Avdija scores 32, Clingan adds 28 as Trail Blazers beat Pacers 127-119 to close in on play-in spot

Deni Avdija scored 23 of his 32 points in the first half Wednesday night and Donovan Clingan added a career-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers hold off the hard-charging Indiana Pacers 127-119. Portland won the for the third time in four games as the 10th-seeded Trail Blazers close in on clinching a Western Conference play-in spot in what figures to be a wide-open postseason. Indiana extended the longest losing streak in its NBA franchise history to 15...

By MICHAEL MAROT