Game ID: 22400164
Portland Trail Blazers @ New Orleans Pelicans
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 9:30 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 30 25 27 18 100POR 21 27 31 39 118
NOP vs POR ScoutingNOP vs POR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NOP availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Hawkins 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NOP availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Murray missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 4 since 10/23, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 29 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Reeves missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 1 min since (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Reeves missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (23% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 1 min since (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT McCollum missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 4 min since (23% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (24% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Williamson missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 29 min (102% of 29)
OUT Matković missed 5 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (22% of 10)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 6 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Williamson back 11/06 after 2, 29 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (22% of 10)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/11 · 2 days' restOUT McCollum missed 6 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 6 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 7 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Williamson back 11/06 after 2, 29 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 8 min since (53% of 15)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Boston 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 24 to 29 min over the last 3
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 7 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 7 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Williamson missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hawkins missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 8 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 8 min since (53% of 15)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Boston 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 27 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Sharpe missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Sharpe missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Sharpe missed 8 since 10/23, returns tonight: 20 min (65% of 31)
OUT Thybulle missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Reath missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 10)
POR availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Thybulle missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 9 since 10/23, returns tonight: 17 min (97% of 18)
BACK Sharpe back 11/07 after 8, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK Reath back 11/07 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 10)
POR availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Thybulle missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Sharpe back 11/07 after 8, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK Williams III back 11/08 after 9, 17 min since (97% of 18)
BACK Reath back 11/07 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 10)
POR availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Thybulle missed 11 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Sharpe back 11/07 after 8, 20 min since (64% of 31)
BACK Williams III back 11/08 after 9, 14 min since (81% of 18)
BACK Reath back 11/07 after 2, 3 min since (28% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without McCollum (3 straight), Murray (6 straight), Jones (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Simons at 19 and Grant at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (7 straight), Thybulle (7 straight), Williams III (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 112 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Portland 112, New Orleans 111, New Orleans keeping it close.
10/29 @ GSW 106-124 — NOP notes
NOP lost 106-124. NOP shot 54% (40 of 74) to GSW's 47%, 9 of 22 from three, and went to the line 24 times to GSW's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. NOP turned it over 23 times to GSW's 7, and GSW turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 44-34 for them. Williamson led with 31 (12 of 19, 6 of 8 at the line); Ingram added 30. Q1 was theirs, 31-14, but the other 3 periods went 110-75 against them. They led by as many as 20. Green's -19 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 @ GSW 89-104 — NOP notes
NOP lost 89-104. NOP shot 37% (33 of 90) to GSW's 47%, 11 of 36 from three, and went to the line 20 times to GSW's 13 — 12 points from the stripe to their 9. Hawkins led with 23 (9 of 21, 4 of 14 from three); Alvarado added 16, Ingram 14. Q2 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-65 against them. Alvarado's -18 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs IND 125-118 — NOP notes
NOP won 125-118. NOP shot 49% (49 of 101) to IND's 52%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 19 times to IND's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. NOP turned it over 6 times to IND's 14. Williamson led with 34 (14 of 20, 5 of 8 at the line); Ingram added 26, Hawkins 23. The hinge was Q3, 33-27: from level to 6 ahead. Williamson was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/03 vs ATL 111-126 — NOP notes
NOP lost 111-126. NOP shot 43% (39 of 90) to ATL's 57%, 16 of 38 from three, and went to the line 20 times to ATL's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. Ingram led with 32 (12 of 19, 4 of 8 from three); Hawkins added 19, Boston 14. Q2 was theirs, 29-25, turning a 3-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 101-82 against them. Green's -22 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 vs POR 100-118 — NOP notes
NOP lost 100-118. NOP shot 45% (38 of 84) to POR's 55%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 16 times to POR's 24. Ingram led with 27 (11 of 24, 1 of 8 from three); Boston added 20, Alvarado 18. Q1 was theirs, 30-21, but the other 3 periods went 97-70 against them. They led by as many as 14. Alvarado's -27 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ingram at 26 and Williamson at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without McCollum (4 straight), Murray (7 straight), Jones (4 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Garland at 24 and Mitchell at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without LeVert (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 118 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 117, New Orleans 110.
11/08 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 23 from three, 23 free throws a game; Suggs at 18 and Wagner at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (4 straight), Carter Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and Ingram at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without McCollum (5 straight), Murray (8 straight), Jones (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 23 and the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Orlando 111, New Orleans 109, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/11 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Boston at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without McCollum (6 straight), Murray (9 straight), Jones (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and C. Johnson at 20 a game. Without Martin (3 straight), Watford (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to New Orleans's 122 and the arc, New Orleans at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32. Call it Brooklyn 113, New Orleans 110, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/13 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Boston at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without McCollum (7 straight), Murray (10 straight), Jones (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 120, New Orleans 106, OKC by 14.
