The Portland Trail Blazers (22 - 6) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans (13 - 13) 114 - 88 on Saturday. Portland extended their win streak to five games with the victory. Nicolas Batum (wrist/knee) returned to the starting lineup after sitting out the team's last game. He played a team - high 30 minutes, illustrating that he appears to be healthy enough to continue playing going forward. Portland shot 53 percent from the field and held the Pelicans to 35 percent shooting from the field. The Trail Blazers will continue their road trip in Houston against the Rockets on Monday. New Orleans saw their two - game win streak come to an end with the loss. Nearly all of the Pelicans' key players struggled to finish on offense. MVP candidate Anthony Davis shot just 3 - of - 14 from the field to post seven points. While the production came in garbage time, Austin Rivers took advantage of his extra minutes and attacked the wrack, earning 12 trips to the foul line and converting 11 of them to help him finish with 21 points in 33 minutes off the bench. Tyreke Evans (knee) returned from a one - game absence but was largely ineffective in 23 minutes. The Pelicans will go on the road for the second game of a back - to - back set on Sunday, facing the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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