The Pelicans fell to the Trail Blazers, 119-104, marking it the 11th straight loss for New Orleans inside Portland’s city limits. Anthony Davis led the way with 31 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks and 2 threes, but poor team free throw shooting (19-29) and too many second chance opportunities — a 23-2 points edge for the Blazers — proved too much to overcome.
New Orleans mounted a late rally behind some deft perimeter shooting and narrowed a 2nd half deficit of 17 points to just 4 in the fourth quarter, but they failed to climb over the hump.