Portland Trail Blazers – New Orleans Pelicans · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 11 December 2025

POR120–143NOP

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It was more exciting than 74% of NBA games since 2017

· The win probability swung between the two teams 47 times
· It stayed close for almost the whole game

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ NOP winsPOR wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when NOP leads and falls when POR does.

This is how the game was decided.

Trey Murphy III decided it, the New Orleans Pelicans player with the most points (24, with 6 rebounds and 4 assists; +8 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Bryce McGowens's (+19). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

New Orleans Pelicans 143-120 Portland Trail Blazers (December 11, 2025) was not decided in the closing minutes: the New Orleans Pelicans went ahead for good in the third quarter (4:14 left), with a free throw by Saddiq Bey for 92-91, and never gave up the lead.

The biggest run of New Orleans Pelicans 143-120 Portland Trail Blazers (December 11, 2025) was a 10-0 run by the New Orleans Pelicans between the first quarter and the second quarter, from 32-30 to 42-30. The Portland Trail Blazers' best was a 6-0 run in the second quarter (from 8:20 to 7:17), from 40-49 to 46-49.

What were the keys of the last New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers game?

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I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · POR

Cissoko · Love · Reath · Rupert · Cooke

Closing lineup · NOP

Queen · Fears · Peavy · Hawkins · Matkovic

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POR

Deni Avdija

32′ · -12

Jerami Grant

31′ · -32

Kris Murray

29′ · -11

Toumani Camara

28′ · -11

Shaedon Sharpe

27′ · -17

Sidy Cissoko

32′ · -7

Caleb Love

22′ · -9

Duop Reath

13′ · -6

Rayan Rupert

24′ · -10

Javonte Cooke

4′ · 0

NOP

Derik Queen

35′ · +12

Trey Murphy III

31′ · +8

Saddiq Bey

29′ · 0

Jeremiah Fears

25′ · +11

Herbert Jones

14′ · +5

Jordan Poole

26′ · +18

Jose Alvarado

23′ · +12

Bryce McGowens

30′ · +19

Yves Missi

13′ · +11

Micah Peavy

11′ · +15

Jordan Hawkins

1′ · +2

Karlo Matkovic

1′ · +2

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. POR and NOP.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Portland Trail Blazers

Avdija, Sharpe, Murray, Camara, and Grant played 8.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 11 points.
Avdija, Sharpe, Murray, Cissoko, and Camara played 5.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Love, Cissoko, Cooke, Rupert, and Reath played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

New Orleans Pelicans

Bey, Murphy, McGowens, Fears, and Queen played 11.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Bey, Jones, Murphy, Fears, and Queen played 9.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 9 points.
Poole, Bey, Alvarado, McGowens, and Missi played 4.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.

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Portland Trail Blazers

Love, Cissoko, Rupert, Reath, and Grant played 3.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Avdija, Sharpe, Cissoko, Camara, and Grant played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 9 points.
Avdija, Love, Murray, Rupert, and Camara played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Avdija, Love, Rupert, Reath, and Grant played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Love, Murray, Cissoko, Rupert, and Grant played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Sharpe, Love, Cissoko, Camara, and Grant played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Avdija, Love, Murray, Cissoko, and Camara played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Sharpe, Cissoko, Rupert, Reath, and Grant played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Avdija, Sharpe, Murray, Rupert, and Grant played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Avdija, Sharpe, Murray, Cissoko, and Grant played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Avdija, Sharpe, Cissoko, Rupert, and Camara played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Avdija, Murray, Cissoko, Rupert, and Grant played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Avdija, Cissoko, Rupert, Camara, and Grant played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Sharpe, Murray, Cissoko, Rupert, and Camara played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.

