The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Indiana Pacers 131 - 109 at Moda Center on Wednesday. The Blazers (10 - 10) had little trouble handling the Pacers (9 - 10) after three straight quarters above 30 points, including an explosive second quarter where Portland ran away with the game. The Blazers took 73 - 58 halftime lead and expanded on it in the third quarter. The final period had one moment where the Pacers looked to climb back into the game after Al Jefferson dropped in a short turn around hook shot to cut the lead to 13 points. Damian Lillard responds with a driving layup and the Blazers did not have to look back. Six Blazers players finished in double figures scoring, as Maurice Harkless, Mason Plumlee, Lillard and C.J. McCollum cracked double digits. Harkless and Lillard led the way 23 points and 28 points, respecitvally, but it was McCollum's hot hand in the second half that staved off the Pacers comeback attempts. Evan Turner and Allen Crabbe rounded out the rest of the double digit scorers, with both players combining for 28 points on 9 - of - 15 shooting. The Pacers were led by Jeff Teague, while Paul George (ankle) was sidelined. Teague finished with 25 points, eight assists, five rebounds and one block in 34 minutes. Myles Turner completed a double - double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Glenn Robinson III continued to play effective minutes amongst the starters with 15 points and four rebounds on 6 - of - 10 shooting. Next up, the Hawks host the Detroit Pistons on Friday, while the Pacers visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
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