The Portland Trail Blazers are back home after a five-game road trip to take on the Golden State Warriors. The banged up Blazers are coming into this game as losers of three straight games. The Warriors lost their last contest to the Minnesota Timberwolves and currently sit in the Western Conference’s eighth seed, four spots above Portland.

TUALATIN — There was some good news and some almost good news for the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. A pair of centers returned to practice and a point guard participated in portions of practice, offering hope that a team decimated by injuries is growing healthier.

Jordan Poole scored 22 points in his return from a left quadriceps injury that sidelined him for 18 games, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 143-120 victory over the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers.

The Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans meet Thursday at 8 p.m. ET from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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The Pelicans ended their losing streak with a 143-120 win over the Trail Blazers, fueled by Jordan Poole’s 22 points.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 35 points, but the OKC Thunder lost for the first time this season against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies meet Sunday at 6 p.m. ET from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

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