Two people familiar with the situation say the New Orleans Pelicans have acquired guard C.J. McCollum from the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a seven-player trade.
LaMelo Ball had 27 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 13 of his 26 points in the decisive fourth quarter and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 125-113
Carmelo Anthony finished with 10 points on his debut for the Blazers. Jrue Holiday had 22 points, Brandon Ingram added 21 points as New Orleans beat Portland 115-104.
Damian Lillard had 23 points and 13 assists, C.J. McCollum scored 22 points and Kent Bazemore added 14 to help the Portland Trail Blazers hold off OKC 102-99.
Damian Lillard scored 15 of his 24 points in the third quarter, and Portland held Westbrook without a basket in the second half in beating the Thunder 111-98 to take a 3-1 lead.
Paul George had 36 points, eight rebounds. Russell Westbrook had a triple-double of 29 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds and the Thunder beat Portland 123-114.