Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers15-20
122FinalJan 2, 2026
New Orleans PelicansPelicans8-28
109TVKUNP 16StreamGCSENPelicans.comBlazerVisionNBA League Pass
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-offMoneyline
POR−162
NO+136
Spread
POR −3.5−110
NO +3.5−110
Total O/U
Over 240.5−108
Under 240.5−112
- Spread: Trail Blazers −3.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 240.5 (231 points).
Recap
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-109 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Jan 2, 2026 to move to 15-20.
The lead changed hands 9 times. They outscored the Pelicans 34-18 in the second quarter.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 29 | 34 | 22 | 37 | 122 |
| NO | 37 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 109 |
Team stats
PORNO
- FG
- 41-92
- 44-98
- 3PT
- 16-47
- 8-30
- FT
- 24-30
- 13-18
- Rebounds
- 46
- 42
- Assists
- 27
- 22
- Turnovers
- 9
- 15
Top performers
Portland Trail BlazersNew Orleans Pelicans
Points
Deni Avdija34
Zion Williamson35
Assists
Deni Avdija11
Jordan Poole6
Rebounds
Donovan Clingan15
Kevon Looney12
Player stats
Trail Blazers · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toumani Camara F | 34 | 14 | 4-11 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +10 |
| Kris Murray F | 26 | 6 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +19 |
| Deni Avdija F | 38 | 34 | 10-19 | 3-5 | 11-14 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +14 |
| Donovan Clingan C | 30 | 11 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | +15 |
| Shaedon Sharpe G | 31 | 23 | 9-18 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Williams III C | 18 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -2 |
| Yang Hansen C | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Caleb Love G | 28 | 22 | 7-13 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 |
| Sidy Cissoko G | 20 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 |
| Rayan Rupert G | 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 |
Pelicans · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson F | 31 | 35 | 15-26 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -17 |
| Yves Missi C | 21 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
| Jordan Poole G | 30 | 16 | 5-16 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -1 |
| Bryce McGowens G | 24 | 13 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -25 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 29 | 18 | 8-15 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -5 |
| Kevon Looney F | 24 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | +6 |
| Karlo Matkovic F | 20 | 16 | 7-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -11 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 21 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -13 |
| Micah Peavy G | 24 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +12 |
| Jordan Hawkins G | 17 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 |
Game info
VenueSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Attendance16,812
OfficialsReferee: Courtney Kirkland · Referee: Andy Nagy · Referee: Tyler Ricks
TVKUNP 16 · local
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