New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers
December 11, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Pelicans beat the Trail Blazers 143-120 on 2025-12-11 at home. The Pelicans started Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, and Derik Queen. The Trail Blazers started Jerami Grant, Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Kris Murray, and Toumani Camara. Shaedon Sharpe (Trail Blazers) scored 24 points (10/13) in his matchups, with Bryce McGowens as his primary defender. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 15 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Toumani Camara as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
143
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevon Looney (DNP - Coach's Decision)
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
120
Did not play: Donovan Clingan (DND - Injury/Illness), Matisse Thybulle (DND - Injury/Illness), Blake Wesley (DND - Injury/Illness), Robert Williams III (DND - Injury/Illness), Hansen Yang (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen Starter 9.1 min
- Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Bryce McGowens · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 11.6 min
- Jordan Poole · Saddiq Bey · Jose Alvarado · Bryce McGowens · Yves Missi 4.3 min
- Jordan Poole · Jose Alvarado · Bryce McGowens · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 4.1 min
- Jordan Poole · Jose Alvarado · Bryce McGowens · Yves Missi · Micah Peavy 3.0 min
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jerami Grant · Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Kris Murray · Toumani Camara Starter 8.7 min
- Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Kris Murray · Sidy Cissoko · Toumani Camara 5.1 min
- Caleb Love · Sidy Cissoko · Javonte Cooke · Rayan Rupert · Duop Reath 3.7 min
- Jerami Grant · Caleb Love · Sidy Cissoko · Rayan Rupert · Duop Reath 3.5 min
- Jerami Grant · Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Sidy Cissoko · Toumani Camara 3.2 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pelicans defense
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Shaedon Sharpe 24 pts (10/13) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Bryce McGowens (19 %, 0 pts) · Saddiq Bey (16 %, 4 pts) · Jeremiah Fears (16 %, 5 pts)
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Deni Avdija 20 pts (8/15) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Saddiq Bey (22 %, 5 pts) · Herbert Jones (17 %, 0 pts) · Bryce McGowens (14 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Derik Queen | Kris Murray: 19 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Sidy Cissoko: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Trey Murphy III | Kris Murray: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Sidy Cissoko: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Saddiq Bey | Deni Avdija: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jerami Grant: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Bryce McGowens | Shaedon Sharpe: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Deni Avdija: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Jeremiah Fears | Toumani Camara: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Shaedon Sharpe: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Jordan Poole | Toumani Camara: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Sidy Cissoko: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Jose Alvarado | Caleb Love: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rayan Rupert: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Herbert Jones | Deni Avdija: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jerami Grant: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Yves Missi | Duop Reath: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Rayan Rupert: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Micah Peavy | Rayan Rupert: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sidy Cissoko: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jordan Hawkins | Rayan Rupert: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Caleb Love: 1 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Karlo Matković | Duop Reath: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Sidy Cissoko: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Trail Blazers defense
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Jeremiah Fears 15 pts (5/11) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Toumani Camara (23 %, 0 pts) · Shaedon Sharpe (20 %, 12 pts) · Deni Avdija (12 %, 0 pts)
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Jordan Poole 11 pts (4/7) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Sidy Cissoko (27 %, 2 pts) · Rayan Rupert (14 %, 3 pts) · Toumani Camara (13 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Deni Avdija | Bryce McGowens: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Herbert Jones: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sidy Cissoko | Trey Murphy III: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Jordan Poole: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kris Murray | Derik Queen: 24 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Trey Murphy III: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Jerami Grant | Saddiq Bey: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Derik Queen: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Shaedon Sharpe | Trey Murphy III: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jeremiah Fears: 11 poss., 12 pts (5/6) |
| Toumani Camara | Jeremiah Fears: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Derik Queen: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Rayan Rupert | Jordan Poole: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Bryce McGowens: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Caleb Love | Jose Alvarado: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Bryce McGowens: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Duop Reath | Yves Missi: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Poole: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Javonte Cooke | Jeremiah Fears: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Hawkins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |