Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball AssociationShaedon Sharpe's season-high 35 points lead Trail Blazers past Pelicans 125-117
Sharpe was 11-for-11 shooting on 2-point field goals, the most 2-point shots in a game without a miss by a Portland player since March 18, 1982, when Calvin Natt went 13 for 13.
Avdija has scored 25 or more points in five consecutive games, the longest such stretch of his career. It is also the longest by a Trail Blazers player since Damian Lillard’s 19-game streak during the 2022-23 season.
Sharpe had 31 points and Avdija added 27 in Monday night's 115-112 loss at Orlando.
Derik Queen had 26 points and Saddiq Bey scored 25 for the Pelicans, who lost their third game in a row.
The Pelicans led 59-57 at halftime but the Trail Blazers outscored New Orleans 38-26 in the third quarter.
New Orleans played without Zion Williamson (hamstring), Dejounte Murray (leg) and Jordan Poole (knee). The Blazers were missing Lillard, Scoot Henderson, Matisse Thybulle and Blake Wesley with injuries.
Pelicans: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
POR leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 125 - 117 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 125 - 117 |
| 4th 10.7 |  |
Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup | 125 - 117 |
| 4th 15.7 |  |
Toumani Camara makes 1-foot dunk (Jrue Holiday assists) | 125 - 115 |
| 4th 25.5 | |
Saddiq Bey kicked ball violation | 123 - 115 |
Statistics
 POR |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 48-83 | FG | 43-91 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 13-37 | 3PT | 13-39 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-17 | FT | 18-21 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 64 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 6 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Bryce McGowens, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Karlo Matkovic, F | Out | Apr 11 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard, G | Out | Feb 14 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 15,896 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
 Portland |
42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
 Utah |
22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
 Dallas |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
 Memphis |
25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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