Charlotte Hornets at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationHornets take advantage of Trail Blazers' horrible 3-point shooting in 93-80 victory
Portland was 3 of 32 from 3-point range, with two of the makes coming in the final minutes. The Trail Blazers missed 23 in a row at one point in dropping their eighth straight to fall to 15-41.
“We got a lot of open shots,” said Portland’s Anfernee Simons, who all eight of his 3-point tries.. “I got a lot of good looks, and they just didn’t fall. Just one of those days for everybody.”
Miles Bridges added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Charlotte, and Brandon Miller had 17 points. The Hornets improved to 15-42.
“Our defense was good,” Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. “Right now, everybody’s trying. If they try hard and you have a feel for the game, you can be OK. And right now, we have really good basketball IQ.”
Deandre Ayton led Portland with 26 points and 19 rebounds. He was 11 of 16 from the field, while the Trail Blazers shot 34.7% overall from the field.
Jerami Grant added 15 points for Portland. Simons had 10 points on 4-of-21 shooting.
UP NEXT
Hornets: At Milwaukee on Tuesday night.
Trail Blazers: Host Miami on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
CHA leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 93 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 93 - 80 |
| 4th 11.1 |  |
Brandon Miller defensive rebound | 93 - 80 |
| 4th 13.1 |  |
Ashton Hagans misses driving layup | 93 - 80 |
| 4th 19.0 | |
shot clock turnover | 93 - 80 |
Statistics
 CHA |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-75 | FG | 33-95 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 3-32 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 9 |
| 12-17 | FT | 11-16 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Youngblood, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 14 |
| Vit Krejci, G | Out | Nov 11 |
| Ja Morant, G | Out | Nov 7 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel, G | Out | Nov 8 |
| Dennis Schroder, G | Out | Nov 8 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,888 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami |
7 | 6 | .538 | - | W4 |
 Atlanta |
7 | 6 | .538 | - | L2 |
 Orlando |
5 | 7 | .417 | 1.5 | W3 |
 Charlotte |
4 | 8 | .333 | 2.5 | L1 |
 Washington |
4 | 9 | .308 | 3 | L6 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
- | 3 | W3 | 0.75 | 9 |
 Minnesota |
0.5 | 4 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 9 |
 Denver |
1.5 | 4 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 7 |
 Oklahoma City |
1.5 | 5 | L3 | 0.61538464 | 8 |
 Utah |
8.5 | 12 | L11 | 0.07692308 | 1 |
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