Did you know that since the calendar flipped to 2017 the New Orleans Pelicans have a sparkly 8-3 record against the Trail Blazers?
Of course, four of those wins came in last season’s playoff sweep, but the Pelicans are 4-2 inside the Moda Center during this time span. Traveling to Portland and escaping with a victory over a perennially good Blazer squad is a tall order, yet New Orleans has seemingly discovered a way to overcome the odds by stifling Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum enough with Jrue Holiday and Anthony Davis.