Charlotte Hornets at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationTrail Blazers romp to the largest blowout victory in team history, routing Hornets 141-88
The 53-point margin topped the franchise record of 50 set in a 129-79 home victory over Cleveland on Nov. 21, 1982.
Toumani Camara added 20 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, a steal and two blocks for the Trail Blazers. Shaedon Sharpe had 20 points off the bench, and Jabari Walker had 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 17 points. Nick Smith Jr. had 14 points. Jusuf Nurkic added 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists off the bench.
Trail Blazers: Robert Williams III was ruled out earlier in the day with swelling in his left knee. Coach Chauncey Billups did not know if he would miss significant time.
Regular Season Series
POR wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 141 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 141 |
| 4th 15.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 88 - 141 |
| 4th 39.1 |  |
Nick Smith Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover | 88 - 141 |
| 4th 43.0 | |
Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | 88 - 141 |
Statistics
 CHA |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-98 | FG | 51-87 |
| 34.7 | Field Goal % | 58.6 |
| 5-32 | 3PT | 20-43 |
| 15.6 | Three Point % | 46.5 |
| 15-21 | FT | 19-27 |
| 71.4 | Free Throw % | 70.4 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Assists | 37 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 28 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 36 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 55 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant, SF | Out | Apr 1 |
| Anfernee Simons, SG | Out | Apr 1 |
| Deandre Ayton, C | Out | Mar 31 |
| Scoot Henderson, G | Out | Mar 31 |
| Bryce McGowens, G | Out | Mar 26 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 18,501 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
36 | 38 | .486 | - | W1 |
 Orlando |
36 | 40 | .474 | 1 | L1 |
 Miami |
34 | 41 | .453 | 2.5 | W5 |
 Charlotte |
19 | 56 | .253 | 17.5 | W1 |
 Washington |
16 | 59 | .213 | 20.5 | L3 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 12 | W10 | 0.84 | 63 |
 Denver |
16 | 28 | W2 | 0.62666667 | 47 |
 Minnesota |
20 | 32 | W2 | 0.5733333 | 43 |
 Portland |
31 | 43 | L4 | 0.42666668 | 32 |
 Utah |
47.5 | 60 | L6 | 0.21052632 | 16 |
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