How to Watch Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers | March 1

How to watch the New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers on television and streaming online.

How to watch the New Orleans Pelicans (30-32) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (29-32) on television and streaming online at 9 PM CT on March 1 from Moda Center.  The contest airs on ESPN, Bally Sports New Orleans, and ROOT Sports NW.  Streaming is available on FuboTV.

How to Watch Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans

• Game Day: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
• Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN
• Radio: WRNO 99.5 FM in New Orleans
• Arena: Moda Center
• Live Stream on fuboTV: Start your free trial today!

BSNO's broadcast team consists of Joel Meyers (Play-by-Play), former New Orleans Player Antonio Daniels (Color Analyst) and Jennifer Hale (Sideline Reporter).

On the Pelicans

Post-Up Pels: The Pelicans have been dominating teams when going to the post this season.

• New Orleans is ranked 6th in the NBA in ‘post-up’ points per game (6.4).

• Zion Williamson is tied for 7th in the NBA in ‘post-up’ points per game (3.8), and Jonas Valančiūnas is ranked 10th in the league, averaging 3.4 points per game when ‘posting-up.’

Pesky Pels: The Pelicans have been causing havoc on the defensive end of the ball this season.

• New Orleans is ranked 2nd in steals per game (8.5) and are tied for 3rd in the NBA in deflections per game (16.2).

• Additionally, the Pelicans are tied for 9th in the NBA in loose balls recovered per game with 4.7 per game.

• Lastly, New Orleans is ranked 7th in the NBA in total charges drawn with 36 on the season.

Hard in the Paint: The Pelicans are having their way in the lane this season.

• New Orleans is ranked 7th in the NBA in points in the paint per game, averaging 54.5 points.

• Through 62 games of the season, the Pelicans have scored 60-plus points in the paint in 23 games and have scored 70-plus points in the paint three times, rather than last season when they only scored 60-plus points in the paint eight total times and never scored 70-plus points in the paint.

• Below is a look at the how many times the Pelicans have scored in the paint over the last five seasons:

Mar 30, 2022; Portland, Oregon, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (14) drives to the basket during the first half against Portland Trail Blazers guard Keon Johnson (6) at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

SERIES NOTES:

- Portland and New Orleans will meet for the second time of the regular season on March 1 in Portland.

- LAST MATCHUP: The Trail Blazers defeated the Pelicans by a final score of 106-95 on Nov. 10 in New Orleans. Jerami Grant put up a team-high 27 points

(10-20 FG, 4-8 3P, 3-5 FT) to go along with eight rebounds, four assists, four steals and one block in 42 minutes.

- THIS SEASON: Portland leads the 2022-23 season series between the Trail Blazers and Pelicans, 1-0.

- LAST SEASON: The Trail Blazers lost the 2021-22 season series against the Pelicans, 0-3.

- In 21 career games against New Orleans, Jerami Grant has scored in double figures 15 times.

- Damian Lillard has averaged 26.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 29 career games against the Pelicans.

- Jusuf Nurkic has recorded double-doubles in three of his last five games against New Orleans.

- CONNECTION: CJ McCollum played for the Trail Blazers from 2013-22 before being traded to the Pelicans in February 2022. McCollum and Lillard have not

played in a game against each other since the trade.