Pelicans turn away Blazers to stay hot
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Trey Murphy III scored 24 points to help the New Orleans Pelicans post a 93-84 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.
Brandon Ingram added 17 points and nine assists and Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Pelicans, who won for the fifth time in six games. Herbert Jones scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Naji Marshall added 10