Blazers Beat Pelicans, New Ownership Watches

0:00Portland Trail Blazers took down the New Orleans Pelicans 108-106 on Thursday night. Jew Holiday led the charge with 27 points, sinking 7-3 pointers, and dishing 9 assists. Dhani Avdisha dropped 26, and Tomani Kamara added 23 as Portland pulled away late. The Blazers trailed at halftime, but flipped the script in the second half, surging ahead with key threes from Holiday and others. His deep shot midway through the fourth, put them up by 10, and another, with one minute 21 left, sealed the deal. Portland's on fire now, winning three straight and eight of their last 10, while the Pelicans have dropped 11 of 12. The win keeps the Blazers in the play-in hunt, just a half game behind the eighth place clippers for a better shot at the playoffs. Adding to the buzz, the team's new ownership group watched court side. The NBA approved the $4.25 billion sale from Paul Allen's estate earlier this week, with folks like investor Tom Dundin, Sheel, Tile, and the churn family now at the helm.

1:02Blazers head to Denver to face the nuggets on Monday, riding this momentum into the stretch run. You've been listening to Vancouver News today, AI-powered local news.