Overview
- Portland snapped a two-game skid and earned its first win of a five-game trip, breaking the game open with a 38-26 third quarter.
- Shaedon Sharpe posted a season-high 35 points and went 11-for-11 on two-pointers, the most twos without a miss by a Blazer since 1982.
- Deni Avdija finished with 32 points, extending his run of 25-plus-point games to five.
- Jrue Holiday added 17 points and 12 assists, powering a decisive burst that restored control after halftime.
- A second-quarter altercation led to the ejections of Jerami Grant and Yves Missi; New Orleans got 26 from rookie Derik Queen and 25 from Saddiq Bey, and Portland visits Houston on Friday.