—– Donovan Clingan and Deni Avdija lead the Trail Blazers over the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening!

Donovan Clingan scored a career-high 28 points and Deni Avdija added 32 points and 11 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Indiana Pacers 127-119 Wednesday evening at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Toumani Camara added 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Jrue Holiday finished with 15 points and eight assists.

Portland (34-36) led by four after the first and used a 25-14 run to end the second and took a 17-point lead into the locker room. In the third, the Trail Blazers pushed their lead to 21 following a 13-4 run and led by 19 entering the fourth.

The Trail Blazers were in control with a 115-98 lead with 7:17 to play but the Pacers responded with a 19-5 run to pull within three with 1:52 to play.

Holiday responded with a three followed by a pair of free throws from Avdija and the Trail Blazers escaped with a 127-119 victory.

Up Next- The Trail Blazers will travel to Minneapolis to meet the Timberwolves on Friday evening. The game is scheduled to tip off at 5:00 PM.

Chad’s Take- Donovan Clingan was a man possessed against the Pacers. Love to see it!