The Portland Trail Blazers looked sluggish and out of sorts Thursday, struggling on both ends of the court on the way to a 111-87 rout at the hands of the Indiana Pacers at the Moda Center.
The night following a record setting performance from beyond the arc, Portland only managed to shoot a paltry 36% from the floor (along with just 30% from deep), and their 87 points is by the far the team’s lowest output of the season.
But the real letdown of the evening happened midway through the third quarter when Jusuf Nurkic exited the game with what was later announced as a fractured right wrist, apparently suffered after taking a bad swipe at the ball on defense, although the exact moment still remains to be determined.