As they get ready to square off against the Portland Trail Blazers (14-20) on Friday, Jan. 2 at Smoothie King Center, with tip-off at 8 p.m. ET, the New Orleans Pelicans (8-27) have four players currently listed on the injury report. The Trail Blazers have listed six injured players.

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Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans Game Info

When: Friday, January 2, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
TV: KUNP, Gulf Coast Sports, and Pelicans+
Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Trail Blazers’ Injury Report

Trail Blazers Injuries:

Damian Lillard: Out For Season (Achilles),

Scoot Henderson: Out (Hamstring),

Matisse Thybulle: Out (Thumb),

Jrue Holiday: Out (Calf),

Jerami Grant: Out (Achilles),

Blake Wesley: Out (Foot)

Trail Blazers’ Top Players (Last 20 Games)

Trail Blazers Stats

Portland has a -138 scoring differential, falling short by four points per game. It is putting up 116.2 points per game to rank 17th in the league and is allowing 120.2 per contest to rank 25th in the NBA.
Deni Avdija’s 25.3 points per game lead the Trail Blazers and rank 17th in the league.
Portland is eighth in the league at 45.4 rebounds per game. That’s 1.7 more than the 43.7 its opponents average.
Donovan Clingan is seventh in the NBA with 10.4 rebounds per game to lead the Trail Blazers.
Portland hits 13.8 three-pointers per game (14th in the league), 1.2 more than its opponents (12.6).
The Trail Blazers’ most prolific three-point shooter, Toumani Camara, ranks 32nd in the league with 2.5 made treys per game.

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Pelicans’ Injury Report

Pelicans Injuries:

Dejounte Murray: Out (Leg),

Herbert Jones: Out (Ankle),

Saddiq Bey: Questionable (Hip),

Derik Queen: Questionable (Quadricep)

Pelicans’ Top Players (Last 20 Games)

Pelicans Stats

New Orleans has a -263 scoring differential, falling short by 7.5 points per game. It is putting up 115.6 points per game, 20th in the league, and is allowing 123.1 per contest to rank 28th in the NBA.
Trey Murphy III is 30th in the NBA with a team-high 20.5 points per game.
The 43.4 rebounds per game New Orleans accumulates rank 21st in the league, 2.5 fewer than the 45.9 its opponents collect.
Derik Queen’s seven rebounds per game lead the Pelicans and rank 33rd in the NBA.
New Orleans hits 10.7 three-pointers per game (29th in the league) while shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc (26th in NBA). It is making 4.2 fewer threes than its opponents, who drain 14.9 per game at 35.7%.
Murphy is 20th in the league and leads the Pelicans with 2.7 made threes per game.

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