The New Orleans Pelicans lost to the Portland Trail Blazers 126-124 Wednesday night in the Smoothie King Center. In a game that was close throughout, it seemed like the Pelicans might pull off their second win in as many nights, but it wasn’t meant to be as the team couldn’t come up with a defensive stop nor a clutch basket on the game’s final two possessions.
Pelicans are about to see how good Damian Lillard actually is now that Jrue is gone.
— A.Levy (@ALEVYWORLD) February 17, 2021
Damian Lillard, Portland’s All-Star point guard, seemingly came into this game on a mission and did he ever exercise the demons of Pelicans’ past.