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Portland Trail Blazers15-20122atNew Orleans Pelicans8-28109

Fri, Jan 2, 8:00 PM ESTSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LABlazerVision · GCSEN · KUNP · Pelicans+

The box score

Final numbers

Line scoreQ1Q2Q3Q4T
POR29342237122
NOP37182034109
PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Kris MurraySF266433201-70-34-5+19
Toumani CamaraPF3414640114-114-112-3+10
Donovan ClinganC30111510105-100-31-2+15
Deni AvdijaSG383471111210-193-511-14+14
Shaedon SharpePG3123510039-181-64-40
Robert Williams III184610102-30-00-0-2
Caleb Love2822220017-136-112-2+3
Sidy Cissoko205032112-71-40-0+8
Yang Hansen20000010-10-10-0-5
Rayan Rupert143110001-31-30-0+3
Team122572767941-9216-4724-30

DNP: Jerami Grant (injury), Jrue Holiday (injury), Duop Reath, Matisse Thybulle (injury), Blake Wesley (injury), Javonte Cooke (gleague twoway), Scoot Henderson (injury), Damian Lillard (injury)

PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Bryce McGowensSF2413401014-92-23-4-25
Zion WilliamsonPF31358222015-260-05-8-17
Yves MissiC215321302-40-01-1-4
Jordan PooleSG3016160025-164-112-3-1
Jeremiah FearsPG2918540248-150-32-2-5
Micah Peavy242321101-90-50-0+12
Kevon Looney2441221112-40-10-0+6
Jose Alvarado210340020-30-30-0-13
Karlo Matković2016202227-82-30-0-11
Jordan Hawkins170100030-40-20-0-7
Team10960228111544-988-3013-18

DNP: Trey Alexander, DeAndre Jordan, Saddiq Bey (injury), Hunter Dickinson (gleague twoway), Herbert Jones (injury), Trey Murphy III (injury), Dejounte Murray (injury), Derik Queen (injury)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

551010151520202525NOPPORQ1Q2Q3Q4
Biggest lead · NOP
10
Biggest lead · POR
22
Times tied
6
Lead changes
9
Longest run · POR
11

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Travel tax: NOPBody clock: POR4 in 6: POR
  • NOP is carrying the heavier travel load at 835 mi from its previous stop.
  • POR is dealing with minimal pressure: 2h on the body clock and 0h of zone shift.
  • POR is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
  • POR is in game 2 of 3 on the road with 1,485 mi already logged before tip.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spotPORNOP
Record15-208-28
Days rest1 day1 day
Hours rest48h49h
Rest swing-1h+1h
Travel in576 mi835 mi
Zone change0h0h
Body clock2h0h
Local tipeveningevening
SegmentRoad trip · 2 of 3Homestand · 1 of 1
Miles before tip1,485 mi0 mi
Schedule alerts4 in 6

How each side got here

Travel and map

POR

576 mi
Oklahoma City, OKNew Orleans, LA

POR came from Oklahoma City, OK with 576 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Oklahoma City, OK to New Orleans, LA

NOP

835 mi
Chicago, ILNew Orleans, LA

NOP came from Chicago, IL with 835 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

POR

Road trip

POR is on game 2 of 3 on the road, with 1,485 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 3
Miles before tip1,485 mi
Segment miles2,563 mi

NOP

Homestand

NOP is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 1
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

Local TV
NOPGCSENPORKUNPin-market
Team streams
PORBlazerVisionNOPPelicans+in-market
League Pass
Full replay + condensed game
Radio
PORRip City Radio 620SiriusXMNOPWWL 870 AM / 105.3 FM

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