Portland Trail Blazers vs. Indiana Pacers
March 8, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Trail Blazers beat the Pacers 131-111 on 2026-03-08 at home. The Trail Blazers started Jrue Holiday, Jerami Grant, Deni Avdija, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Jay Huff, and Jarace Walker. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 24 points (9/15) in his matchups, with Jerami Grant as his primary defender. Deni Avdija (Trail Blazers) scored 13 points (6/12) in his matchups, with Jarace Walker as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
131
Did not play: Damian Lillard (DND - Injury/Illness), Shaedon Sharpe (DND - Injury/Illness)
IND
Indiana Pacers
111
Lineups
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jrue Holiday · Jerami Grant · Deni Avdija · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan Starter 8.7 min
- Jerami Grant · Robert Williams III · Deni Avdija · Scoot Henderson · Toumani Camara 6.9 min
- Jrue Holiday · Jerami Grant · Robert Williams III · Scoot Henderson · Toumani Camara 6.6 min
- Vít Krejčí · Blake Wesley · Kris Murray · Sidy Cissoko · Yang Hansen 4.2 min
- Jrue Holiday · Matisse Thybulle · Vít Krejčí · Kris Murray · Donovan Clingan 2.4 min
IND
Indiana Pacers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Jarace Walker Starter 11.5 min
- Micah Potter · Quenton Jackson · Jarace Walker · Kobe Brown · Kam Jones 4.8 min
- T.J. McConnell · Pascal Siakam · Micah Potter · Kobe Brown · Ben Sheppard 3.6 min
- T.J. McConnell · Obi Toppin · Jarace Walker · Kobe Brown · Ben Sheppard 3.1 min
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Obi Toppin · Kobe Brown · Ben Sheppard 2.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Trail Blazers defense
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Pascal Siakam 24 pts (9/15) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Jerami Grant (37 %, 6 pts) · Toumani Camara (20 %, 0 pts) · Kris Murray (10 %, 0 pts)
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Andrew Nembhard 2 pts (0/1) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Jrue Holiday (43 %, 0 pts) · Scoot Henderson (13 %, 0 pts) · Deni Avdija (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jerami Grant | Pascal Siakam: 26 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Aaron Nesmith: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Jrue Holiday | Andrew Nembhard: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Quenton Jackson: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Toumani Camara | Jarace Walker: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Pascal Siakam: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Deni Avdija | Aaron Nesmith: 20 poss., 7 pts (3/12) · Jarace Walker: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Donovan Clingan | Jay Huff: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Micah Potter: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Scoot Henderson | Ben Sheppard: 17 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Andrew Nembhard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Vít Krejčí | Aaron Nesmith: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kobe Brown: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Robert Williams III | Jay Huff: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Obi Toppin: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Murray | T.J. McConnell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pascal Siakam: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Matisse Thybulle | T.J. McConnell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Quenton Jackson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sidy Cissoko | Quenton Jackson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kam Jones: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hansen Yang | Micah Potter: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Kobe Brown: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Blake Wesley | Quenton Jackson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kam Jones: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Pacers defense
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Deni Avdija 13 pts (6/12) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Jarace Walker (30 %, 2 pts) · Aaron Nesmith (20 %, 0 pts) · Andrew Nembhard (13 %, 3 pts)
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Scoot Henderson 11 pts (4/8) in 52 possessions
Guarded by: Andrew Nembhard (24 %, 1 pts) · Ben Sheppard (18 %, 3 pts) · T.J. McConnell (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | Jerami Grant: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Toumani Camara: 19 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Andrew Nembhard | Jrue Holiday: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Toumani Camara: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jarace Walker | Deni Avdija: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jerami Grant: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Aaron Nesmith | Jerami Grant: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deni Avdija: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jay Huff | Donovan Clingan: 24 poss., 5 pts (1/5) · Robert Williams III: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| T.J. McConnell | Vít Krejčí: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Scoot Henderson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ben Sheppard | Scoot Henderson: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Deni Avdija: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Brown | Vít Krejčí: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kris Murray: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Quenton Jackson | Scoot Henderson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Vít Krejčí: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Micah Potter | Donovan Clingan: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Hansen Yang: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Obi Toppin | Robert Williams III: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jrue Holiday: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kam Jones | Sidy Cissoko: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Blake Wesley: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |