Toumani Camara had 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 10 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers routed the Charlotte Hornets 141-88 to end a 4-game losing streak.
The Trail Blazers led by as many as 55, pulling away with a 30-9 run bridging the second and third quarters.
Anfernee Simons scored 25 points (15 in the second quarter) with 5 3-pointers. Shaedon Sharpe added 20 points on 8 for 12 shooting off the bench, and Jabari Walker had a season-high 20 points and 14 rebounds off the bench. The Trail Blazers had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Hornets, Miles Bridges scored 17 points.
The Trail Blazers shot 58.6% from the field and 46.5% from 3 to the Hornets’ 34.7% and 15.6%. The Trail Blazers made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Simons and 4 by Camara. The Hornets got 12 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Trail Blazers outscored the Hornets 36-14 on the fast break. The Trail Blazers’ starters outscored the Hornets 41-22 in 14 minutes together.