Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball AssociationSeries starts 11/29
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 POR |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
| 0.0 | Points Against | 0.0 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Branden Carlson, C | Out | Oct 20 |
| Chris Youngblood, G | Out | Oct 20 |
| Micah Potter, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
| Deni Avdija, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
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WSHGame Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
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2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
 Denver |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
 Minnesota |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
 Portland |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
 Utah |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Orleans |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Dallas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Houston |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Memphis |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 San Antonio |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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