PORTLAND, Ore. — New Orleans travels to Portland for a Western Conference matchup Friday. The teams play Friday for the first time this season.
How to watch
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers
- Time: Friday, 7 p.m. Pacific
- TV: KATU Charge! (channel 2.2) or BlazerVision | Learn more about viewing options
- Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM
Bottom line
- Portland went 21-61 overall and 8-44 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Trail Blazers averaged 106.4 points per game last season, 46.8 in the paint, 15.8 off of turnovers and 12.7 on fast breaks.
- New Orleans finished 49-33 overall and 30-22 in Western Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Pelicans averaged 115.1 points per game last season, 17.6 on free throws and 37.5 from deep.
Injuries
- Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: out (knee), Robert Williams III: day to day (hamstring), Shaedon Sharpe: out (shoulder).
- Pelicans: Zion Williamson: day to day (illness), Trey Murphy III: out (hamstring), Jose Alvarado: day to day (knee), Dejounte Murray: day to day (hand).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
