Kerr blames himself that one of his Big Three is not impacting games like he did last year

Rupert played for the Rip City Remix in the G League on Monday, tallying 12 points (5-15 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 0-2 FT), 14 rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block across 32 minutes. He'll add depth to the Blazers on the wings, but it's unclear if he'll see any meaningful minutes. The Blazers' next game will be against the Kings on Thursday.

“Over the course of the program, the Trail Blazers have made more than 11,250 three-pointers, resulting in more than 33,750 tree’s planted. The remaining trees were planted via Blazer5 Gaming three-pointers, fans playing the digital Hoop Heroes game on the Trail Blazers app, and special promotions,” the Blazers said in a press release.

The Cavaliers again struggled with a high-rebounding team in a loss to Portland. Here's how the game unfolded.

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.

The Trail Blazers recalled Hansen from the G League's Rip City Remix on Monday.

Portland Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter has overseen a 9-16 effort so far during a season he wasn't expecting to be in this position. Still, he