Indiana Pacers at Portland Trail Blazers 1/14/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Indiana Pacers look for their second consecutive victory on the road Thursday when visiting the Pacific Northwest to play the Portland Trail Blazers. Indiana improved to 7-4 following its 104-95 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Myles Turner scored 22 points to lead Indiana and the Pacers held Stephen Curry to just 20 points.

Malcolm Brogdon is leading Indiana in scoring and assists with averages of 22.5 points and 7.5 assists per game, while Domantas Sabonis is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 21.8 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Indiana has seven players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team are shooting 48.4% overall and 36.1% from 3-point territory.

Portland completes a back-to-back on Thursday when hosting Indiana after playing on the road Wednesday at Sacramento. The Trail Blazers are 6-4 following a 112-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. CJ McCollum was the leading scorer for Portland with 30 points. Portland has won each of its last three and is in second place in the Northwest division just a half-game behind first place Utah.

CJ McCollum is the leading scorer for Portland with an average of 28.1 points per game, while Enes Kanter is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.3 per game and Damian Lillard is the leader in assists with an average of 6.4 per game. Portland has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 44.6% overall and 38.1% from 3-point territory.