NBA

Regular Season Round 53: Portland TB - N.Orleans P. 110-107

Date: December 21, 2013
Damian Lillard hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:27 to play and finished with 29 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 110-107 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. Lamarcus Aldridge and Wesley Mathews added 18 points apiece for the Trail Blazers, who won for the sixth time in seven games. Ryan Anderson and Tyreke Evans each missed on 3-point attempts in the final 5 seconds and the Pelicans (11-14) lost their fourth consecutive game of a five-game swing that concludes Monday at Sacramento. Robin Lopez had 14 points and eight rebounds and Nicholas Batum added 11 points to help the Trail Blazers rebound from Wednesday's 120-109 loss at Minnesota. Anthony Davis and Evans finished with 21 points each to pace five New Orleans players in double figures. The Pelicans hit eight of their first 11 shots including 3-pointers by Anderson and Eric Gordon to take an 18-7 lead after the opening 5:36. Portland's Dorell Wright scored on a layup to pull the Blazers within 32-30 with 8:27 to play in the second quarter, but the Pelicans answered with a 17-6 run, opening their largest lead of the half, 49-36, on Alexis Ajinca's layup with 4:05 to play. Lillard, held without a field goal in the first quarter, hit 5 of 7 shots in the second, including a 3-pointer that put the Blazers on top 52-51 with 29 seconds left in the half. Anthony Davis followed with a dunk off an offensive rebound to give the Pelicans a 53-52 lead at the break. After shooting 40 percent (20 of 50) in the first half, the Blazers made 7 of 11 shots to open the third quarter and took a 69-59 lead when Batum set up Aldridge in transition for a dunk. The Pelicans crept back within three before Lillard made an acrobatic catch and shot on Batum's inbounds lob just before the third-quarter buzzer to give the Blazers an 83-78 advantage. In the fourth, New Orleans erased another 10-point deficit and took a 105-103 lead when Davis followed up a miss by Evans and dunked with 2:19 remaining. After an offensive foul on Pelicans' guard Jrue Holiday gave the ball back to Portland, Lillard hit a shot from deep beyond the top of the arc to give the Blazers the lead for good. The Blazers are off until they host the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. Courtesy of: thetandd.com
  N.ORLEANS P. (coach: Willie Green)107
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
44 SjdRQsIj, eFij 38 4-7 (44.4%) 3-2 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 3 3 2 8 5 5 6 5 5 6 62 62 5
84 giLas, SjUhIjF 42 2-64 (16.0%) 5-5 (5%) 0-2 (18.0%) 3 0 7 6 4 5 5 8 5 8 86 85 5
66 HIladiF, zQuR 41 1-64 (31.8%) 5-6 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 4 4 9 3 5 6 5 5 8 64 65 5
65 GIQdIj, qQaZ 48 1-68 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 4-3 (90%) 5 6 6 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 62 66 5
6 qLijs, wFQRVR 89 7-85 (30%) 5-8 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 4 4 1 1 4 5 8 5 5 8 86 60 5
5 SBaju, Sl-yiQIuE 86 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 2 2 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 0 63 5
  SnajZi, SlRxas 69 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 0 1 66 6 0 5 5 6 5 4 3 9 5
4 bIQQIT, SjUhIjF 60 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 5
80 eaLRQs, SusUaj 64 6-4 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 -8 5
  SBujdsIj, vIuas  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
88 eIMRQUs, mQaij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
8 ballRQ, giQaus  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
0 WaUhRF, zRff  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   42-99 (37.3%) 1-69 (40.4%) 64-67 (12.3%) 61 48 32 88 86 5 0 4 5 66 659 79  


  PORTLAND TB (coach: Chauncey Billups)110
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
68 SldQadDR, vibiQZus 42 2-84 (43.2%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 9 2 3 8 5 6 5 5 5 62 64 5
5 valliQd, giBaij 49 9-66 (14.1%) 3-65 (35%) 4-3 (90%) 8 5 8 0 0 5 5 5 5 8 87 62 5
22 miUuB, XaZIlis 40 4-4 (655%) 6-9 (63.4%) 8-8 (655%) 6 9 2 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 66 62 5
8 biUUhRTs, WRslRF 43 0-65 (05%) 8-1 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 8 3 1 5 6 5 8 6 5 5 62 69 5
38 vIpRJ, eIMaj 46 1-66 (03.0%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 1 6 9 8 6 5 5 6 5 8 63 61 5
80 WallaiBs, bI 83 8-0 (35%) 5-4 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 6 6 8 0 0 5 5 5 5 8 9 6 5
67 yQRRlijd, zIRl 69 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 3 8 1 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 1 5
6 WQaDhU, gIQRll 63 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 0 5
66 vRIjiQd, bRFRQs 65 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 5 8 5 5 6 5 5 8 0 5
36 eIMajsIj, whIBis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
84 CQiMMR, SllRj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
0 miQUIj, Wall  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
69 WiUsIj, qiQl  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   40-17 (05.9%) 2-87 (89.1%) 61-62 (22.7%) 69 82 30 84 86 5 4 4 5 9 665 77  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)