In a game that looked like a rock fight compared to the previous shootout, the Portland Trail Blazers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 101-93 at the Moda Center on Thursday evening. Damian Lillard led all scorers with 36 points and Enes Kanter put together another double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Zion Williamson topped the Pelicans tonight with 26 points and 10 rebounds on the night.
You can find a quarter-by-quarter description of this game in Ryan Rosback’s Instant Recap. After you’ve seen that, here are six observations from tonight’s action.