Pelicans at Trail Blazers 1/18/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the New Orleans Pelicans look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers. The Pelicans were defeated by the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday 147-140. Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 30 points, 18 boards, seven assists and three blocked shots.

Portland defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday 129-112. Jusuf Nurkic posted a triple-double for Portland with 10 points, 10 boards and 10 assists. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers in scoring with 33 points while CJ McCollum scored 19 helping the Trail Blazers snap a short two-game losing skid. Anthony Davis is leading the Pelicans in scoring, rebounding and blocks with averages of 29.4 points, 13.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. Jrue Holiday is leading the team in assists with an average of 8.2 per game. New Orleans is shooting 48.1% from the field and 35.9% from three-point territory.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 26.2 points and 6.1 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic is the leader in rebounding with an average of 10.4 per game. CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 20.6 points per game. The Trail Blazers are shooting 46.0% from the field and 35.9% from three-point territory.