The New Orleans Pelicans (9 - 19) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (11 - 20) 115 - 89 on Wednesday. The Blazers have now lost four consecutive games, with the last pair of defeats coming with Damian Lillard sidelined with plantar fasciitis. Backcourt mate C.J. McCollum valiantly returned from his own ailment (two sprained ankles) on Wednesday to attempt to provide some offensive punch in the All-Star point guard's absence, but Portland fell woefully short overall, despite facing a Pelicans defense that came in yielding a league - worst 108 points per game. The Blazers have now failed to hit the century mark scoring - wise in both contests that Lillard has missed, underscoring how much the offensively - challenged team misses his 25 points and 7 assists per game. McCollum was able to muster 19 points, seven assists and five rebounds while serving as the point guard for the night in Lillard's stead. Allen Crabbe (12 points) and Al-Farouq Aminu (10 points) joined him in tallying double - digit points but went a combined 8 for 23 from the field. Mason Plumlee managed a modest eight points but did contribute 12 rebounds, the fifth time in the last six games he's hauled in double - digit boards. Meyers Leonard paced the Portland reserves with a productive 15 - point, five - rebound outing over 27 efficient minutes. While Portland did manage to outrebound New Orleans on the offensive glass by the significant margin of 22 to 8, their general inability to do much with their second chances served as a reflection of their current scoring struggles. The Trail Blazers dropped to 11 - 20 and currently reside in the last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to Cleveland to take on the Cavs on Saturday. The home team was spearheaded by another monster double - double from All-Star Anthony Davis, who exploited the Trail Blazers' vulnerabilities in the frontcourt. Davis managed 28 points, 12 rebounds, an assist, a steal and three blocks. Meanwhile, Tyreke Evans was right behind him with a performance that was just an assist and a couple of rebounds short of a triple - double, compiling 24 points, nine dimes and eight boards. Eric Gordon was the third starter in double - digits, pouring in 11 points, six assists and four rebounds. Jrue Holiday (19 points) and Ryan Anderson (13 points) supported their efforts with a pair of formidable contributions from the bench. The Pelicans upped their record to 9 - 19 but remain in last place in the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They head to Miami to face the Heat in a Christmas Day showdown.
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