Overview
- Shaedon Sharpe scored 24 as Portland turned an 88-87 edge after three into a comfortable win with a fourth-quarter surge.
- Deni Avdija sat a second straight game with lower-back soreness; he is averaging 26.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists this season.
- Jerami Grant returned from a monthlong Achilles issue to post 16 points in 23 minutes off the bench, sparking key late threes for Rayan Rupert.
- Jrue Holiday, in his third game back from a calf injury, added 12 points in limited minutes as the rotation regains veterans.
- Onyeka Okongwu led Atlanta with 26 and CJ McCollum had 20; the Hawks finished 1-3 on the trip and have dropped nine straight in Portland, with Kristaps Porzingis still out.