New Orleans Pelicans

Poole, Alvarado, McGowens, Queen, and Peavy played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Poole, Alvarado, McGowens, Missi, and Peavy played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Poole, Bey, Murphy, Alvarado, and Queen played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Poole, Jones, Alvarado, McGowens, and Missi played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Poole, Murphy, Alvarado, Missi, and Peavy played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Poole, Murphy, McGowens, Fears, and Queen played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Matkovic, Hawkins, Fears, Queen, and Peavy played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Poole, Jones, Alvarado, McGowens, and Queen played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Poole, Jones, Murphy, Alvarado, and Queen played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Poole, Bey, Murphy, Fears, and Queen played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Derik Queen covered 3.59 km, more than anyone in the game.

Deni Avdija touched the ball 81 times, a game high.
Deni Avdija made 57 passes, a game high.
Sidy Cissoko defended 11 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 7.

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Portland Trail Blazers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Deni Avdija	3.57	7.1	81	57
Sidy Cissoko	3.49	6.9	44	32
Toumani Camara	3.38	7.8	54	42
Kris Murray	3.35	7.4	29	18
Jerami Grant	3.19	6.5	60	36
Rayan Rupert	2.99	7.9	43	31
Shaedon Sharpe	2.98	6.9	54	35
Caleb Love	2.56	7.5	42	29
Duop Reath	1.37	7.0	18	12
Javonte Cooke	0.50	7.7	5	3

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Derik Queen	3.59	6.5	59	44
Bryce McGowens	3.48	7.4	41	29
Trey Murphy III	3.38	6.8	45	26
Saddiq Bey	3.27	7.0	47	29
Jeremiah Fears	3.06	7.7	58

How far does Derik Queen run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Derik Queen guarded Kris Murray for 4.5 minutes, over 24 possessions.
In that time, Kris Murray scored 2 points and made 0 of 0 shots.
Trey Murphy III guarded Shaedon Sharpe for 3.2 minutes, over 17 possessions.
In that time, Shaedon Sharpe scored 0 points and made 0 of 1 shots.
Deni Avdija guarded Saddiq Bey for 3.1 minutes, over 16 possessions.
In that time, Saddiq Bey scored 5 points and made 2 of 3 shots.

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Portland Trail Blazers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Avdija	Bey	3.1	16	5 (2/3)
Murray	Queen	3.0	19	6 (3/4)
Cissoko	Queen	2.8	17	4 (2/3)
Murray	Murphy	2.8	15	4 (2/4)
Camara	Queen	2.7	12	5 (2/4)
Grant	Murphy	2.5	13	4 (1/1)
Sharpe	McGowens	2.5	12	0 (0/1)
Camara	Fears	2.3	15	2 (1/3)
Love	Alvarado	2.3	12	0 (0/1)
Rupert	Alvarado	2.2	9	0 (0/1)
Camara	Poole	2.1	12	6 (2/3)
Cissoko	Murphy	2.0	13	2 (1/2)

New Orleans Pelicans defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Queen	Murray	4.5	24	2 (0/0)
Murphy	Sharpe	3.2	17	0 (0/1)
Bey	Grant	3.1	17	0 (0/2)
Jones	Avdija	2.9	14	0 (0/0)
McGowens	Avdija	2.6	19	2 (1/4)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Portland Trail Blazers

Toumani Camara drew 0.22 charges per game over his 82 games.
He ranks 6 of 399 in the league.
Sidy Cissoko drew 0.12 charges per game over his 68 games.
He ranks 20 of 399 in the league.
Deni Avdija recovered 0.6 loose balls per game over his 66 games.
He ranks 50 of 399 in the league.

New Orleans Pelicans

Bryce McGowens drew 0.20 charges per game over his 40 games.
He ranks 9 of 399 in the league.
Herbert Jones deflected 3.5 passes per game over his 56 games.
He ranks 13 of 399 in the league.
Trey Murphy III deflected 2.8 passes per game over his 66 games.
He ranks 33 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The New Orleans Pelicans have won 26 of their 51 games against the Portland Trail Blazers.

26-25record of the New Orleans Pelicans · NBA 2013-14 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 2013-14 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

13.448

79.7% of capacity

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans

Scoring

263

combined points

31.8 above the season average (231.2)