Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Pelicans
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Poole scores 22 and the Pelicans snap their 7-game skid with a 143-120 win over the Trail Blazers
Trey Murphy III had 24 points and Bryce McGowens hit all five 3-pointers he took on his way to tying a career high with 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting for New Orleans.
The Pelicans won for just the second time since James Borrego took over as coach after Willie Green was fired on Nov. 15.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 21 points for Portland, which had just 10 players available and lost for the sixth time in seven games.
Six players scored 15 or more points for the Pelicans, including rookies Jeremiah Fears (19) and Derik Queen (17). New Orleans also set a franchise record with 86 points in the paint.
Sidy Cissoko scored 20 points for the Blazers, while Jerami Grant and Deni Avdija each had 16.
Poole scored 13 in the first half to help New Orleans start fast.
The Pelicans led for most of the opening half and by 12 points on McGowens' 3 early in the second quarter.
New Orleans led 70-65 when Avdija drew contact from Pelicans forward Herb Jones while putting up a floater from near the foul line with 1.3 seconds left in the half.
Jones, in his fifth NBA season, disputed the call and was assessed two technical fouls, resulting in the first ejection of his career.
Avdija made both technical free throws and then one of his two standard free throws to cut New Orleans' lead to 70-68 at halftime.
Pelicans: Visit the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 120 - 143 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 120 - 143 |
| 4th 3.1 |  |
Caleb Love lost ball turnover (Jeremiah Fears steals) | 120 - 143 |
| 4th 6.8 | |
Trail Blazers defensive team rebound | 120 - 143 |
| 4th 9.2 |  |
Karlo Matkovic misses dunk | 120 - 143 |
Statistics
 POR |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-102 | FG | 58-112 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 14-48 | 3PT | 12-32 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 16-22 | FT | 15-17 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 27 | Assists | 36 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 5 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 25 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 62 | Points in Paint | 88 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 25 |
| 16 | Lead Changes | 16 |
| 7 | Percent Led | 91 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones, F | Out | Jan 22 |
| Jose Alvarado, G | Out | Jan 12 |
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Jan 7 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Deni Avdija, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Kris Murray, F | Out | Jan 21 |
| Scoot Henderson, G | Out | Jan 21 |
| Matisse Thybulle, G | Out | Jan 16 |
| Blake Wesley, G | Out | Nov 5 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 13,448 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
37 | 8 | .822 | - | W2 |
 Denver |
30 | 15 | .667 | 7 | W1 |
 Minnesota |
27 | 18 | .600 | 10 | L4 |
 Portland |
23 | 22 | .511 | 14 | W4 |
 Utah |
15 | 30 | .333 | 22 | L1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.6888889 | 31 |
 Houston |
3.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.61904764 | 26 |
 Memphis |
11.5 | 24 | L1 | 0.42857143 | 18 |
 Dallas |
12 | 26 | W4 | 0.42222223 | 19 |
 New Orleans |
21.5 | 36 | L3 | 0.2173913 | 10 |
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