Lillard Guides Trail Blazers To Win Over Pacers, NBA Scores

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Published on February 29 2016 6:28 am
Last Updated on February 29 2016 6:28 am

Damian Lillard punched Indiana in the gut right out of the gate and the Pacers never recovered.

He scored 20 of his 33 points in the first quarter to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 111-102 victory over Indiana on Sunday.

Indiana coach Frank Vogel noted Lillard playing close to the same level as Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry -- which Lillard made clear isn't what he's trying to do.

"I don't impersonate anybody, I was being Damian Lillard," he said. "I've been just trying to come out and be in attack mode and set the tone from the start of games. It's just been necessary to go out there and be in attack mode and get our team in that aggressive mindset."

The surging Trail Blazers have won 13 of 15 games while the Pacers have struggled to put more than two wins together since winning three straight in December.


Sunday, February 27 Scoreboard

Washington 113, Cleveland 99
     
Atlanta 87, Charlotte 76
    
Detroit 114, Toronto 101

Portland 111, Indiana 102
    
Orlando 130, Philadelphia 116
    
Dallas 128, Minnesota101

Miami 98, New York 81


Monday, February 29 Schedule (All Times Central)

Indiana at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 6 p.m.

Utah at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Denver, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Brooklyn at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.