Deni Avdija scored 32 for the Portland Trail Blazers with 11 rebounds; Ivica Zubac scored 18 for the Indiana Pacers.

Portland Trail Blazers at Indiana Pacers

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Mar 18, 2026 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers head-to-head · Portland Trail Blazers schedule · Indiana Pacers schedule

Final

Away

Indiana Pacers

119

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Indiana Pacers 127-119 on the road on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Deni Avdija had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the Portland Trail Blazers. Ivica Zubac had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists for the Indiana Pacers.

The Portland Trail Blazers led 79-62 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 42-29. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Deni Avdija (double-double, Portland Trail Blazers), Donovan Clingan (double-double, Portland Trail Blazers). Bench points: Portland Trail Blazers 27, Indiana Pacers 52. Donovan Clingan had 28 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers?: The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Indiana Pacers 127-119 on March 18, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Deni Avdija scored 32 for the Portland Trail Blazers with 11 rebounds; Ivica Zubac scored 18 for the Indiana Pacers.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Portland Trail Blazers	37	42	26	22	127
Indiana Pacers	33	29	24	33	119

Game leaders

Portland Trail Blazers

Points: 32 Deni Avdija
Rebounds: 13 Donovan Clingan
Assists: 8 Jrue Holiday

Indiana Pacers

Points: 18 Ivica Zubac
Rebounds: 8 Ivica Zubac
Assists: 10 T.J. McConnell

Deni Avdija double-double (32 PTS, 11 REB) · Donovan Clingan double-double (28 PTS, 13 REB)

Portland Trail Blazers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jrue Holiday starter	32:02	15	3	8	2	0	1	5-13	4-8	1-2	1	+11
Jerami Grant starter	31:56	8	3	1	0	0	0	3-11	0-6	2-2	2	+8
Deni Avdija starter	31:36	32	11	5	0	1	5	9-21	1-6	13-16	2	+10
Toumani Camara starter	30:01	17	2	1	1	0	0	7-11	3-7	0-0	1	+9
Donovan Clingan starter	24:58	28	13	2	1	2	2	10-19	3-5	5-6	2	+8
Scoot Henderson bench	26:17	9	3	5	0	1	4	4-8	1-3	0-0	4	-5
Robert Williams III bench	21:29	2	10	2	0	2	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	-7
Kris Murray bench	17:59	8	4	4	0	0	0	3-8	2-5	0-0	0	-1
Matisse Thybulle bench	13:38	6	2	0	1	1	0	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	+3
Sidy Cissoko bench	10:04	2	1	4	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	+4

Not available: Chris Youngblood

Indiana Pacers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Slawson starter	37:13	17	7	4	1	3	0	6-10	2-4	3-3	3	-4
Jarace Walker starter	32:35	10	7	2	1	1	1	4-11	2-4	0-0	0	-10
Aaron Nesmith starter	26:20	15	3	1	1	0	1	6-13	1-5	2-2	4	-16
Ivica Zubac starter	23:27	18	8	3	0	1	1	7-18	0-0	4-5	1	-9
T.J. McConnell starter	20:23	7	5	10	1	0	2	3-5	0-0	1-2	2	-17
Jay Huff bench	20:32	11	2	1	0	1	0	4-8	1-4	2-2	3	-8
Quenton Jackson bench	20:22	13	0	6	2	0	2	5-7	0-0	3-3	2	+0
Kobe Brown bench	20:16	8	2	1	1	0	2	3-3	2-2	0-0	3	+11
Ben Sheppard bench	18:40	10	1	1	1	1	1	4-8	2-3	0-0	2	-1
Taelon Peter bench	12:57	10	3	1	1	0	1	4-6	2-4	0-0	2	+5
Kam Jones bench	7:15	0	1	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	+9

Not available: Tyrese Haliburton, Johnny Furphy, Pascal Siakam, Obi Toppin, Andrew Nembhard

Team statistics
Portland Trail Blazers	Stat	Indiana Pacers
21/26 (80%)	Free throws	15/17 (88%)
29/55 (52%)	2 pointers	34/64 (53%)
16/46 (34%)	3 pointers	12/27 (44%)
45/101 (44%)	Field goals	46/91 (50%)
52	Rebounds	39
30	Defensive rebounds	29
22	Offensive rebounds	10
32	Assists	32
13	Turnovers	11
5	Steals	9
7	Blocks	7
16	Fouls	24
7	Max points in a row	10
47:12	Time spent in lead	0:00
22	Biggest lead	0

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Indiana Pacers ahead)

Largest margin: 22 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Portland Trail Blazers: 22 Q3 2:59
Largest lead · Indiana Pacers: Never led
Longest run: 10-0 Indiana Pacers · Q4 10:54 to Q4 9:16

Scoring plays

Q1 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
11:12	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan Free throw	1	0
11:12	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan Free throw	2	0
10:37	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	4	0
10:03	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal	6	0
9:14	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	6	2
9:14	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	6	3
8:52	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal	8	3
8:30	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 2-pt field goal	8	5
8:23	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 3-pt field goal	11	5
8:13	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 3-pt field goal	11	8
7:54	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal	13	8
7:41	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 2-pt field goal	13	10
7:25	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	15	10
7:08	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 2-pt field goal	15	12
6:43	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal	17	12
6:43	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan Free throw	18	12
6:33	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 3-pt field goal	18	15
6:14	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal	20	15
6:02	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker 2-pt field goal	20	17
5:48	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	21	17
5:48	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	22	17
5:13	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	24	17
5:02	Indiana Pacers	Jalen Slawson 3-pt field goal	24	20
4:50	Portland Trail Blazers	Jerami Grant 2-pt field goal	26	20
4:16	Portland Trail Blazers	Matisse Thybulle 3-pt field goal	29	20
3:43	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	30	20
3:43	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	31	20
3:26	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 2-pt field goal	31	22
3:17	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	32	22
3:17	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	33	22
3:09	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal	33	24
2:11	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal	33	26
1:46	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 2-pt field goal	33	28
1:34	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson 2-pt field goal	35	28
1:22	Indiana Pacers	Kobe Brown 2-pt field goal	35	30
0:05	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal	35	32
0:05	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson Free throw	35	33
0:00	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	37	33

