The Portland Trail Blazers saw their road trip come to a merciful end on Sunday night, and it finished the same way it started—with a blowout defeat. They were bludgeoned by the New Orleans Pelicans 127-110 in a game where the final score wasn’t truly indicative of the home team’s domination. Portland, playing without star Damian Lillard—who was a late scratch due to injury—trailed by as many as 39 points in the second half as they dropped their third consecutive game to finish their trip 2-4.
Meanwhile, the Pelicans, playing on the second night of a back-to-back and without arguably their best player, Brandon Ingram (in addition to the prolonged absence of Zion Williamson), looked no worse for the wear.