The Portland Trail Blazers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-109 on Jan 2, 2026 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
Portland Trail Blazers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni Avdija | 38 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10-19 | 3-5 | 11-14 | 4 |
| Shaedon Sharpe | 31 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-18 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Caleb Love | 28 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Toumani Camara | 34 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Donovan Clingan | 30 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Kris Murray | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Sidy Cissoko | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Robert Williams III | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Rayan Rupert | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Yang Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 241 | 122 | 46 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 41-92 | 16-47 | 24-30 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 31 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15-26 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 29 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8-15 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | 30 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-16 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 5 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 20 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Bryce McGowens | 24 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Yves Missi | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kevon Looney | 24 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Micah Peavy | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Jose Alvarado | 21 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 241 | 109 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 44-98 | 8-30 | 13-18 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Trail Blazers · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 31, 2025: POR 95, OKC 124 · Next Jan 3, 2026: POR 115, SA 110
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 31, 2025: NO 118, CHI 134 · Next Jan 4, 2026: NO 106, MIA 125