Q2 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
11:41	Portland Trail Blazers	Kris Murray 2-pt field goal	39	33
11:18	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker 2-pt field goal	39	35
11:07	Portland Trail Blazers	Jerami Grant 2-pt field goal	41	35
10:50	Indiana Pacers	Jalen Slawson 3-pt field goal	41	38
10:28	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan Free throw	42	38
9:58	Portland Trail Blazers	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	45	38
9:39	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 2-pt field goal	45	40
9:25	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal	47	40
9:25	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan Free throw	48	40
9:08	Indiana Pacers	Jalen Slawson Free throw	48	41
9:08	Indiana Pacers	Jalen Slawson Free throw	48	42
8:31	Portland Trail Blazers	Kris Murray 3-pt field goal	51	42
8:17	Indiana Pacers	Jalen Slawson 2-pt field goal	51	44
8:06	Portland Trail Blazers	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	54	44
7:45	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 2-pt field goal	54	46
6:49	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	54	48
6:22	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 3-pt field goal	57	48
5:48	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson 3-pt field goal	60	48
5:01	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	60	50
5:01	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	60	51
4:52	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	61	51
4:52	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	62	51
4:43	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	62	53
4:43	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	62	54
4:30	Portland Trail Blazers	Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal	64	54
4:21	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson Free throw	64	55
4:21	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson Free throw	64	56
3:56	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal	66	56
3:26	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 3-pt field goal	69	56
3:08	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal	69	58
2:45	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal	72	58
2:11	Portland Trail Blazers	Sidy Cissoko 2-pt field goal	74	58
1:39	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	76	58
1:25	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith 2-pt field goal	76	60
1:04	Portland Trail Blazers	Jrue Holiday Free throw	77	60
0:39	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	79	60
0:28	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff Free throw	79	61
0:28	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff Free throw	79	62

Q3 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
10:45	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker 3-pt field goal	79	65
10:17	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	79	67
9:55	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal	81	67
9:45	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	81	69
9:38	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	82	69
9:26	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	82	70
9:15	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal	84	70
9:04	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	84	72
8:08	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	86	72
7:42	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal	89	72
7:20	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	91	72
7:05	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith Free throw	91	73
7:05	Indiana Pacers	Aaron Nesmith Free throw	91	74
6:47	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal	93	74
6:09	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal	95	74
5:53	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 2-pt field goal	95	76
5:06	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson 2-pt field goal	97	76
4:44	Indiana Pacers	Kobe Brown 3-pt field goal	97	79
3:24	Portland Trail Blazers	Kris Murray 3-pt field goal	100	79
3:09	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	100	81
2:59	Portland Trail Blazers	Matisse Thybulle 3-pt field goal	103	81
2:22	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	103	83
1:40	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell Free throw	103	84
0:34	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson 2-pt field goal	105	84
0:15	Indiana Pacers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	105	86

Q4 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
11:34	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 3-pt field goal	108	86
10:54	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal	108	88
10:04	Indiana Pacers	Jalen Slawson 2-pt field goal	108	90
9:46	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 3-pt field goal	108	93
9:16	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 3-pt field goal	108	96
8:54	Portland Trail Blazers	Jerami Grant 2-pt field goal	110	96
8:44	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 2-pt field goal	110	98
8:25	Portland Trail Blazers	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	112	98
7:17	Portland Trail Blazers	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	115	98
6:22	Indiana Pacers	Taelon Peter 3-pt field goal	115	101
5:08	Indiana Pacers	Taelon Peter 2-pt field goal	115	103
5:00	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	116	103
4:49	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker 3-pt field goal	116	106
4:01	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	117	106
3:35	Indiana Pacers	Jalen Slawson 2-pt field goal	117	108
3:35	Indiana Pacers	Jalen Slawson Free throw	117	109
3:15	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal	120	109
2:55	Indiana Pacers	Taelon Peter 2-pt field goal	120	111
2:25	Indiana Pacers	Taelon Peter 3-pt field goal	120	114
1:52	Indiana Pacers	Kobe Brown 3-pt field goal	120	117
1:00	Portland Trail Blazers	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	123	117
0:37	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	124	117
0:37	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	125	117
0:33	Indiana Pacers	Jalen Slawson 2-pt field goal	125	119
0:27	Portland Trail Blazers	Jerami Grant Free throw	126	119
0:27	Portland Trail Blazers	Jerami Grant Free throw	127	119

2025-26 season series

After this game: Portland Trail Blazers 2-0. Final series: Portland Trail Blazers 2-0.

Mar 8: Indiana Pacers 111 at Portland Trail Blazers 131
Mar 18: Portland Trail Blazers 127 at Indiana Pacers 119 (this game)

Highlights

Pacers 119 - 127 Trail Blazers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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