Deni Avdija scored 26 points, Shaedon Sharpe added 21 and the Portland Trail Blazers led from start to finish in a 119-100 victory over the struggling New Orleans Pelicans.

The Pelicans will play host to conference opponent Portland. Wednesday's matchup is the first this season for the teams.

Deni Avdija scored 26 points, Shaedon Sharpe added 21 points and the Portland Trail Blazers led wire to wire in a 119-100 victory over the struggling New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. New Orleans played without power forward Zion Williamson,

NEW ORLEANS — Deni Avdija scored 26 points, Shaedon Sharpe added 21 points and the Portland Trail Blazers led wire to wire in a 119-100 victory over the struggling New Orleans Pelicans on ...

Portland had severe rebounding issues with Deandre Ayton (back), Deni Avdija (ankle) and Donovan Clingan (ankle) all sidelined. The Trail Blazers were outrebounded 61-40 and Houston cleaned up with 23 offensive boards and a 24-7 edge in second-chance points. Billups said he feared such a dilemma even before the ball was tipped off.

The second-year guard established career-highs in points (39), field goals (13), and 3-pointers (eight), shooting 13-of-18 from the field and 5-of-8 from the foul line. Henderson was also responsible for four rebounds, six assists, and two steals in what qualifies as the best performance of his young NBA career.

After a 3-3 night, we analyze tonight’s 7-game NBA slate, featuring playoff-impact matchups like Cavs-Pacers and Nuggets-Mavericks.

The Cavs might be better off playing it safe with the trade deadline coming up especially after their stellar start to the season.

The Pelicans were without Zion Williamson (suspended) and Brandon Ingram (ankle), yet still managed to beat Philadelphia on the road, largely thanks to McCollum. His recent surge has helped lead the struggling Pelicans to wins in three of their past five games, a massive improvement over their 20.5 win percentage this season.

Add in the lineup change in Phoenix, and numerous opportunities exist to find value on the waiver wire ahead of Week 12. Let’s look at some of those options, sticking to players rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo leagues.

There are the guys you probably haven’t thought much about, but they seem highly likely to change teams before Feb. 6.

The Blazers have won two of their last three including a 119-100 win last night in New Orleans against the Pelicans. Deni Avdija led Portland with 26 points. The Mavericks smacked the Lakers 118-97 in Dallas Tuesday night. No Luka. No Kyrie. No Problem. Quentin Grimes has 23 off the bench for the Mavs.