NBA: Trail Blazers beat Pacers to close in on play-in spot

INDIANAPOLIS — 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 in the NBA. Portland won the for the third time in four games as