Portland will try to end its four-game slide when the Portland Trail Blazers take on Houston. The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

The New Orleans Pelicans turned in an embarrassing performance against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday evening. Portland completed a wire-to-wire 119-10

All-Star break about a month away, several NBA head coaches are sitting in the hot seat amid disappointing records,

In a season filled with lows, the New Orleans Pelicans dipped even lower Wednesday night. The Pelicans lost 119-100 to the Portland Trail Blazer s. At one point, the Pelicans trailed by 33. This wasn’t some road game in Philadelphia — where the Pelicans will play Friday night — or in Boston — where the Pelicans will play on Sunday.

In fact, the Blazers almost scored more points in the first quarter (40) than the Pelicans scored in the entire first half (42). The Pels trailed 75-42 at the break, drawing boos from the home crowd as they headed to the locker room.

Deni Avdija scored 26 points, Shaedon Sharpe added 21 and the Portland Trail Blazers led from start to finish in a 119-100 victory over the struggling New Orleans Pelicans.

Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray played together on the same team in a game for the first time on Tuesday night. Both players have missed significant

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been ruled out for Wednesday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers ... night.Pelicans coach Willie Green added that Williamson looked ...

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been ruled out for Wednesday night's game against the Trail Blazers as New Orleans looks to give its star forward additional rest as he continues to work his way back from a left hamstring strain.

The New Orleans Pelicans turned in an embarrassing performance against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday ... Pelicans head coach Willie Green addressed the media postgame about his team's ...

will have a chance to build on that performance when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. "That's a small sample size of what this team is capable of," Pelicans coach Willie Green ...

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