Portland Trail Blazers at Atlanta Hawks
· National Basketball AssociationSharpe and Avdija lead the Trail Blazers to a 127-113 win over the Hawks
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.
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.
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
 POR |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 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
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 | L1 | 0.5 | 41 |
 Atlanta |
1 | 42 | W3 | 0.4878049 | 40 |
 Miami |
4 | 45 | L1 | 0.4512195 | 37 |
 Charlotte |
22 | 63 | L7 | 0.23170732 | 19 |
 Washington |
23 | 64 | W1 | 0.2195122 | 18 |
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