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Indiana Pacers
3-6 · 3-2 on the road
Thu 2/18
7:00 PM PT
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6-2 · 1-1 at home
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Trail BlazersOffense
PacersDefense

The Trail Blazers rank 2nd in the NBA in effective field goal % (57.3%), and the Pacers rank 15th in opponent eFG% (53.1%). A good spot for the offense against a middle-of-the-pack defense.

League average is 53.3%, so the Trail Blazers are 4.1 points above it. Deni Avdija leads them with 23.2 points a game on 58.1% true shooting.

2/182026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Pacers3-6
Trail Blazers6-2
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2/182026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
PacersOffense
Trail BlazersDefense
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2/182026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (IND 9 games, POR 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

INDPOR
Scoring
111.220th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
121.42nd · Top 5
114.217th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
112.413th · Average
-3.020th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+9.06th · Above avg
Efficiency
108.721st · Below avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
118.13rd · Top 5
111.220th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
110.715th · Average
-2.520th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+7.46th · Above avg
102.513th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
102.116th
Shooting
53.5%16th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
57.3%2nd · Top 5
57.2%16th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
61.1%2nd · Top 5
12.119th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
15.92nd · Top 5
32.8%24th · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
36.6%11th · Average
0.3014th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.372nd · Top 5
Defense
53.1%15th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.2%10th · Above avg
7.821st · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.126th · Bottom 5
4.818th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.015th · Average
Possessions
14.6%12th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
15.8%22nd · Below avg
22.0%28th · Bottom 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
31.1%7th · Above avg
41.823rd · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
46.18th · Above avg
26.713th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.49th · Above avg

Recent form

Indiana Pacers
LLLLW

Last 5: average margin -6.6 (season -3.0). Streak W1.

Portland Trail Blazers
LWWWL

Last 5: average margin +3.2 (season +9.0). Streak L1.

Key players

Indiana Pacers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Tyrese HaliburtonG 21.84.59.563.4
Pascal SiakamF 21.27.13.857.6
Andrew NembhardG-F 19.02.16.961.2
Obi ToppinF 14.55.21.266.0
Portland Trail Blazers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Deni AvdijaF 23.26.87.058.1
Damian LillardG 20.43.64.159.6
Ja MorantG 15.82.55.562.2
Toumani CamaraF 14.23.41.272.7

Injury report

Indiana Pacers
Ben Sheppard G · Left Meniscus Surgery · back ~1/2 Out
Johnny Furphy G · Right ACL Repair / Surgery · back ~1/2 Out
Tyrese Haliburton G · Left Hamstring Strain · back ~11/13 Out
Kelly Oubre Jr. F · Left Calf Contusion · back ~11/7 Questionable
T.J. McConnell G · Right Hamstring Strain · back ~11/7 Questionable
Portland Trail Blazers
Ja Morant G · back ~12/1 Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · back ~3/2 Out
Vit Krejci G · back ~1/2 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.

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