Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
April 2, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Trail Blazers beat the Pelicans 118-106 on 2026-04-02 at home. The Trail Blazers started Jrue Holiday, Deni Avdija, Scoot Henderson, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan. The Pelicans started Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, and Trey Murphy III. Dejounte Murray (Pelicans) scored 10 points (4/6) in his matchups, with Toumani Camara as his primary defender. Deni Avdija (Trail Blazers) scored 10 points (2/7) in his matchups, with Saddiq Bey as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
118
Did not play: Jerami Grant (DND - Injury/Illness), Jayson Kent (DNP - Coach's Decision), Vít Krejčí (DND - Injury/Illness), Damian Lillard (DND - Injury/Illness), Blake Wesley (DNP - Coach's Decision), Chris Youngblood (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
106
Did not play: Trey Alexander (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan Hawkins (DNP - Coach's Decision), DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevon Looney (DNP - Coach's Decision), Josh Oduro (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan Poole (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jrue Holiday · Deni Avdija · Scoot Henderson · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan Starter 10.7 min
- Jrue Holiday · Robert Williams III · Matisse Thybulle · Deni Avdija · Toumani Camara 11.7 min
- Matisse Thybulle · Deni Avdija · Kris Murray · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan 2.6 min
- Jrue Holiday · Matisse Thybulle · Kris Murray · Sidy Cissoko · Toumani Camara 2.3 min
- Robert Williams III · Matisse Thybulle · Deni Avdija · Kris Murray · Toumani Camara 2.1 min
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Dejounte Murray · Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III Starter 11.2 min
- Zion Williamson · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 6.1 min
- Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 3.7 min
- Trey Murphy III · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 3.4 min
- Dejounte Murray · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Yves Missi · Derik Queen 2.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Trail Blazers defense
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Dejounte Murray 10 pts (4/6) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Toumani Camara (33 %, 2 pts) · Jrue Holiday (26 %, 5 pts) · Deni Avdija (13 %, 0 pts)
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Zion Williamson 13 pts (4/10) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Toumani Camara (28 %, 0 pts) · Deni Avdija (20 %, 5 pts) · Jrue Holiday (15 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Deni Avdija | Herbert Jones: 18 poss., 3 pts (0/2) · Saddiq Bey: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Toumani Camara | Dejounte Murray: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Zion Williamson: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jrue Holiday | Dejounte Murray: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Herbert Jones: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Matisse Thybulle | Trey Murphy III: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jeremiah Fears: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Donovan Clingan | Derik Queen: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Saddiq Bey: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Scoot Henderson | Jeremiah Fears: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Trey Murphy III: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Robert Williams III | Derik Queen: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Yves Missi: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Murray | Zion Williamson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trey Murphy III: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Sidy Cissoko | Trey Murphy III: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derik Queen: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
Pelicans defense
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Deni Avdija 10 pts (2/7) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Saddiq Bey (35 %, 5 pts) · Herbert Jones (17 %, 1 pts) · Trey Murphy III (15 %, 0 pts)
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Scoot Henderson 12 pts (5/8) in 44 possessions
Guarded by: Trey Murphy III (44 %, 5 pts) · Jeremiah Fears (32 %, 5 pts) · Zion Williamson (7 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | Scoot Henderson: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Matisse Thybulle: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Saddiq Bey | Deni Avdija: 27 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Matisse Thybulle: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Zion Williamson | Jrue Holiday: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Toumani Camara: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Dejounte Murray | Toumani Camara: 29 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jrue Holiday: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Derik Queen | Donovan Clingan: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Robert Williams III: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Jeremiah Fears | Matisse Thybulle: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Scoot Henderson: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Herbert Jones | Deni Avdija: 13 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Donovan Clingan: 12 poss., 8 pts (3/5) |
| Yves Missi | Robert Williams III: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Donovan Clingan: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Micah Peavy | Jrue Holiday: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deni Avdija: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |