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Charlotte Hornets at Portland Trail Blazers

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14-41, 5-21 Away
Final
88 - 141

24-33, 16-14 Home

Trail Blazers romp to the largest blowout victory in team history, routing Hornets 141-88

Charlotte Hornets vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights

The 53-point margin topped the franchise record of 50 set in a 129-79 home victory over Cleveland on Nov. 21, 1982.

Toumani Camara added 20 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, a steal and two blocks for the Trail Blazers. Shaedon Sharpe had 20 points off the bench, and Jabari Walker had 20 points and 14 rebounds.

Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 17 points. Nick Smith Jr. had 14 points. Jusuf Nurkic added 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists off the bench.

Takeaways Hornets: LaMelo Ball scored five points and was 1 of 10 from the field.

Trail Blazers: Robert Williams III was ruled out earlier in the day with swelling in his left knee. Coach Chauncey Billups did not know if he would miss significant time.

Key stat The Trail Blazers led by 17 points after the first quarter.

Key moment In the first 90 seconds of the game, the Hornets led 4-3 before Portland went on a 13-0 run. Charlotte was never able to get back in the game.

Up next Both teams play Monday night. The Hornets are at Sacramento, and the Trail Blazers open a seven-game trip in Utah.

Regular Season Series

POR wins series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Trail Blazers: 58.6%
Hornets: 41.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 88 - 141
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 88 - 141
4th 15.1 shot clock turnover 88 - 141
4th 39.1 Nick Smith Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover 88 - 141
4th 43.0 Moussa Diabate defensive rebound 88 - 141

Statistics

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34-98 FG 51-87
34.7 Field Goal % 58.6
5-32 3PT 20-43
15.6 Three Point % 46.5
15-21 FT 19-27
71.4 Free Throw % 70.4
37 Rebounds 57
12 Offensive Rebounds 11
25 Defensive Rebounds 46
19 Assists 37
12 Steals 11
7 Blocks 7
15 Turnovers 18
2 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
28 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
14 Fast Break Points 36
52 Points in Paint 54
21 Fouls 22
1 Largest Lead 55

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 18,501 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 29 32 .475 - L2
Miami 27 30 .474 - W1
Atlanta 27 32 .458 1 L1
Charlotte 14 44 .241 13.5 L5
Washington 10 48 .172 17.5 L1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 47 11 .810 - W1
Denver 38 21 .644 9.5 L1
Minnesota 32 28 .533 16 L1
Portland 26 33 .441 21.5 W3
Utah 14 44 .241 33 L2
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