Toumani Camara starts against Indiana
Portland, for its part, is in 13th place after its defeat, the 12th this season, at Indiana. The Blazers failed to contain the star duo of the Pacers: Pascal Siakam (29 points) and Tyrese Haliburton (28 points). Holder, Toumani Camara played 24 minutes for 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
In the East, Cleveland suffered its second setback of the season in 19 matches, falling at home against Atlanta (124-135). The Cavaliers remain at the top of the Conference ahead of Boston and Orlando, which took over Chicago (133-119). New York maintains its 4th place ahead of Milwaukee despite its 129-114 defeat in Dallas.
In the other matches of the evening, Miami won in Charlotte (94-98) and the Los Angeles Clippers did the same in Washington (96-121). Sacramento won in Minnesota (104-115) as did Toronto in New Orleans (93-119), Brooklyn in Phoenix (117-127) and Denver in Utah (103-122).