NBA

New Orleans Pelicans at Portland Trail Blazers

· National Basketball Association
47-32, 26-14 Away
Final
110 - 100

21-58, 11-28 Home

Murphy, McCollum help Pelicans beat Trail Blazers 110-100

Zion Williamson throws down big flush vs. Portland Trail Blazers

C.J. McCollum added 29 points and made five 3-pointers against his former team, and Zion Williamson had 22 points and seven rebounds for the Pelicans.

Deandre Ayton led the Trail Blazers with 30 points on 15-of-22 shooting and 13 rebounds. Scoot Henderson had 19 points and a career-high 15 assists. Kris Murray added 14 points for Portland.

“Trey has done a tremendous job stepping in and becoming a starter,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said. “We rely on him. His shot-making makes it difficult to help off CJ and help off Zion.”

New Orleans moved into sixth in the Western Conference, out of the play-in, with the win and Phoenix’s loss to the Clippers.

Henderson racked up 12 points and 10 of his assists in the first half, becoming the first rookie to have 10 points and 10 assists in a half since Lonzo Ball in 2017. His 15 assists also set the franchise record for assists by a rookie.

“My performance was solid,” Henderson said. “I was trying to get guys involved and they hit shots. Simple as that.”

UP NEXT

Pelicans: Visit Sacramento on Thursday.

Trail Blazers: Host Golden State on Thursday.

UP NEXT

Pelicans: Visit Sacramento on Thursday.

Trail Blazers: Host Golden State on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

NO wins series 3-0

Matchup Prediction

Trail Blazers: 15.0%
Pelicans: 85.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 100
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 100
4th 5.0 Duop Reath makes two point shot 110 - 100
4th 5.0 Duop Reath offensive rebound 110 - 98
4th 6.2 Rayan Rupert misses driving floating jump shot 110 - 98

Statistics

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36-87 FG 40-85
41.4 Field Goal % 47.1
11-36 3PT 13-38
30.6 Three Point % 34.2
27-29 FT 7-8
93.1 Free Throw % 87.5
45 Rebounds 47
13 Offensive Rebounds 13
32 Defensive Rebounds 34
25 Assists 28
13 Steals 3
2 Blocks 3
9 Turnovers 21
0 Team Turnovers 1
9 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 33
19 Fast Break Points 4
46 Points in Paint 42
9 Fouls 19
20 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 18,341 · Capacity:

2023-24 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Dallas 50 32 .610 - L2
New Orleans 49 33 .598 1 L1
Houston 41 41 .500 9 W2
Memphis 27 55 .329 23 L5
San Antonio 22 60 .268 28 W2

2023-24 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 57 25 .695 - W5
Denver 57 25 .695 - W1
Minnesota 56 26 .683 1 L1
Utah 31 51 .378 26 L1
Portland 21 61 .256 36 L5
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