The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 100 - 77 Tuesday at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans (27 - 40) opened up an early lead Tuesday and never let go of it, as after entering halftime with a 14 - point edge and ultimately going into the final period with a insurmountable 23 - point lead. It did n't come without an injury scare, however, as Anthony Davis left in the second quarter with an ankle injury, but after X-rays came back negative, the star big man returned to the game after halftime. Davis still managed to finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds in 29 minutes Tuesday, while DeMarcus Cousins scored a team - high 22 points to go along with nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. In the end, it was a total team effort for New Orleans, with a total of six Pelicans players scoring in double figures. As for the Trail Blazers (29 - 37), it was complete opposite kind of effort. It was a one - man show, with Damian Lillard scoring a game - high 29 points on 8 - of - 18 shooting from the field in just 31 minutes. Only one of his teammates, however, managed to score in double figures, with the team's next highest scorer being Shabazz Napier, who had 10 points in 19 minutes. As a team, it was a shooting night to forget for Portland, as the team shot just 30 percent from the field and 34 percent from the three - point line. It was the first time the Trail Blazers failed to score 100 points in 10 games. Up next, the Pelicans will look to win their third straight game when they travel to Miami on Wednesday, while the Trail Blazers will head to San Antonio on Wednesday to play the Spurs.
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