10/28 @ SAC 98-111 — POR notes
POR lost 98-111. POR shot 42% (35 of 83) to SAC's 46%, 4 of 22 from three. Ayton led with 20 (10 of 17); Henderson added 18, Walker 15. Q4 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 89-71 against them. Simons's -23 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 @ LAC 106-105 — POR notes
POR won 106-105. POR shot 45% (41 of 92) to LAC's 46%, 14 of 33 from three, and got to the line 12 times to LAC's 18. Simons led with 25 (10 of 24, 3 of 9 from three); Ayton added 15, Henderson 14. The hinge was Q2, 30-24: POR came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/01 vs OKC 114-137 — POR notes
POR lost 114-137. POR shot 47% (39 of 83) to OKC's 54%, 15 of 35 from three, and went to the line 31 times to OKC's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. POR turned it over 19 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 14 steals. Grant led with 17 (5 of 11, 3 of 7 from three); Ayton added 14, Rupert 14. Q2 was theirs, 44-31, the deficit cut from 13 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 106-70 against them. Henderson's -25 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ PHX 97-103 — POR notes
POR lost 97-103. POR took 18 more shots (111 to 93), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 33% to PHX's 38%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 18 fouls committed. POR turned it over 6 times to PHX's 12. Simons led with 20 (8 of 25, 4 of 13 from three); Grant added 20, Avdija 13. Q4 was theirs, 32-16, the deficit cut from 22 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 87-65 against them. Henderson's -24 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 @ NOP 118-100 — POR notes
POR won 118-100. POR shot 55% (46 of 84) to NOP's 45%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 24 times to NOP's 16 — 16 points from the stripe to their 14. Simons led with 24 (10 of 17, 3 of 8 from three); Banton added 20, Ayton 19. The hinge was Q4, 39-18: POR came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 18. POR trailed 48-55 at the half and won the second half 70-45. Banton was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/07 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Paul at 14 a game. Without Jones (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Simons at 18 and Ayton at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (8 straight), Thybulle (8 straight), Williams III (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it San Antonio 109, Portland 108, Portland keeping it close.
11/08 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Simons at 19 and Grant at 16 a game. Without Thybulle (9 straight), Williams III (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Portland's 36. Call it Minnesota 116, Portland 108.
11/10 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grant at 17 and Simons at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Thybulle (10 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 23 and Morant at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Bane (5 straight), Smart (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-13 a night and Portland minus-6 and the defense, Memphis allowing 106 a night to Portland's 117. Call it Memphis 117, Portland 110.
11/12 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 25 from three, 20 free throws a game; Grant at 18 and Simons at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Thybulle (11 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 38 percent from three to Portland's 25 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-4 a night and Portland minus-5. Call it Minnesota 114, Portland 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORAS A. Simons
DA D. Avdija
DA D. Ayton
DB D. Banton
DC D. Clingan
JG J. Grant
JW J. Walker
KM K. Murray
RR R. Rupert
SH S. Henderson
TC T. Camara
NOPBB B. Boston
BI B. Ingram
BJ Boston Jr.
DT D. Theis
JA J. Alvarado
JC J. Cain
JG J. Green
JN J. Nowell
JR J. Robinson-Earl
JE Jemison
TJ T. Jemison III
YM Y. Missi
POR/NOP the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Anfernee Simons, Deandre Ayton help the Trail Blazers beat the Pelicans, 118-100
NEW ORLEANS -- — Anfernee Simons scored 24 points, Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 13 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 118-100 on Monday night.
Toumani Camara and Jerami Grant each scored 16 points for the Trail Blazers, who trailed for most of the first three quarters. Portland surged ahead in the fourth, when Dalano Banton entered the game and scored 20 points in a single period.
Brandon Ingram was the Pelicans' only usual starter in uniform for a second straight game and scored 27 points.
Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson was scratched from the lineup with right hamstring and quad tightness for a second straight game. New Orleans was also without starters Dejounte Murray , CJ McCollum , and Herb Jones, along with prominent reserves Trey Murphy III and Jordan Hawkins .
Brandon Boston Jr . scored 20, getting a spot start because Hawkins, who'd been starting recently for McCollum, was unable to play a second straight night through lower back tightness.
Jose Alvarado added 18 points for New Orleans.
Takeaways Trail Blazers: Portland's advantage around the basket showed as the Blazers shot 54.8% (46 of 84) and outrebounded New Orleans 38-34.
Pelicans: For a second straight game, New Orleans was badly outscored in the paint. Portland finished with a 66-38 advantage inside, one night after Atlanta outscored the Pelicans 66-32 in the paint.
Key moment Banton, fresh from resting the first three quarters, scored eight points in five minutes to fuel a 10-2 run which put Portland in front 94-89. The Blazers pulled away from there.
Key stat Banton shot 8 of 9 in his 12 minutes on the court, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range.
Up next The Trail Blazers visit San Antonio on Thursday night. The Pelicans host unbeaten Cleveland on Wednesday night to close out a four-game homestand.