Blazers prevent Pacers from clinching with win:
Damian Lillard , The Canadian Presshad 30 points and 15 assists as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Indiana Pacers 106-98 on Monday night without starting guard CJ McCollum.added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, who led by as many as 21. Portland has won four of five and is holding onto fourth place in the Western Conference.had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who missed out on clinching a playoff spot in the East. Indiana has lost six straight on the road.
McCollum, who is averaging 21.3 points per game this season, has a popliteus strain and will be re-examined in a week, the team said. It isn't known whether he'll be back before the end of the regular season. Turner scored 11 points in the opening six minutes and the Pacers led 19-12. They stretched the margin to 11, but Portland got to 31-28 by the end of the first quarter.
After hitting just three 3-pointers in the first half, the Blazers made eight in the third quarter. Aminu had four of those.received warm applause from the Moda Center crowd when he entered the game. His dad, Arvydas, played for the Blazers from 1995-2001 and again during the 2002-03 season.
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