Overview
- Portland visited New Orleans on Wednesday at Smoothie King Center, the third stop of a five-game road swing that opened with close losses in Miami and Orlando.
- The Blazers held a double-digit advantage heading into the fourth quarter, with Shaedon Sharpe up to 20 points by halftime after a highlight tomahawk dunk.
- Jerami Grant and Pelicans center Yves Missi were ejected in the second quarter following a physical altercation.
- Portland played short-handed with Scoot Henderson, Damian Lillard, Matisse Thybulle and Blake Wesley ruled out, while New Orleans was without Dejounte Murray, Jordan Poole and Zion Williamson.
- Sharpe entered the game coming off a season-high 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting in Orlando, a bright spot as Portland seeks its first win of the trip.