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Oleh Kosel: Pelicans suffer first loss of season, falling 125-103 to Blazers. Portland grabbed momentum in 2nd QTR & rode it to finish. Nola’s approach, effort & execution were subpar. CJ McCollum: 27 PTS, 4 STL Jordan Hawkins: 17 PTS Brandon Ingram: 14 PTS, 8 REB Zion Williamson: 14 PTS
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Jim Eichenhofer: CJ McCollum on #Pelicans postgame radio: “That was an ugly game. Lot of turnovers, missed open shots. But you’ve got to be able to win ugly games. Tonight we grew up a little bit in our execution, got stops when we needed to. We came away with a win we’re going to need in April.”
Jim Eichenhofer: CJ McCollum on Jordan Hawkins (24 pts, 8/12 FGs at Portland): “He was huge. He had one of the best training camps I’ve seen in my 12 (NBA) years. He’s gotten a lot better with his decision-making, his shot balance, shot credibility, his ability to finish around the basket.”
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Dejounte Murray to miss 4-6 weeks
Shams Charania: Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray has undergone successful surgery on his fractured left hand and will miss four-to-six weeks, sources tell ESPN.
The average NBA team is worth $4 billion, according to data compiled by Sportico. The Golden State Warriors rank first at $8.28 billion, while the New Orleans Pelicans rank last at $2.72 billion. Below are the values of the league’s 30 franchises, which are collectively worth $120 billion.
Charles Barkley on Nuggets: 'They might be in trouble'
The Nuggets hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder in the late game of TNT’s doubleheader on Thursday night. They lost the game 102-87 and shot just 35.7 percent from the field. 14 different players played minutes for the Nuggets, but Barkley was not impressed with the group beyond the starting five. “The team that might be in trouble might be the Nuggets,” Barkley said on TNT’s postgame show. “Because they were pretty much last in the bench last year, and I saw nothing on that bench tonight to be like, ‘uh oh.’ And because the West is better. My Suns are better. New Orleans is better. Memphis is gonna be better. The only team in the West that’s not any good is Portland. “So the Nuggets, they gonna have to find a bench. They gonna have to do something, because it’s such a major dropoff on their bench. That’s not fair to [the starters].”
