New Orleans Pelicans at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationJerami Grant scores 28 and Blazers beat Pelicans 125-103 for first win of the season
Anfernee Simons pitched in 27 points and six assists as the Blazers bounced back from a 105-103 loss to the Pelicans on Friday. Deandre Ayton finished with a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds.
CJ McCollum had 27 points to lead the Pelicans in the second of a two-game set against his former team.
After New Orleans opened the game with an 8-0 run, Portland stormed back and took a 59-47 lead into halftime. The Blazers extended the lead to as many as 24 in the second half.
Portland bullied the Pelicans on the glass, posting a 51-39 rebounding advantage and a 22-15 advantage in offensive rebounds.
Blazers: Deni Avdija went 5 for 21, including 1 for 8 from 3, in Portland's back-to-back games against New Orleans. “I got to run stuff for him and get some shots for him,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “But more than anything, we’re all just trying to get to know Deni and vice versa.” Avdija finished with 11 points.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 103 - 125 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 103 - 125 | |
4th 21.2 | Rayan Rupert defensive rebound | 103 - 125 | |
4th 24.0 | Antonio Reeves misses 22-foot three point jumper | 103 - 125 | |
4th 31.1 | Jabari Walker makes free throw 2 of 2 | 103 - 125 |
Statistics
NO | POR | |
---|---|---|
38-88 | FG | 43-93 |
43.2 | Field Goal % | 46.2 |
8-29 | 3PT | 14-35 |
27.6 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
19-24 | FT | 25-32 |
79.2 | Free Throw % | 78.1 |
39 | Rebounds | 51 |
15 | Offensive Rebounds | 22 |
24 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
24 | Assists | 25 |
9 | Steals | 9 |
8 | Blocks | 8 |
15 | Turnovers | 16 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
13 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
46 | Points in Paint | 54 |
22 | Fouls | 21 |
8 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 16,138 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 11 | 5 | .688 | - | W1 |
Memphis | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2 | W1 |
Dallas | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.5 | W3 |
San Antonio | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.5 | W1 |
New Orleans | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7 | L3 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 12 | 4 | .750 | - | W1 |
Denver | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.5 | W1 |
Minnesota | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | W2 |
Portland | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.5 | L1 |
Utah | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 | L3 |
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