Norman Powell scores 23 points and James Harden finishes with 19 points to lead the Clippers to a dominant, 118-89 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Portland Trail Blazers are in a position to be a big-time seller at the trade deadline. In order for them to get the biggest possible return for those guys, those guys have to play well over the next couple of weeks.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Norman Powell scored 23 points, James Harden had 19 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-89 on Thursday night. The Clippers routed Portland a night after beating Brooklyn at home by a franchise-record 59 points.
The Blazers (13-28) lost their fifth consecutive game and fell to 0-4 on their five-game home stand. The Rockets (28-13) remain second in the Western Conference. The Rockets claimed the season series 2-1. In late November, the Blazers lost 116-88 at the Rockets, then won 104-98 the following night.
The Blazers guard looked strong in the first half against the Clippers but fizzled in the second half of a blowout loss.
As the Portland Trail Blazers get ready to take on the Los Angeles Clippers tonight, they will be doing so without center Donovan Clingan. Clingan suffered an a
According to head coach Chauncey Billups, Clingan hurt his ankle. They don't know how bad it is yet, but any time missed is disappointing for him. Clingan had started to see an increase in minutes as of late. He had eclipsed 22 minutes of playing time in each of the last three games.
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