----- Anfernee Simons scored 27 points on 9-of-10 shooting from three-point range as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 133-112 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.
Anfernee Simons scored 27 points and Damian Lillard finished with 23 as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 133-112 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.
Simons led the team in scoring and connected on his first nine three-pointers coming up just one three shy of Lillard's franchise-record.
The Trail Blazers connected on 20-of-35 from three-point range.
The second of Lillard's four threes broke a 50-all tie and kickstarted a 21-5 run that gave the Trail Blazers a 71-55 lead late in the first half. The Blazers put the game away in the third quarter outscoring the Pacers 40-16 in the period.
CJ McCollum had 20 points and four assists, Robert Covington finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Enes Kantner added 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Up next- The Trail Blazers will play the second of a back-to-back in Memphis tomorrow night against the Grizzlies. The game is scheduled to tip off at 6:00 PM.
Chad's Take- Anfernee Simons was immense.