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Deni Avdija scores 26 as the Trail Blazers down the Pelicans 119-100
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Deni Avdija scored 26 points, Shaedon Sharpe added 21 points and the Portland Trail Blazers led wire to wire in a 119-100 victory over the struggling New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.
New Orleans played without power forward Zion Williamson, who was held out as a precaution after coming back from a left hamstring strain a night earlier. Brandon Ingram (left ankle) missed his 14th straight game.
Anfernee Simons scored 17 points and Toumani Camara 15 for Portland, which led 75-42 at halftime and cruised from there. Deandre Ayton scored 11 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Blazers, who shot 54.5% (48 of 88).
CJ McCollum scored 23 points and Dejounte Murray 20 for New Orleans, which has lost 22 of its last 25 games.
Pelicans forward and top defender Herb Jones left the game in the third quarter because of a right shoulder injury. He missed 18 games earlier this season with a similar injury.
Trail Blazers: There have been signs of improvement lately. The Blazers (13-23) have won four of seven, with two of the losses in that span by single-digit margins. Portland has scored 103 or more points in 11 of 12 games.
Pelicans: One night after looking competitive against Minnesota - albeit with Williamson in the lineup - New Orleans looked lethargic, disjointed and at times disinterested enough to elicit boos from the sparse home crowd.
For all practical purposes, there was no pivotal juncture in this wire-to-wire drubbing. The Blazers built a 16-point lead in the first quarter and were never threatened.
Portland shot 67.4% (31 of 46) through the first 24 minutes, when their 75 points set a season high for a first half.
The Trail Blazers visit Dallas on Thursday night. The Pelicans visit Philadelphia on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Yves Missi (Deni Avdija gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:17 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point pullup jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 3-2 |
| 11:02 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 11:02 | | Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:02 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 10:44 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point stepback jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:33 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point pullup jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 6-4 |
| 10:25 | | Herbert Jones turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving reverse layup | 8-4 |
| 9:52 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 10-4 |
| 9:29 | | CJ McCollum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Deni Avdija misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 10-7 |
| 9:00 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving finger roll layup | 12-7 |
| 9:00 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 9:00 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-7 |
| 8:43 | | Yves Missi misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point stepback jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 16-7 |
| 7:47 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 16-9 |
| 7:29 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 19-9 |
| 7:28 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:08 | | CJ McCollum turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Scoot Henderson assists) | 21-9 |
| 6:44 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 21-11 |
| 6:27 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-11 |
| 6:06 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-13 |
| 5:52 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 26-13 |
| 5:32 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot | 28-13 |
| 4:56 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 28-15 |
| 4:39 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Deni Avdija misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 4:31 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:26 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-16 |
| 4:26 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-17 |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point turnaround hook shot | 30-17 |
| 3:47 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point running finger roll layup | 32-17 |
| 3:21 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 32-19 |
| 3:03 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 35-19 |
| 2:35 | | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 2:35 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:19 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (lost ball) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 2:14 | | Jose Alvarado misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Jose Alvarado offensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Jose Alvarado turnover (bad pass) (Dalano Banton steals) | ||
| 1:57 | | Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Jose Alvarado personal foul (Loose ball) (Kris Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 1:48 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Theis steals) | ||
| 1:42 | | Brandon Boston misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Jordan Hawkins misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:34 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Brandon Boston misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:28 | | Brandon Boston offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 35-22 |
| 1:03 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point pullup jump shot | 38-22 |
| 0:39 | | Robert Williams III blocks Brandon Boston's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:35 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point running finger roll layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 40-22 |
| 0:15 | | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point driving layup | 40-24 |
| 0:00 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Dalano Banton personal foul (Loose ball) (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 11:27 | | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Kris Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Kris Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Jose Alvarado misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:02 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point tip layup | 40-26 |
| 10:37 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:24 | | Robert Williams III blocks Jordan Hawkins's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:24 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point jump shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 43-26 |
| 9:39 | | Jose Alvarado turnover (bad pass) (Dalano Banton steals) | ||
| 9:29 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point stepback jump shot | 46-26 |
| 9:19 | | Kris Murray shooting foul (Jose Alvarado draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | +1 | Jose Alvarado makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-27 |
| 9:19 | | +1 | Jose Alvarado makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-28 |
| 9:05 | | Javonte Green personal foul (Robert Williams III draws the foul) | ||
| 8:57 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dalano Banton assists) | 48-28 |
| 8:33 | | Jordan Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Kris Murray steals) | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point running dunk | 50-28 |
| 8:30 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point driving floating jump shot | 50-30 |
| 8:23 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Jose Alvarado draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | Jose Alvarado misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:21 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 52-30 |
| 7:48 | | Robert Williams III blocks Brandon Boston's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point running dunk (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 54-30 |
| 7:27 | | Brandon Boston turnover (bad pass) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 7:21 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (bad pass) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 7:15 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Brandon Boston offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Javonte Green offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Deni Avdija blocks Javonte Green's two point putback layup | ||
| 6:55 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:44 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving hook shot | 56-30 |
| 6:24 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 56-32 |
| 6:12 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point driving finger roll layup (Deandre Ayton assists) | 58-32 |
| 6:12 | | Yves Missi defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 58-34 |
| 6:03 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:45 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 5:41 | | Toumani Camara blocks Herbert Jones's two point running layup | ||
| 5:39 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 4:56 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 61-34 |
| 4:34 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 61-37 |
| 4:15 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Scoot Henderson assists) | 63-37 |
| 3:59 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Yves Missi blocks Deni Avdija's two point finger roll layup | ||
| 3:39 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | CJ McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 3:32 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 3:20 | | CJ McCollum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot | 66-37 |
| 2:54 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 68-37 |
| 2:13 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 2:10 | | Jose Alvarado misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Dejounte Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (bad pass) (Anfernee Simons steals) | ||
| 1:54 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Jose Alvarado personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 1:38 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:09 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 |