Norman Powell scored 25 points (10 in the third quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 110-106.
The Pacers went on a 15-2 run to lead 101-92 with 4:48 left in the fourth quarter. CJ McCollum’s driving layup put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 3:03 left. Robert Covington made 2 3-pointers during the run, and they led 107-103 with 1:48 left.
The Pacers got within 107-106 on Myles Turner’s 28-foot 3-pointer with 1:01 to play, but Covington answered with a 3-pointer, and the Pacers got no closer.
Covington’s 3-pointer with 1:48 left made it 107-103, and his 3-pointer with 14.7 seconds left put it away at 110-106.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Pacers 12-5. Covington scored 6 of the Trail Blazers’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, Powell had 2 steals, one of them leading to McCollum’s driving layup that put the Trail Blazers ahead 102-101, and the Trail Blazers scored 2 points off them.
McCollum had 27 points and 6 assists.
For the Pacers, T.J. McConnell scored 19 points (8 in the third quarter) on 8 for 13 shooting, and Caris LeVert went 0 for 8 from 3.
The Trail Blazers went 13 for 15 at the line to the Pacers’ 6 for 10.