NBA: Pelicans snap their 7-game skid with win over Trail Blazers

NEW ORLEANS — 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 on Thursday night in the NBA. Trey Murphy III had 24 points and