Portland Trail Blazers @ New Orleans Hornets

29-33, 9-23 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Trail Blazers POR	22	22	25	27	96
Hornets NO	22	31	23	22	98

New Orleans HornetsHornetsNO

22-42, 12-20 Home

Matchups

POR

NO wins season

2-1

Game 1@ POR

Final

Game 2@ NO

Final

Game 3@ NO

Final

Western Conference

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	-	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	10	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	15	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	22	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	42	L1

NBA News

Sources: No plans for NBA Middle East games due to war

The NBA will not play any preseason games in the Middle East for the first time in five years, sources told ESPN, due to the ongoing war in the region.

The Warriors are standing pat as the Curry era reaches another crossroads

LeBron James chose elsewhere, major upgrades never materialized and Golden State is again banking on continuity.

Egusi, Nigerians, and Ewing - Washington feels like home for Wizards rookie Felix Okpara

For 22-year-old center Felix Okpara, Washington is going to mean way more than the city where his NBA career begins. It is also home to one of the largest Nigerian and African communities in the United States.

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