The Indiana Pacers faced the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night with a shiny new All-Star forward in Pascal Siakam, a returning superstar in Tyrese Haliburton, and every expectation that they would win the game, probably in easy fashion.
The Blazers, returning center Deandre Ayton but missing scoring guard Anfernee Simons, stepped right into Indiana’s collective faces and said, “No, I don’t think so.” Behind a slightly bigger lineup, lots of hustle on defense, and fine playmaking from Malcolm Brogdon, Portland sent Indiana away on the wrong end of a 118-115 loss.
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