CHARLOTTE -- The Portland Trail Blazers used a 15-3 run in the fourth quarter, sparked by recent addition Rodney Hood, to come away with a 118-108 victory versus the Charlotte Hornets in front of a crowd of 18,355 Sunday afternoon at the Spectrum Center.
The Trail Blazers are now 39-24 overall, 16-16 away from the Moda Center and 19-5 versus teams from the Eastern Conference. The Trail Blazers have now swept the season series 2-0 versus the Hornets and are 5-1 on their current seven-game road trip. Portland now sits at third place in the Western Conference, five games behind the Warriors for first and 3.