Looking at Pacers' Opponent Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday Night

Damian Lillard has been unstoppable this season and is averaging 28.4 points and 7.5 assists per contest. Not only is that tough for any team, but the Pacers have been in the bottom third of the NBA in defense this season and need to find a way to figure it out on the defensive end, or they will get blown out on Tuesday.
The Pacers are 22nd in the NBA, allowing over 114 points per game. On top of Lillard, the Blazers also have Carmelo Anthony, who has found a true home in a solid role off the bench, and C.J. McCollum, who averages over 20 points a game and can play like an All-Star any night.
Here are some Tweets below to check out how the Blazers have done this season.
Dame had some words for Dillon Brooks 🍿 pic.twitter.com/AaAPbG1Ne5
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 24, 2021
The Blazers have a -20 point differential this season.
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 22, 2021
They are 0-9 vs the top 4 West teams (Jazz, Suns, Clippers, Nuggets). pic.twitter.com/HlQiuplCDw
The Blazers have lost 4 in a row since this tweet.
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 24, 2021
10 of their remaining 13 games are vs .500 teams (Blazers are 11-20 vs those teams this season).
RIP to that guy’s house. https://t.co/DwSp8nab9z pic.twitter.com/f2d7SK7v9d
Starting our 6 game road trip off in Indy.
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) April 27, 2021
🏀 #RipCity vs @Pacers
⌚ 4:00PM
🏟️ @TheFieldhouse
📺 @NBCSNorthwest
📻 @RipCityRadio620 pic.twitter.com/gjxkgtYaSF
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Ben Stinar is a former beat writer for AllPacers.com. He is a 2021 Hilltop30 Scholarship Fund recipient.