Portland Trail Blazers
2026-12-17
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Indiana Pacers
Team vs team
Season before this game (POR 7 games, IND 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
PORIND
Scoring
121.91st · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
111.218th · Average
110.712th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
114.218th · Average
+11.12nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-3.020th · Average
Efficiency
118.53rd · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
108.721st · Below avg
109.312th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
111.218th · Average
+9.26th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-2.520th · Average
102.116th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
102.514th
Shooting
56.4%3rd · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.5%13th · Average
60.2%4th · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.2%18th · Average
15.45th · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
12.120th · Average
35.5%11th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
32.8%22nd · Below avg
0.364th · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.3013th · Average
Defense
51.2%8th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.1%15th · Average
7.125th · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.819th · Average
5.016th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.817th · Average
Possessions
14.7%15th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.6%13th · Average
31.7%5th · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
22.0%28th · Bottom 5
47.47th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
41.823rd · Below avg
27.19th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.713th · Average
Recent form
Portland Trail BlazersWLWWW
Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +11.1). Streak W3.
Indiana PacersLLLLW
Last 5: average margin -6.6 (season -3.0). Streak W1.
Key players
Portland Trail Blazers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni AvdijaF | 23.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 57.7 |
| Damian LillardG | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 58.6 |
| Ja MorantG | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 62.2 |
| Toumani CamaraF | 13.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 72.3 |
Indiana Pacers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese HaliburtonG | 21.8 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 63.4 |
| Pascal SiakamF | 21.2 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 57.6 |
| Andrew NembhardG-F | 19.0 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 61.2 |
| Obi ToppinF | 14.5 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 66.0 |
Injury report
Portland Trail BlazersJa Morant G · back ~2026-12-01
Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · back ~2027-03-02
Out
Vit Krejci G · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Indiana PacersBen Sheppard G · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Johnny Furphy G · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Kelly Oubre Jr. F · back ~2026-11-07
Out
T.J. McConnell G · back ~2026-11-09
Out
Tyrese Haliburton G · back ~2026-11-13
Out
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.