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Portland Trail Blazers at Atlanta Hawks

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Portland Trail Blazers
33-43, 13-25 Away
Final
127 - 113

Atlanta Hawks
36-39, 19-18 Home

Sharpe and Avdija lead the Trail Blazers to a 127-113 win over the Hawks

Dyson Daniels posts double-double vs. Trail Blazers

Toumani Camara scored 18 points and Donovan Clingan and Dalano Banton added 11 points apiece as Portland snapped a four-game skid.

Trae Young had 29 points and 15 assists for Atlanta. Dyson Daniels had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Vit Krejci scored 13 points and Onyeka Okongwu 12 in the loss.

The Trail Blazers took the lead with 8:26 remaining in the second quarter and never looked back. Portland led 57-54 at halftime behind 16 first-half points by Avdija.

Sharpe led the way in the second half, scoring 17 points in the last two quarters.

Takeaways Trail Blazers: Portland is four games back of idle Sacramento for the 10th and final spot in the play-in tournament that starts April 15. The Trail Blazers won both their games against the Hawks.

Hawks: With Atlanta’s loss, the Indiana Pacers clinched a playoff spot. The Pacers, second in the Central Division behind Cleveland, are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings at 44-31. The Hawks have secured a postseason berth.

Key moment Portland led 57-54 at halftime and took control with a 40-30 third-quarter. The Trail Blazers led by as many as 18 points.

Key stat The Trail Blazers had a 66-58 scoring edge in the paint.

Up next Portland plays the fourth game of a five-game trip on Thursday in Toronto. Atlanta is at Dallas on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

POR wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 127 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 127 - 113
4th 12.1 Duop Reath enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe 127 - 113
4th 12.1 Mouhamed Gueye out of bounds bad pass turnover 127 - 113
4th 19.0 Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound 127 - 113

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/atl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originATL
47-103 FG 41-92
45.6 Field Goal % 44.6
13-41 3PT 7-32
31.7 Three Point % 21.9
20-27 FT 24-28
74.1 Free Throw % 85.7
54 Rebounds 45
19 Offensive Rebounds 12
35 Defensive Rebounds 33
30 Assists 26
13 Steals 12
5 Blocks 8
17 Turnovers 19
0 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
28 Fast Break Points 25
66 Points in Paint 58
18 Fouls 22
18 Largest Lead 6
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Clint Capela, C Out Apr 17
Larry Nance Jr., PF Out Mar 26
Jalen Johnson, SF Out Jan 29
Kobe Bufkin, G Out Dec 18
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shaedon Sharpe, SG Out Apr 13
Deni Avdija, SF Out Apr 13
Scoot Henderson, G Out Apr 12
Anfernee Simons, SG Out Apr 12
Deandre Ayton, C Out Apr 12

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,124 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1
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