The Portland Trail Blazers play the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday in an NBA matchup at Smoothie King Center.

Here are the details:

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (14-20) vs. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS (8-27)

When: 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 2

Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).

TV channel: KUNP (Antenna: 47.1. Xfinity: 16, 302, 1170. DirecTV: 47. Spectrum: 184).

Online: Seventy-six of the Blazers’ 82 games this season can be streamed live or on-demand via BlazerVision for an annual fee of $120.

How to Watch Rip City TV Network: If you don’t have cable, you can watch the game live for FREE with an HDTV antenna through your local ABC affiliate (Charge 2.2 in Portland). For more information about Rip City TV and how to watch Blazers games, visit nba.com/blazers/watch

ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)

Moneyline: NO +114 POR -135

Spread: POR -2.5 | Over/Under: 241.5

This and that: This is the second game of a three-game trip for the Blazers, who opened with a 124-95 loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. … The Thunder flexed their NBA-best defense in the blowout, forcing a whopping 25 turnovers, holding Portland to 39% shooting , snatching 15 steals and recording 10 blocks. The Blazers equaled their season-low in points scored. … New Orleans’ eight victories are tied for the second-fewest in the NBA this season with the Sacramento Kings (8-25) and Washington Wizards (8-24). … Since reeling off a surprising five-game winning streak last month, the Pelicans have lost five in a row. … The latest came Wednesday in Chicago, where the Bulls dealt New Orleans a 134-118 defeat. … Zion Williamson finished with 31 points and seven rebounds in the loss. … This is the third of four meetings between the Blazers and Pelicans this season. They have split the first two meetings, but New Orleans won the last, 143-120, on Dec. 11 in New Orleans. …The Blazers not only played with a natural point guard in the loss, but also without a traditional center because of injuries. … Williamson, who has missed 16 games this season with injuries, was unable to play in the first two matchups against the Blazers. The All-Star forward is averaging 22.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists this season. … A pair of rookies have emerged as starters for the rebuilding Pelicans — center Derik Queen (13.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.2 steals per game) and guard Jeremiah Fears) 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists). Among rookies, Fears ranks fourth in scoring and first in steals, while Queen ranks first in rebounding and assists. … But the Blazers won’t have to face Queen Friday night; he’s sidelined with a quad injury.

INJURIES

Portland: Jerami Grant (left Achilles tendon tendonitis), Scoot Henderson (left hamstring tear), Damian Lillard (left Achilles tendon), Matisse Thybulle (left thumb surgery), Blake Wesley (right foot fracture) and Jrue Holiday (right calf strain) are out.

New Orleans: Trey Murphy III (low back soreness) is questionable and Saddiq Bey (right hip flexor strain), Herbert Jones (right ankle sprain), Dejounte Murray (right Achilles rupture) and Derik Queen (left quad bruise) are out.

NEXT UP

The Blazers play the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Frost Bank Center.