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Trail Blazers 122-109 Pelicans (3 Jan, 2026) Game Recap
NEW ORLEANS — — Deni Avdija had 34 points and 11 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 122-09 on Friday night.
Donovan Clingan had 11 points and 15 rebounds, Shaedon Sharpe scored 23 points and Caleb Love, who hit six 3-pointers, added 22 points for Portland, which took the lead for good in the second quarter en route to a third victory in four games.
Zion Williamson scored 35 points for New Orleans, but needed more help to prevent the Pelicans from dropping their sixth straight loss. Tookie Jeremiah Fears scored 18 points. Jordan Poole and Karlo Matkovic each had 16 points and Kevon Looney grabbed 12 rebounds.
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Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans: How to watch, game preview, odds
The Portland Trail Blazers play the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday in an NBA matchup at Smoothie King Center.
Online: Seventy-six of the Blazers’ 82 games this season can be streamed live or on-demand via BlazerVision for an annual fee of $120.
How to Watch Rip City TV Network: If you don’t have cable, you can watch the game live for FREE with an HDTV antenna through your local ABC affiliate (Charge 2.2 in Portland). For more information about Rip City TV and how to watch Blazers games, visit nba.com/blazers/watch
This and that: This is the second game of a three-game trip for the Blazers, who opened with a 124-95 loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. … The Thunder flexed their NBA-best defense in the blowout, forcing a whopping 25 turnovers, holding Portland to 39% shooting , snatching 15 steals and recording 10 blocks. The Blazers equaled their season-low in points scored. … New Orleans’ eight victories are tied for the second-fewest in the NBA this season with the Sacramento Kings (8-25) and Washington Wizards (8-24). … Since reeling off a surprising five-game winning streak last month, the Pelicans have lost five in a row. … The latest came Wednesday in Chicago, where the Bulls dealt New Orleans a 134-118 defeat. … Zion Williamson finished with 31 points and seven rebounds in the loss. … This is the third of four meetings between the Blazers and Pelicans this season. They have split the first two meetings, but New Orleans won the last, 143-120, on Dec. 11 in New Orleans. …The Blazers not only played with a natural point guard in the loss, but also without a traditional center because of injuries. … Williamson, who has missed 16 games this season with injuries, was unable to play in the first two matchups against the Blazers. The All-Star forward is averaging 22.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists this season. … A pair of rookies have emerged as starters for the rebuilding Pelicans — center Derik Queen (13.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.2 steals per game) and guard Jeremiah Fears) 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists). Among rookies, Fears ranks fourth in scoring and first in steals, while Queen ranks first in rebounding and assists. … But the Blazers won’t have to face Queen Friday night; he’s sidelined with a quad injury.
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