Indiana Pacers at Portland Trail Blazers

· National Basketball Association

Indiana Pacers

15-49, 5-27 Away

Final
111 - 131

Portland Trail Blazers

31-34, 17-15 Home

Scoot Henderson scores 28 points as the Trail Blazers beat the reeling Pacers 131-111

Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday added 21 points apiece for the Blazers, who handed Indiana its ninth straight defeat. Henderson also had six assists with no turnovers.

Deni Avdija, who leads Portland in scoring (24.4 points per game) and assists (6.6), returned from a six-game absence caused by a lower back injury. He finished with 18 points and eight assists.

Indiana has dropped its past six games by an average of 20 points. This marks the team's third losing streak of at least eight games this season.

Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 22 points and Jay Huff had 16 points and five blocks. Andrew Nembhard added 14 points and nine assists, and Jarace Walker also scored 14.

Huff has an NBA-leading 39 games this season with at least two blocks, two more than San Antonio center Victor Wenbanyama, who had four in a 145-120 win over Houston earlier Sunday and leads the NBA in blocks.

Robert Williams III had his streak of 18 consecutive games with at least one block snapped. It had been the longest active streak in the league.

Henderson scored or assisted on 15 points in a 25-7 run over the final 5 1/2 minutes of the second quarter to help the Blazers take a 69-52 lead into halftime. The Pacers were 2-of-11 shooting with three turnovers during that stretch.

Henderson had 19 points and five assists while going 7 for 9 from the field, including 2 of 4 from 3-point range, before the break. Grant added 14 points, Holiday had 11 and Avdija scored 10.

Up next Pacers: Wrap up a four-game trip Tuesday at Sacramento.

Trail Blazers: Host the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

POR leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	111 - 131
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	111 - 131
4th 0.0	Pacers offensive team rebound	111 - 131
4th 0.0	Kam Jones misses heave jump shot	111 - 131
4th 1.2	shot clock turnover	111 - 131

Statistics

IND		POR
41-95	FG	47-93
43	Field Goal %	51
14-42	3PT	15-41
33	Three Point %	37
15-24	FT	22-27
63	Free Throw %	81
38	Rebounds	53
12	Offensive Rebounds	13
26	Defensive Rebounds	40
27	Assists	29
9	Steals	5
6	Blocks	8
10	Turnovers	12
2	Team Turnovers	2
12	Total Turnovers	14
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
12	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	12
11	Fast Break Points	13
46	Points in Paint	58
22	Fouls	19
4	Largest Lead	24
13	Lead Changes	13
17	Percent Led	76