-43 and the Blazers pushed it to 64-53 at the break.
Grant led all scorers with 20 points in the half and the Blazers dominated points in the paint with 40 compared to Indiana's 12.
Aaron Nesmith's 3-pointer for the Pacers cut the gap to 68-63. Indiana got within 75-73 on Haliburton's layup before tying the game on Turner's free throws.
“Grant just got going and we just didn’t do a good enough job with him. We probably should have double-teamed him earlier. Malcolm had a good game," Carlisle said about the Blazers. “They’re a physical team, they play hard and play well at home. So they earned the win.”
Portland rookie Scoot Henderson appeared to be hit in the face in the first half and did not return. The Blazers said he had a nasal contusion.
UP NEXT
Pacers: Visit the Phoenix Suns on Sunday for the final game of a six-game road trip.
Trail Blazers: Visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Deandre Ayton (Matisse Thybulle gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Jerami Grant turnover (bad pass) (Pascal Siakam steals) | ||
| 11:38 |  | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting layup (Jabari Walker assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:03 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:44 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot | 3-4 |
| 10:29 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point pullup jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 6-4 |
| 10:08 | | Jerami Grant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Pascal Siakam offensive foul (Charge) (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:50 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-5 |
| 9:29 | | Jerami Grant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:25 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 8-5 |
| 9:02 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point stepback bank jump shot | 8-7 |
| 8:49 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 11-7 |
| 8:32 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Matisse Thybulle blocks Aaron Nesmith's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:16 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Jabari Walker misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 14-7 |
| 7:47 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:43 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Jerami Grant blocks Aaron Nesmith's two point running layup | ||
| 7:41 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point running jump shot (Jabari Walker assists) | 14-10 |
| 7:29 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 14-13 |
| 7:16 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:00 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 17-13 |
| 6:43 | | Myles Turner blocks Jerami Grant's two point driving dunk | ||
| 6:41 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point pullup jump shot | 17-15 |
| 6:09 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop layup (Jerami Grant assists) | 17-17 |
| 5:41 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 20-17 |
| 5:20 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 22-17 |
| 5:01 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Malcolm Brogdon offensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 4:53 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-18 |
| 4:53 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-19 |
| 4:32 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 4:21 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point dunk (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 22-21 |
| 3:58 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot | 25-21 |
| 3:47 | | Jalen Smith personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving floating jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 25-23 |
| 3:43 | | Obi Toppin shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-24 |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point layup (Obi Toppin assists) | 27-24 |
| 3:12 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-26 |
| 2:49 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Obi Toppin turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:45 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:33 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving layup (Duop Reath assists) | 27-28 |
| 2:13 | | Jabari Walker blocks Ben Sheppard's two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:10 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (lost ball) (Ben Sheppard steals) | ||
| 2:05 | | Jalen Smith misses two point layup | ||
| 2:03 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Toumani Camara turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:44 | | Duop Reath blocks T.J. McConnell's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | T.J. McConnell personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:35 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-29 |
| 1:35 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-30 |
| 1:11 | | Scoot Henderson blocks Obi Toppin's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:56 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving reverse layup | 27-32 |
| 0:48 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive foul (Charge) (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 0:48 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:36 | | Jabari Walker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:34 | | Duop Reath offensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | +2 | Duop Reath makes two point tip layup | 27-34 |
| 0:14 | | +3 | Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 30-34 |
| 0:04 | | Kris Murray offensive foul (Ben Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Kris Murray turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | Jabari Walker personal foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Away from play) (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-34 |
| 0:00 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:07 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving reverse layup | 31-36 |
| 10:31 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 33-36 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point pullup jump shot | 33-38 |
| 10:03 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 33-40 |
| 9:51 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:28 | | Scoot Henderson flagrant 1 (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 34-40 |
| 9:28 | | Pascal Siakam misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:28 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point hook shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 36-40 |
| 9:06 | | Jabari Walker shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-40 |
| 8:42 | | Jabari Walker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 40-40 |
| 8:18 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 40-42 |
| 8:03 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-43 |
| 7:58 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-44 |
| 7:39 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Malcolm Brogdon personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 6:55 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup | 40-46 |
| 6:25 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 43-46 |
| 6:08 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 43-48 |
| 5:47 | | Malcolm Brogdon blocks Buddy Hield's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:47 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Myles Turner blocks Jerami Grant's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:26 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point tip layup | 43-50 |
| 5:26 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:14 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 45-50 |
| 4:26 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:10 | | Jalen Smith turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:56 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (bad pass) (Malcolm Brogdon steals) | ||
| 3:45 | | Jerami Grant misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:43 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Bennedict Mathurin's two point running layup | ||
| 3:38 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:25 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point putback layup | 45-52 |
| 3:22 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 47-52 |
| 3:22 | | Deandre Ayton defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:11 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 47-54 |
| 2:47 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving finger roll layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 49-54 |
| 2:32 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 49-56 |
| 2:22 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 52-56 |
| 2:20 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:57 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 52-58 |
| 1:32 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot |