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Portland Trail BlazersvsNew Orleans Pelicans

POR

Trail Blazers

122-109

Final

Pelicans

Deni Avdija has 34 points and 11 assists in the Trail Blazers' 122-109 win over the Pelicans

By AP•Jan 3, 2026

Game Recap

Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans: Game Highlights

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.

Portland made 16 of 47 (34%) 3-point attempts, while New Orleans made just eight of 30 (26.7%) from deep.

Clingan grabbed nine of his rebounds on the offensive end and Portland had 24 second-chance points. The Blazers also scored 23 points off of 15 Pelicans turnovers.

The Pelicans were short-handed — missing Saddiq Bey (strained hip flexor), Trey Murphy III (back soreness) and productive rookie Derik Queen (left quad) — but shot 59.1% in the opening period, scored 37 points and could have had more had they not missed five of 13 free throws.

But their nine-point lead to start the second evaporated when they scored just 18 points on 9-of-22 shooting, including misses on all six attempts from deep in the quarter.

Portland took advantage, surging to a 63-55 halftime lead with the help of Avdija's 23 first-half points.

Up next

Trail Blazers: At San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.

Pelicans: At Miami on Sunday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

POR leads series 2-1

Regular Season Series

POR at NO

Thu, Nov 13

125 - 117

Final

POR at NO

Fri, Dec 12

120 - 143

Final

POR at NO

Sat, Jan 3

122 - 109

Final

NO at POR

Fri, Apr 3

106 - 118

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

POR

41-92FG44-98

45Field Goal %45

16-473PT8-30

34Three Point %27

24-30FT13-18

19Offensive Rebounds19

27Defensive Rebounds23

27Assists22

6Steals8

7Blocks11

9Turnovers15

1Technical Fouls0

15Points Conceded Off Turnovers23

6Fast Break Points23

17Fouls22

22Largest Lead10

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	POR
12:00	Donovan Clingan vs. Yves Missi (Deni Avdija gains possession)	0	0
11:55	Yves Missi blocks Deni Avdija 's 5-foot two point shot	0	0
11:51	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	0	0
11:50	Jeremiah Fears blocks Donovan Clingan 's 1-foot two point shot	0	0
11:46	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	0	0
11:45	Jeremiah Fears makes 3-foot running dunk	2	0
11:37	Shaedon Sharpe bad pass turnover (Bryce McGowens steals)	2	0
11:33	Bryce McGowens makes running layup	4	0
11:23	Kris Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	0
11:21	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	4	0
11:20	Yves Missi blocks Donovan Clingan 's 3-foot two point shot	4	0
11:19	Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound	4	0
11:18	Jeremiah Fears blocks Shaedon Sharpe 's 3-foot two point shot	4	0
11:14	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	4	0
11:09	Donovan Clingan misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	0
11:07	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	4	0
11:05	Deni Avdija personal foul	4	0
11:01	Kris Murray personal foul	4	0
10:57	Yves Missi makes 2-foot layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)	6	0
10:57	Donovan Clingan shooting foul	6	0
10:57	Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 1	7	0
10:42	Bryce McGowens shooting foul	7	0
10:42	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2	7	1
10:42	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	7	2
10:24	Bryce McGowens makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	10	2
10:13	Toumani Camara makes 26-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)	10	5
9:59	Donovan Clingan defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	10	5
9:59	Jordan Poole makes technical free throw	11	5
9:48	Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot	11	5
9:44	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	11	5
9:44	Zion Williamson misses tip shot	11	5
9:43	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	11	5
9:42	Shaedon Sharpe makes 3-foot dunk (Deni Avdija assists)	11	7
9:38	Bryce McGowens bad pass turnover (Kris Murray steals)	11	7
9:35	Deni Avdija makes two point shot (Kris Murray assists)	11	9
9:21	Donovan Clingan shooting foul	11	9
9:21	Jordan Poole misses free throw 1 of 2	11	9
9:21	Pelicans offensive team rebound	11	9
9:21	Robert Williams III enters the game for Donovan Clingan	11	9
9:21	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	12	9
9:05	Shaedon Sharpe makes 2-foot driving dunk (Deni Avdija assists)	12	11
8:57	Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot	14	11
8:44	Deni Avdija makes 4-foot two point shot	14	13
8:31	Robert Williams III shooting foul	14	13
8:31	Bryce McGowens misses free throw 1 of 2	14	13
8:31	Pelicans offensive team rebound	14	13
8:31	Bryce McGowens makes free throw 2 of 2	15	13
8:12	Deni Avdija makes 9-foot fade away jump shot (Toumani Camara assists)	15	15
8:12	Bryce McGowens shooting foul	15	15
8:12	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 1	15	16
8:00	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	17	16
7:51	Shaedon Sharpe misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	16
7:48	Bryce McGowens defensive rebound	17	16
7:43	Bryce McGowens misses driving floating jump shot	17	16
7:43	Bryce McGowens offensive rebound	17	16
7:43	Deni Avdija shooting foul	17	16
7:43	Trail Blazers Full timeout	17	16
7:43	Sidy Cissoko enters the game for Deni Avdija	17	16
7:43	Caleb Love enters the game for Kris Murray	17	16
7:43	Bryce McGowens makes free throw 1 of 2	18	16
7:43	Bryce McGowens makes free throw 2 of 2	19	16
7:29	Sidy Cissoko makes 23-foot three point jumper (Toumani Camara assists)	19	19
7:10	Zion Williamson makes 4-foot two point shot (Yves Missi assists)	21	19
7:10	Robert Williams III shooting foul	21	19
7:10	Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1	21	19
7:07	Robert Williams III defensive rebound	21	19
6:54	Caleb Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sidy Cissoko assists)	21	22
6:38	Caleb Love shooting foul	21	22
6:38	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	22	22
6:38	Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2	22	22
6:35	Caleb Love defensive rebound	22	22
6:15	Shaedon Sharpe makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sidy Cissoko assists)	22	25
6:04	Toumani Camara personal foul	22	25
6:04	Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2	22	25
6:04	Pelicans offensive team rebound	22	25
6:04	Micah Peavy enters the game for Bryce McGowens	22	25
6:04	Kevon Looney enters the game for Yves Missi	22	25
6:04	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	23	25
5:52	Caleb Love bad pass turnover (Zion Williamson steals)	23	25
5:49	Jeremiah Fears makes running layup (Micah Peavy assists)	25	25
5:34	Toumani Camara misses 22-foot three point jumper	25	25
5:32	Robert Williams III offensive rebound	25	25
5:29	Shaedon Sharpe misses layup	25	25
5:27	Toumani Camara offensive rebound	25	25
5:15	Caleb Love vs. Micah Peavy (Sidy Cissoko gains possession)	25	25
5:11	Zion Williamson blocks Robert Williams III 's 5-foot dunk	25	25
5:07	Micah Peavy defensive rebound	25	25
5:04	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	25	25
5:04	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Zion Williamson	25	25
5:02	Jordan Poole misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	25
4:59	Micah Peavy offensive rebound	25	25
4:50	Micah Peavy misses 9-foot two point shot	25	25
4:48	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	25	25
4:36	Shaedon Sharpe misses 11-foot step back jumpshot	25	25
4:36	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	25	25
4:36	Kevon Looney loose ball foul	25	25
4:36	Yang Hansen enters the game for Sidy Cissoko	25	25
4:28	Yang Hansen bad pass turnover (Kevon Looney steals)	25	25
4:18	Karlo Matkovic makes 23-foot running jump shot (Jordan Poole assists)	28	25
4:01	Caleb Love misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	28	25
3:59	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	28	25
3:53	Jordan Poole misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	25
3:50	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	28	25
3:47	Micah Peavy misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	25
3:45	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	28	25
3:45	Karlo Matkovic personal foul	28	25
3:33	Yang Hansen misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	25
3:30	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	28	25
3:17	Jordan Poole misses driving layup	28	25
3:14	Robert Williams III defensive rebound	28	25
3:05	Toumani Camara bad pass turnover (Karlo Matkovic steals)	28	25
3:01	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot running dunk (Jordan Poole assists)	30	25
3:01	Trail Blazers Full timeout	30	25
3:01	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Jordan Poole	30	25
3:01	Donovan Clingan enters the game for Caleb Love	30	25
3:01	Sidy Cissoko enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe	30	25
3:01	Deni Avdija enters the game for Toumani Camara	30	25
3:01	Rayan Rupert enters the game for Robert Williams III	30	25
3:01	Kris Murray enters the game for Yang Hansen	30	25
2:45	Kris Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper	30	25
2:41	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	30	25
2:38	Karlo Matkovic bad pass turnover (Sidy Cissoko steals)	30	25
2:37	Sidy Cissoko palming turnover	30	25
2:21	Jordan Hawkins steps out of bounds turnover	30	25
2:07	Deni Avdija makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	30	27
1:49	Micah Peavy misses 2-foot reverse layup	30	27
1:47	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	30	27
1:47	Kevon Looney makes two point shot	32	27
1:26	Sidy Cissoko misses 26-foot three point jumper	32	27
1:22	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	32	27
1:16	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	34	27
1:09	Karlo Matkovic blocks Sidy Cissoko 's 3-foot driving floating jump shot	34	27
1:05	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	34	27
1:00	Karlo Matkovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	37	27
51.7	Micah Peavy shooting foul	37	27
51.7	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2	37	28
51.7	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	37	29
36.0	Jordan Hawkins out of bounds bad pass turnover	37	29
25.2	Rayan Rupert misses 22-foot three point jumper	37	29
22.3	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	37	29
4.7	Jose Alvarado out of bounds bad pass turnover	37	29
0.1	Sidy Cissoko misses heave jump shot	37	29
0.1	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	37	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	29

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	POR
12:00	Bryce McGowens enters the game for Micah Peavy	37	29
12:00	Yves Missi enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	37	29
12:00	Zion Williamson enters the game for Kevon Looney	37	29
12:00	Caleb Love enters the game for Kris Murray	37	29
11:44	Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	37	29
11:39	Rayan Rupert defensive rebound	37	29
11:26	Deni Avdija makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	37	31
11:12	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	39	31
10:52	Caleb Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rayan Rupert assists)	39	34
10:34	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	41	34
10:18	Deni Avdija misses layup	41	34
10:18	Deni Avdija offensive rebound	41	34
10:17	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	41	34
10:17	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2	41	35
10:17	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	41	36
10:00	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	41	36
9:58	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	41	36
9:56	Sidy Cissoko blocks Zion Williamson 's 5-foot two point shot	41	36
9:56	Caleb Love defensive rebound	41	36
9:42	Yves Missi blocks Deni Avdija 's 6-foot driving layup	41	36
9:42	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	41	36
9:42	Zion Williamson shooting foul	41	36
9:42	Donovan Clingan misses free throw 1 of 2	41	36
9:42	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	41	36
9:42	Pelicans Full timeout	41	36
9:42	Donovan Clingan makes free throw 2 of 2	41	37
9:20	Jordan Hawkins out of bounds lost ball turnover	41	37
9:09	Sidy Cissoko misses 25-foot three point jumper	41	37
9:08	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	41	37
9:08	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Jose Alvarado	41	37
9:08	Micah Peavy enters the game for Bryce McGowens	41	37
8:59	Rayan Rupert makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)	41	40
8:39	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	41	40
8:39	Pelicans offensive team rebound	41	40
8:28	Yves Missi misses driving layup	41	40
8:26	Deni Avdija defensive rebound	41	40
8:17	Donovan Clingan makes 2-foot driving dunk	41	42
8:02	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	43	42
7:41	Deni Avdija makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	43	45
7:31	Jeremiah Fears makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot	45	45
7:03	Sidy Cissoko misses driving layup	45	45
7:01	Yves Missi defensive rebound	45	45
6:57	Zion Williamson makes 2-foot running dunk (Micah Peavy assists)	47	45
6:40	Deni Avdija bad pass turnover (Yves Missi steals)	47	45
6:30	Jeremiah Fears makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	49	45
6:29	Trail Blazers Full timeout	49	45
6:29	Jordan Poole enters the game for Zion Williamson	49	45
6:29	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Yves Missi	49	45
6:29	Kevon Looney enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	49	45
6:29	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Deni Avdija	49	45
6:29	Robert Williams III enters the game for Rayan Rupert	49	45
6:29	Toumani Camara enters the game for Donovan Clingan	49	45
6:29	Kris Murray enters the game for Sidy Cissoko	49	45
6:14	Shaedon Sharpe misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	49	45
6:12	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	49	45
6:07	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)	51	45
5:55	Caleb Love misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	51	45
5:54	Pelicans defensive team rebound	51	45
5:43	Micah Peavy misses 26-foot three point jumper	51	45
5:39	Jordan Poole offensive rebound	51	45
5:35	Jeremiah Fears misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	51	45
5:32	Robert Williams III defensive rebound	51	45
5:25	Micah Peavy shooting foul	51	45
5:25	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 1 of 2	51	46
5:25	Sidy Cissoko enters the game for Caleb Love	51	46
5:25	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2	51	47
5:14	Jeremiah Fears bad pass turnover (Kris Murray steals)	51	47
5:09	Shaedon Sharpe makes 3-foot running dunk (Robert Williams III assists)	51	49
4:56	Pelicans Full timeout	51	49
4:47	Kris Murray personal foul	51	49
4:45	Kris Murray personal foul	51	49
4:39	Jordan Poole misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	51	49
4:37	Pelicans offensive team rebound	51	49
4:29	Toumani Camara blocks Jordan Poole 's 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	51	49
4:26	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	51	49
4:19	Jordan Poole shooting foul	51	49
4:19	Toumani Camara misses free throw 1 of 3	51	49
4:19	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	51	49
4:19	Toumani Camara makes free throw 2 of 3	51	50
4:19	Toumani Camara makes free throw 3 of 3	51	51
4:19	Bryce McGowens enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	51	51
4:19	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Micah Peavy	51	51
4:19	Deni Avdija enters the game for Sidy Cissoko	51	51
4:01	Karlo Matkovic bad pass turnover (Kris Murray steals)	51	51
3:56	Deni Avdija misses 22-foot three point jumper	51	51
3:48	Robert Williams III offensive rebound	51	51
3:48	Robert Williams III makes tip shot	51	53
3:38	Bryce McGowens misses driving floating jump shot	51	53
3:36	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	51	53
3:24	Shaedon Sharpe misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	51	53
3:24	Pelicans defensive team rebound	51	53
3:10	Jordan Poole misses driving floating jump shot	51	53
3:08	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	51	53
3:06	Jose Alvarado misses 23-foot three point jumper	51	53
2:57	Kris Murray defensive rebound	51	53
2:51	Karlo Matkovic blocks Deni Avdija 's 8-foot driving layup	51	53
2:48	Deni Avdija offensive rebound	51	53
2:46	Toumani Camara makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	51	56
2:34	Shaedon Sharpe personal foul	51	56
2:34	Zion Williamson enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	51	56
2:34	Donovan Clingan enters the game for Robert Williams III	51	56
2:24	Zion Williamson makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Poole assists)	53	56
2:13	Shaedon Sharpe misses 25-foot three point jumper	53	56
2:11	Kris Murray offensive rebound	53	56
2:09	Kevon Looney blocks Kris Murray 's 2-foot two point shot	53	56
2:09	Kris Murray offensive rebound	53	56
2:02	Kris Murray misses driving layup	53	56
2:01	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	53	56
1:58	Donovan Clingan vs. Kevon Looney (Deni Avdija gains possession)	53	56
1:58	Jordan Poole personal foul	53	56
1:58	Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 2	53	56
1:58	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	53	56
1:58	Deni Avdija misses free throw 2 of 2	53	56
1:56	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	53	56
1:40	Trail Blazers Coach's Challenge	53	56
1:40	(01:40) [Trail Blazers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Trail Blazers] retain their timeout	53	56
1:40	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Jordan Poole	53	56
1:40	Jose Alvarado bad pass turnover	53	56
1:21	Toumani Camara misses 25-foot three point jumper	53	56
1:17	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	53	56
1:16	Donovan Clingan makes 2-foot dunk	53	58
51.9	Jeremiah Fears misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	58
48.9	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	53	58
36.0	Deni Avdija makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	53	61
14.6	Zion Williamson makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	55	61
4.4	Shaedon Sharpe makes driving layup (Toumani Camara assists)	55	63
2.0	Jeremiah Fears misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	55	63
1.0	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	55	63
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	55	63

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	POR
12:00	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jose Alvarado	55	63
12:00	Yves Missi enters the game for Kevon Looney	55	63
11:46	Toumani Camara personal foul	55	63
11:38	Zion Williamson misses 7-foot fade away jump shot	55	63
11:35	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	55	63
11:27	Shaedon Sharpe makes driving layup	55	65
11:21	Kris Murray blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 1-foot driving layup	55	65
11:16	Deni Avdija defensive rebound	55	65
11:12	Kris Murray makes 1-foot dunk (Deni Avdija assists)	55	67
10:57	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	57	67
10:35	Donovan Clingan misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	57	67
10:32	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	57	67
10:22	Jordan Poole out of bounds bad pass turnover	57	67
10:10	Toumani Camara makes 26-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)	57	70
9:55	Bryce McGowens misses driving layup	57	70
9:55	Pelicans offensive team rebound	57	70
9:53	Jordan Poole offensive foul	57	70
9:53	Jordan Poole offensive foul turnover	57	70
9:44	Shaedon Sharpe makes driving layup	57	72
9:44	Pelicans Full timeout	57	72
9:26	Jordan Poole misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	57	72
9:22	Pelicans offensive team rebound	57	72
9:16	Bryce McGowens makes 8-foot fade away jump shot (Jordan Poole assists)	59	72
9:05	Deni Avdija makes driving layup	59	74
8:53	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	59	74
8:52	Pelicans offensive team rebound	59	74
8:46	Deni Avdija blocks Bryce McGowens 's 8-foot fade away jump shot	59	74
8:46	Pelicans offensive team rebound	59	74
8:36	Zion Williamson misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	59	74
8:34	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	59	74
8:29	Toumani Camara misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	59	74
8:25	Bryce McGowens defensive rebound	59	74
8:15	Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup	59	74
8:11	Yves Missi offensive rebound	59	74
8:11	Yves Missi misses tip in dunk	59	74
8:11	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	59	74
8:11	Zion Williamson makes dunk	61	74
7:57	Donovan Clingan misses 26-foot three point jumper	59	74
7:53	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	59	74
7:52	Jeremiah Fears makes running layup	61	74
7:52	Trail Blazers Full timeout	61	74
7:52	Kevon Looney enters the game for Yves Missi	63	74
7:52	Sidy Cissoko enters the game for Kris Murray	63	74
7:44	Shaedon Sharpe misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	63	74
7:40	Bryce McGowens defensive rebound	63	74
7:24	Jordan Poole misses 27-foot three point jumper	63	74
7:21	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	63	74
7:20	Jeremiah Fears misses 25-foot three point jumper	63	74
7:17	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	63	74
7:05	Jordan Poole makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	65	74
6:49	Deni Avdija misses 25-foot three point jumper	65	74
6:48	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	65	74
6:48	Jordan Poole loose ball foul	65	74
6:48	Caleb Love enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe	65	74
6:39	Toumani Camara misses 24-foot three point jumper	65	74
6:36	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	65	74
6:27	Jeremiah Fears out of bounds bad pass turnover	65	74
6:27	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Jordan Poole	65	74
6:12	Zion Williamson blocks Deni Avdija 's 4-foot driving layup	65	74
6:11	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	65	74
6:09	Donovan Clingan makes two point shot	65	76
5:57	Zion Williamson misses finger roll layup	65	74
5:52	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	65	74
5:52	Kevon Looney makes tip shot	67	74
5:43	Sidy Cissoko misses 26-foot three point jumper	67	74
5:40	Pelicans defensive team rebound	67	74
5:40	Micah Peavy enters the game for Bryce McGowens	67	74
5:20	Donovan Clingan blocks Jordan Hawkins 's 19-foot pullup jump shot	67	76
5:15	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	67	76
5:15	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot driving dunk (Kevon Looney assists)	69	76
4:57	Donovan Clingan makes 1-foot dunk (Sidy Cissoko assists)	69	78
4:35	Jeremiah Fears makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	71	78
4:24	Caleb Love makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Deni Avdija assists)	71	80
4:14	Jeremiah Fears bad pass turnover (Sidy Cissoko steals)	71	80
4:11	Caleb Love misses 23-foot running jump shot	71	80
4:07	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	71	80
4:04	Sidy Cissoko makes 1-foot layup (Donovan Clingan assists)	71	82
4:04	Pelicans Full timeout	71	82
4:04	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	71	82
4:04	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Zion Williamson	71	82
3:48	Jordan Hawkins misses 24-foot three point jumper	71	82
3:44	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	71	82
3:41	Jordan Hawkins misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	71	82
3:41	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	71	82
3:32	Toumani Camara misses 27-foot three point jumper	71	82
3:28	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	71	82
3:13	Kevon Looney misses 25-foot three point jumper	71	82
3:12	Trail Blazers defensive team rebound	71	82
3:12	Robert Williams III enters the game for Donovan Clingan	71	82
3:12	Rayan Rupert enters the game for Toumani Camara	71	82
3:09	Jordan Hawkins personal foul	71	82
2:53	Caleb Love misses 26-foot three point jumper	71	82
2:51	Deni Avdija offensive rebound	71	82
2:48	Deni Avdija vs. Micah Peavy (Robert Williams III gains possession)	71	82
2:44	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	71	82
2:44	Caleb Love makes free throw 1 of 2	71	83
2:44	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Deni Avdija	71	83
2:44	Caleb Love makes free throw 2 of 2	71	84
2:24	Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	71	84
2:21	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	71	84
2:18	Micah Peavy misses 26-foot three point jumper	71	84
2:15	Robert Williams III defensive rebound	71	84
1:55	Shaedon Sharpe lost ball turnover (Micah Peavy steals)	71	84
1:52	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	73	84
1:34	Micah Peavy personal foul	73	84
1:22	Caleb Love misses driving layup	73	84
1:19	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	73	84
1:07	Kevon Looney misses driving layup	73	84
1:07	Pelicans offensive team rebound	73	84
1:07	Kevon Looney traveling turnover	73	84
1:07	Yves Missi enters the game for Kevon Looney	73	84
1:07	Kris Murray enters the game for Sidy Cissoko	73	84
51.5	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	73	84
51.5	Kris Murray misses free throw 1 of 2	73	84
51.5	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	73	84
51.5	Kris Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	73	85
43.9	Kris Murray blocks Micah Peavy 's 4-foot driving layup	73	85
40.7	Kris Murray defensive rebound	73	85
38.6	Micah Peavy blocks Kris Murray 's 1-foot running layup	73	85
38.4	Pelicans defensive team rebound	73	85
38.4	Pelicans Coach's Challenge	73	85
38.4	(00:38.4) [Pelicans] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Pelicans] retain their timeout	73	85
28.1	Yves Missi makes 4-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	75	85
5.6	Shaedon Sharpe bad pass turnover (Karlo Matkovic steals)	75	85
0.0	Micah Peavy misses 25-foot three point jumper	75	85
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	75	85
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	75	85

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	POR
12:00	Zion Williamson enters the game for Micah Peavy	75	85
12:00	Bryce McGowens enters the game for Yves Missi	75	85
12:00	Donovan Clingan enters the game for Caleb Love	75	85
12:00	Deni Avdija enters the game for Robert Williams III	75	85
11:38	Shaedon Sharpe makes driving layup (Kris Murray assists)	75	87
11:13	Bryce McGowens misses driving layup	75	87
11:11	Deni Avdija defensive rebound	75	87
10:56	Deni Avdija makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kris Murray assists)	75	90
10:38	Bryce McGowens makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	78	90
10:27	Jordan Hawkins shooting foul	78	90
10:27	Kris Murray makes free throw 1 of 3	78	91
10:27	Kris Murray makes free throw 2 of 3	78	92
10:27	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	78	92
10:27	Kris Murray makes free throw 3 of 3	78	93
10:18	Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper	78	93
10:16	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	78	93
10:16	Karlo Matkovic personal foul	78	93
10:01	Donovan Clingan makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Deni Avdija assists)	78	95
9:49	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	80	95
9:34	Rayan Rupert misses 23-foot three point jumper	80	95
9:31	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	80	95
9:28	Deni Avdija shooting foul	80	95
9:28	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	81	95
9:28	Toumani Camara enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe	81	95
9:28	Caleb Love enters the game for Rayan Rupert	81	95
9:28	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	82	95
9:16	Caleb Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)	82	98
9:01	Karlo Matkovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	82	98
8:57	Deni Avdija defensive rebound	82	98
8:43	Caleb Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (Toumani Camara assists)	82	101
8:18	Deni Avdija personal foul	82	101
8:06	Zion Williamson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	82	101
8:04	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	82	101
7:49	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	82	101
7:49	Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 2	82	101
7:49	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	82	101
7:49	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Zion Williamson	82	101
7:49	Yves Missi enters the game for Jose Alvarado	82	101
7:49	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	82	102
7:29	Jordan Poole misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	82	102
7:25	Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound	82	102
7:24	Jeremiah Fears lost ball turnover (Deni Avdija steals)	82	102
7:11	Deni Avdija misses driving layup	82	102
7:08	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	82	102
7:05	Kris Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	82	102
7:04	Pelicans defensive team rebound	82	102
7:04	Micah Peavy enters the game for Bryce McGowens	82	102
6:47	Karlo Matkovic makes 4-foot layup (Jordan Poole assists)	84	102
6:33	Toumani Camara misses 23-foot three point jumper	84	102
6:30	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	84	102
6:23	Caleb Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)	84	105
6:03	Jeremiah Fears makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	86	105
5:36	Toumani Camara makes 26-foot three point jumper (Caleb Love assists)	86	108
5:15	Jordan Poole makes 25-foot three pointer	89	108
5:02	Micah Peavy shooting foul	89	108
5:02	Pelicans Full timeout	89	108
5:02	Kevon Looney enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	89	108
5:02	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Donovan Clingan	89	108
5:02	Robert Williams III enters the game for Kris Murray	89	108
5:02	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2	89	109
5:02	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	89	110
4:43	Jordan Poole makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kevon Looney assists)	92	110
4:22	Deni Avdija makes driving layup	92	112
4:22	Micah Peavy shooting foul	92	112
4:22	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 1	92	113
4:02	Jordan Poole makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)	95	113
3:39	Caleb Love misses 28-foot three point jumper	95	113
3:35	Yves Missi defensive rebound	95	113
3:34	Caleb Love shooting foul	95	113
3:34	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2	96	113
3:34	Zion Williamson enters the game for Yves Missi	96	113
3:34	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2	97	113
3:25	Deni Avdija bad pass turnover (Zion Williamson steals)	97	113
3:20	Zion Williamson makes running layup (Jordan Poole assists)	99	113
3:20	Trail Blazers Full timeout	99	113
2:57	Robert Williams III makes 2-foot dunk (Caleb Love assists)	99	115
2:42	Jordan Poole misses two point shot	99	115
2:40	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	99	115
2:26	Shaedon Sharpe misses 26-foot three point jumper	99	115
2:23	Pelicans defensive team rebound	99	115
2:14	Zion Williamson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	101	115
2:14	Toumani Camara shooting foul	101	115
2:14	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1	102	115
1:55	Jordan Poole personal foul	102	115
1:55	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 1 of 2	102	116
1:55	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2	102	117
1:46	Robert Williams III blocks Zion Williamson 's 3-foot driving layup	102	117
1:46	Pelicans offensive team rebound	102	117
1:44	Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point jumper	102	117
1:41	Micah Peavy offensive rebound	102	117
1:40	Jeremiah Fears misses driving floating jump shot	102	117
1:35	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	102	117
1:18	Toumani Camara misses 22-foot three point jumper	102	117
1:16	Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound	102	117
1:16	Shaedon Sharpe makes two point shot	102	119
1:11	Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup	104	119
1:11	Deni Avdija defensive goaltending violation	104	119
1:11	(01:11) [Trail Blazers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	104	119
49.1	Deni Avdija misses 18-foot floating jump shot	104	119
47.0	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	104	119
43.0	Micah Peavy misses 23-foot three point jumper	104	119
40.0	Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound	104	119
34.6	Jordan Poole makes 27-foot three pointer (Jeremiah Fears assists)	107	119
13.4	Caleb Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)	107	122
9.4	Micah Peavy makes 2-foot driving dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)	109	122
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	109	122
0.0	End of Game	109	122

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 3, 2026

Coverage

GCSEN, Pelicans.com, KUNP 16, BlazerVision, NBA League Pass

Attendance

16,812

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Andy Nagy, Tyler Ricks

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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