At the third meeting in a few days between these two teams, it is the Blazers who take advantage of the many absences at the Pelicans to win away, led by 24 points by Anfernee Simons and the double double from 19 with 13 rebounds by Deandre Ayton. However, what makes the difference are the 20 points by Delano Bantonwho split the game by scoring them all in the fourth period, making the 27 Brandon Ingram — sole survivor of a team that had to do without Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy, Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, Herb Jones e Jordan Hawkins
