Anfernee Simons, Deandre Ayton help the Trail Blazers beat the Pelicans, 118-100

Anfernee Simons scored 24 points, Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 13 rebounds and nan Portland Trail Blazers hit nan injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 118-100 connected Monday night

NEW ORLEANS -- Anfernee Simons scored 24 points, Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 13 rebounds and nan Portland Trail Blazers hit nan injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 118-100 connected Monday night.

Toumani Camara and Jerami Grant each scored 16 points for nan Trail Blazers, who trailed for astir of nan first 3 quarters. Portland surged up successful nan fourth, erstwhile Dalano Banton entered nan crippled and scored 20 points successful a azygous period.

Brandon Ingram was nan Pelicans' only accustomed starter successful azygous for a 2nd consecutive crippled and scored 27 points.

Pelicans prima guardant Zion Williamson was scratched from nan lineup pinch correct hamstring and quad tightness for a 2nd consecutive game. New Orleans was besides without starters Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, and Herb Jones, on pinch salient reserves Trey Murphy III and Jordan Hawkins.

Brandon Boston Jr. scored 20, getting a spot commencement because Hawkins, who'd been starting precocious for McCollum, was incapable to play a 2nd consecutive nighttime done little backmost tightness.

Jose Alvarado added 18 points for New Orleans.

Trail Blazers: Portland's advantage astir nan handbasket showed arsenic nan Blazers changeable 54.8% (46 of 84) and outrebounded New Orleans 38-34.

Pelicans: For a 2nd consecutive game, New Orleans was severely outscored successful nan paint. Portland vanished pinch a 66-38 advantage inside, 1 nighttime aft Atlanta outscored nan Pelicans 66-32 successful nan paint.

Banton, caller from resting nan first 3 quarters, scored 8 points successful 5 minutes to substance a 10-2 tally which put Portland successful beforehand 94-89. The Blazers pulled distant from there.

Banton changeable 8 of 9 successful his 12 minutes connected nan court, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range.

The Trail Blazers sojourn San Antonio connected Thursday night. The Pelicans big unbeaten Cleveland connected Wednesday nighttime to adjacent retired a four-game homestand.

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