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FINAL
Dec 21, 2021

Game Recap

After closing the game on a 19-6 run, the Pelicans defeated the Trail Blazers, 111-97. Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, while Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 26 points (17 in the 4th quarter) in the victory. Damian Lillard tallied 39 points and seven assists for the Trail Blazers in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 11-21 on the season, while the Trail Blazers fall to 13-19.

Box Score

1234T
POR2128291997
NOP24273030111
Portland Trail Blazers logoTRAIL BLAZERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
17Tony SnellSF170-10-00-03011110-2
11Larry Nance Jr.PF284-52-30-062401410-15
27Jusuf NurkicC326-100-05-854213517-6
24Norman PowellSG416-142-52-342112116-16
0Damian LillardPG3913-246-117-827101039-5
1Anfernee Simons301-90-30-02110122-9
33Robert Covington303-71-50-05221137-9
23Ben McLemore132-72-70-01000006-10
2Trendon Watford40-10-00-03000010+2
4Greg Brown III— did not play —— did not play —
16CJ Elleby— did not play —— did not play —
10Dennis Smith Jr.— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL35-7844.9%13-3438.2%14-1973.7%3118124101797
New Orleans Pelicans logoPELICANSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
5Herbert JonesSF251-21-20-01001053+4
14Brandon IngramPF3712-222-72-588003128+20
17Jonas ValanciunasC304-100-22-2161012410+12
3Josh HartSG407-101-45-555313420+18
4Devonte' GrahamPG283-72-62-225102010+26
9Willy Hernangomez175-60-13-362000213+2
31Tomas Satoransky100-30-00-00110100-12
6Nickeil Alexander-Walker2510-166-91-134004127+2
25Trey Murphy III130-10-00-01000010+4
41Garrett Temple100-30-20-02100010-6
12Gary Clark— did not play —— did not play —
10Jaxson Hayes— did not play —— did not play —
8Naji Marshall— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL42-8052.5%12-3336.4%15-1883.3%4427531519111

Play-by-Play

1st quarterpornop
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (11:55) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Nurkic: Tip to Powell
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (11:40) Valanciunas S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (11:40) Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    10
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (11:40) MISS Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (11:37) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (11:16) MISS Valanciunas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (11:14) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (10:57) Nurkic Driving Dunk (3 PTS)
    30
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (10:41) MISS Graham 28' 3PT Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (10:38) Graham REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (10:37) MISS Graham 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (10:34) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (10:23) Powell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (10:23) Hart STEAL (1 STL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (10:20) Hart 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
    32
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (10:20) Nance Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +1 (10:20) Hart Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
    33
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (10:05) Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (10:05) Graham STEAL (1 STL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (9:50) Graham Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:50) Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (9:40) Valanciunas S.FOUL (P2.T2) (R.Mott)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:40) MISS Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:40) Trail Blazers Rebound
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:40) MISS Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (9:37) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (9:31) Hart 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
    35
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:18) MISS Lillard 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (9:17) PELICANS Rebound
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:14) Nurkic L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Conley)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (9:05) MISS Ingram 17' Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:02) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (8:48) MISS Nurkic 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (8:46) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (8:41) Powell P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (8:27) MISS Graham 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (8:22) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (8:17) MISS Lillard 3' Driving Layup
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (8:17) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (8:17) Trail Blazers Rebound
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (8:03) Nurkic 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Lillard 1 AST)
    55
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (7:52) Graham Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:41) MISS Powell 20' Pullup Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (7:38) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:36) Snell P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Conley)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (7:33) Ingram Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:33) Nance Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:22) MISS Nance Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (7:19) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (7:09) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:06) Snell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (6:59) Jones P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Conley)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (6:59) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (6:53) Hernangomez P.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Cutler)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (6:39) MISS Simons 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (6:36) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (6:17) Hernangomez 2' Layup (2 PTS)
    57
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (5:49) Lillard 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
    77
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +3 (5:36) Graham 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hernangomez 1 AST)
    710
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (5:23) Jones P.FOUL (P2.PN) (K.Cutler)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (5:23) Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
    810
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (5:23) MISS Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (5:20) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (5:06) MISS Ingram 10' Fadeaway Jumper
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (5:03) Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (4:55) Hernangomez S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Conley)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (4:55) Powell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    910
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (4:55) Powell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    1010
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +3 (4:35) Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
    1013
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (4:20) Lillard 2' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
    1213
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (4:05) Ingram 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
    1215
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (3:50) Powell 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST)
    1415
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (3:34) Alexander-Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (3:34) Lillard STEAL (1 STL)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (3:30) Simons Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (3:21) Ingram 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Satoransky 1 AST)
    1417
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (2:59) Lillard 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
    1617
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (2:48) MISS Alexander-Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (2:44) Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (2:30) Nurkic 3' Hook Shot (7 PTS)
    1817
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (2:13) MISS Satoransky 2' Driving Layup
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (2:13) Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (2:13) PELICANS Rebound
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (2:13) Trail Blazers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (2:08) Alexander-Walker 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
    1819
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (1:49) MISS Simons 19' Pullup Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (1:44) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (1:34) Hernangomez 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Ingram 3 AST)
    1821
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (1:15) MISS Powell 16' Step Back Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (1:09) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (1:08) Alexander-Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (1:08) Nance Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (1:04) MISS Covington 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (1:01) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (1:00) MISS Ingram 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:57) Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:49) MISS McLemore 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (0:46) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (0:35) Hernangomez 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 2 AST)
    1823
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:35) Nance Jr. S.FOUL (P2.PN) (R.Mott)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +1 (0:35) Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
    1824
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (0:15) McLemore 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
    2124
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (0:02) MISS Hernangomez 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:02) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Team Stats

97Points111
35-78(44.9%)Field Goal(%)42-80(52.5%)
13-34(38.2%)3-Point(%)12-33(36.4%)
14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)15-18(83.3%)
31(7)Rebounds(Offensive)44(8)
18Assists27
12Steals5
4Blocks3
10Turnovers15
17Fouls19
38Pts In The Paint48
4Fast Break Pts7
13Pts Off Turnovers19
15Bench Pts40
5Largest Lead14

Game Details

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 · 8:00 PM
Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
attendance: 15,272 (85.8%)