Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
13
13
26
915
1038
15
3
20
85
30
35
28
25
89
28
20
48
6
15
7
16
11
88
4
33
01
3
2419
79
3
39
38
97
62
65
127
30
54
21
44
1727
6060
45
02
4
2319
77
3
610
410
67
911
63
974
30
33
13
35
1826
6060
3
0
0
24
7
29
3
3
100
6
6
12
3
5
2
4
17
60
3
1
33
19
9
47
9
8
89
2
5
7
0
4
1
4
27
60
4
0
0
23
7
30
6
4
67
9
6
15
3
3
1
3
18
60
5
2
40
19
7
37
10
10
100
11
3
14
0
3
3
5
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
27
3
14
21
0
0
0
1
1
100
3
3
6
0
1
5
1
1
7
-26
none
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
27
3
12
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
7
1
1
4
2
6
-26
none
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
True
22
2
11
18
0
2
0
2
4
50
2
2
4
2
1
0
3
1
6
-25
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
True
19
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
7
0
0
0
2
1
4
-23
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
True
19
1
1
100
1
1
100
2
2
100
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
-18
none
Austin
Rivers
Austin Rivers
False
33
5
9
56
0
1
0
11
12
92
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
21
-3
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
False
26
6
11
55
1
5
20
3
3
100
3
2
5
3
0
0
1
1
16
-4
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
15
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
4
-6
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
14
4
7
57
0
0
0
2
2
100
4
9
13
0
1
0
2
1
10
3
double
Russ
Smith
Russ Smith
False
14
2
7
29
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
3
1
5
3
none
Jimmer
Fredette
Jimmer Fredette
False
10
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
-3
none
Jeff
Withey
Jeff Withey
False
8
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
-2
none
John
Salmons
John Salmons
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
21
December
2014
Sunday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Oklahoma City
False
Trail Blazers
Portland
Western Conference
Northwest
22
6
28
955
917
25
9
36
90
48
53
15
9
60
35
10
45
3
25
11
13
25
114
4
74
32
43
2720
1412
52
16
14
88
116
52
168
20
68
24
33
3230
6060
95
31
33
2320
148
6
35
13
37
99
12
111
10
92
32
25
3220
6060
7
3
43
27
14
52
1
1
100
11
5
16
2
6
2
3
32
60
4
2
50
20
12
60
6
4
67
6
2
8
0
8
4
3
30
60
9
3
33
23
14
61
3
1
33
9
1
10
1
9
3
2
32
60
5
1
20
20
8
40
5
3
60
9
2
11
0
2
2
5
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
30
5
8
62
0
2
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
5
3
0
0
1
11
30
none
LaMarcus
Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge
True
29
12
20
60
0
1
0
3
3
100
2
10
12
2
3
2
1
1
27
34
double
Damian
Lillard
Damian Lillard
True
27
6
12
50
3
6
50
2
2
100
0
3
3
7
1
0
1
2
17
30
none
Wesley
Matthews
Wesley Matthews
True
22
3
8
38
3
8
38
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
3
0
9
24
none
Joel
Freeland
Joel Freeland
True
15
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
6
2
10
none
Steve
Blake
Steve Blake
False
24
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
3
1
4
5
2
0
2
2
3
7
none
Chris
Kaman
Chris Kaman
False
22
8
10
80
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
5
6
0
1
0
2
3
16
17
none
Thomas
Robinson
Thomas Robinson
False
18
6
8
75
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
4
0
0
0
2
5
12
-8
none
Allen
Crabbe
Allen Crabbe
False
15
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
0
1
3
-1
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
12
2
6
33
0
2
0
1
1
100
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
5
-6
none
CJ
McCollum
CJ McCollum
False
12
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
2
1
2
-6
none
Meyers
Leonard
Meyers Leonard
False
9
2
4
50
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
7
-1
none
Dorell
Wright
Dorell Wright
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
22
December
2014
Monday
Toyota Center
Houston
Rockets
Houston
False
The Portland Trail Blazers ( 22 - 6 ) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans ( 13 - 13 ) 114 - 88 on Saturday . Portland extended their win streak to five games with the victory . Nicolas Batum ( wrist/knee ) returned to the starting lineup after sitting out the team 's last game . He played a team - high 30 minutes , illustrating that he appears to be healthy enough to continue playing going forward . Portland shot 53 percent from the field and held the Pelicans to 35 percent shooting from the field . The Trail Blazers will continue their road trip in Houston against the Rockets on Monday . New Orleans saw their two - game win streak come to an end with the loss . Nearly all of the Pelicans ' key players struggled to finish on offense . MVP candidate Anthony Davis shot just 3 - of - 14 from the field to post seven points . While the production came in garbage time , Austin Rivers took advantage of his extra minutes and attacked the wrack , earning 12 trips to the foul line and converting 11 of them to help him finish with 21 points in 33 minutes off the bench . Tyreke Evans ( knee ) returned from a one - game absence but was largely ineffective in 23 minutes . The Pelicans will go on the road for the second game of a back - to - back set on Sunday , facing the Oklahoma City Thunder .
The Portland Trail Blazers (22 - 6) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans (13 - 13) 114 - 88 on Saturday. Portland extended their win streak to five games with the victory. Nicolas Batum (wrist/knee) returned to the starting lineup after sitting out the team's last game. He played a team - high 30 minutes, illustrating that he appears to be healthy enough to continue playing going forward. Portland shot 53 percent from the field and held the Pelicans to 35 percent shooting from the field. The Trail Blazers will continue their road trip in Houston against the Rockets on Monday. New Orleans saw their two - game win streak come to an end with the loss. Nearly all of the Pelicans' key players struggled to finish on offense. MVP candidate Anthony Davis shot just 3 - of - 14 from the field to post seven points. While the production came in garbage time, Austin Rivers took advantage of his extra minutes and attacked the wrack, earning 12 trips to the foul line and converting 11 of them to help him finish with 21 points in 33 minutes off the bench. Tyreke Evans (knee) returned from a one - game absence but was largely ineffective in 23 minutes. The Pelicans will go on the road for the second game of a back - to - back set on Sunday, facing the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Portland Trail Blazers (22 - 6) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans (13 - 13) 114 - 88 on Saturday. Portland extended their win streak to five games with the victory. Nicolas Batum (wrist/knee) returned to the starting lineup after sitting out the team's last game. He played a team - high 30 minutes, illustrating that he appears to be healthy enough to continue playing going forward. Portland shot 53 percent from the field and held the Pelicans to 35 percent shooting from the field. The Trail Blazers will continue their road trip in Houston against the Rockets on Monday. New Orleans saw their two - game win streak come to an end with the loss. Nearly all of the Pelicans' key players struggled to finish on offense. MVP candidate Anthony Davis shot just 3 - of - 14 from the field to post seven points. While the production came in garbage time, Austin Rivers took advantage of his extra minutes and attacked the wrack, earning 12 trips to the foul line and converting 11 of them to help him finish with 21 points in 33 minutes off the bench. Tyreke Evans (knee) returned from a one - game absence but was largely ineffective in 23 minutes. The Pelicans will go on the road for the second game of a back - to - back set on Sunday, facing the Oklahoma City Thunder.
<GAME> <DATE> 20 December 2014 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 88 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 13 <QTRS> 17 27 18 26 <TEAM-AST> 15 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 30 <TEAM-FT> 25 <TEAM-REB> 48 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 21 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Chesapeake Energy Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Trail Blazers <CITY> Portland <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 114 <WINS-LOSSES> 22 6 <QTRS> 32 30 32 20 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 48 <TEAM-FT> 9 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 22 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Rockets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Austin Rivers <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 21 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 11 12 92 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 13 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 14 21 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 5 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 11 18 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Russ Smith <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Withey <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jimmer Fredette <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> John Salmons <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LaMarcus Aldridge <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 27 <FG> 12 20 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 12 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Damian Lillard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Kaman <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 16 <FG> 8 10 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 3 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thomas Robinson <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolas Batum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Matthews <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Meyers Leonard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Allen Crabbe <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Steve Blake <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> CJ McCollum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joel Freeland <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorell Wright <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none