Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
POR leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 37.2%
Trail Blazers: 62.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 POR |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| L2 | Streak | L7 |
| 120.6 | Points Against | 123.7 |
| 3-7 | Last Ten Games | 1-9 |
| 117.4 | Points Per Game | 113.0 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 45.8 | Rebounds Per Game | 42.0 |
| 24.6 | Assists Per Game | 24.4 |
| 5.1 | Blocks Per Game | 3.5 |
| 8.3 | Steals Per Game | 9.0 |
| 1.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 1.1 |
| 17.0 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 14.7 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poole, G | Out | Dec 7 |
| Zion Williamson, F | Out | Dec 2 |
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Sep 25 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Williams III, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Donovan Clingan, C | Out | Dec 7 |
| Jrue Holiday, G | Out | Dec 4 |
| Matisse Thybulle, G | Out | Dec 1 |
| Scoot Henderson, G | Out | Nov 21 |
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BKNGame Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
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2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
23 | 1 | .958 | - | W15 |
 Denver |
17 | 6 | .739 | 5.5 | W3 |
 Minnesota |
15 | 9 | .625 | 8 | L1 |
 Portland |
9 | 15 | .375 | 14 | L2 |
 Utah |
8 | 15 | .348 | 14.5 | L2 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 6 | L1 | 0.71428573 | 15 |
 San Antonio |
- | 7 | W1 | 0.6956522 | 16 |
 Memphis |
5.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.45833334 | 11 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W1 | 0.36 | 9 |
 New Orleans |
14 | 22 | L7 | 0.12 | 3 |
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