After watching what was left of his team go through a rare practice earlier this week, Tiago Splitter couldn’t help but lament the obvious.

“Injuries are a big thing right now,” the Portland Trail Blazers acting coach said. “We’ve got to get guys healthy. We’ve got to get our mojo together and be able to compete for 48 minutes. And that’s what I’m waiting for, to get the guys back.”

The guys were not back Thursday.

And it was painfully obvious.

The woeful New Orleans Pelicans feasted on the injury-ravaged Blazers at Smoothie King Center, bulldozing their way to a 143-120 win in New Orleans.

The runaway victory ended a seven-game losing streak for the Pelicans (4-22), who entered the game with the worst record in the NBA, and it sent the Blazers (9-16) back to Portland desperate

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