Portland Trail Blazers at LA Clippers
· National Basketball AssociationAnfernee Simons rallies Trail Blazers to 106-105 win over Clippers with 25-point performance
Deni Avdija had 13 points and 10 rebounds and made a game-saving block when he stuffed Norman Powell on a fast break with 29 seconds remaining to preserve a one-point lead.
Scoot Henderson added 14 points and Toumani Camara had 12 points for Portland, which trailed the entire fourth quarter until Simons made a go-ahead layup with 2:44 remaining.
Powell had 30 points and James Harden had 19 points and 10 assists for the Clippers. Los Angeles made only one field goal and scored just three points and in the final 3:30 of the game.
Clippers: Los Angeles went ice cold down the stretch. After taking a 102-99 lead on a 3-pointer by Harden with 3:35 remaining, they turned the ball over twice, had a pair of shots blocked and went 1 for 4 on free throws to let the game slip away.
Regular Season Series
POR leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 106 - 105 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 106 - 105 | |
4th 1.0 | Ivica Zubac personal take foul | 106 - 105 | |
4th 1.0 | James Harden bad pass (Deandre Ayton steals) | 106 - 105 | |
4th 3.2 | Clippers Full timeout | 106 - 105 |
Statistics
POR | LAC | |
---|---|---|
41-92 | FG | 41-90 |
44.6 | Field Goal % | 45.6 |
14-33 | 3PT | 13-36 |
42.4 | Three Point % | 36.1 |
10-12 | FT | 10-18 |
83.3 | Free Throw % | 55.6 |
47 | Rebounds | 49 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
35 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
19 | Assists | 26 |
9 | Steals | 10 |
6 | Blocks | 5 |
12 | Turnovers | 13 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
12 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
48 | Points in Paint | 52 |
18 | Fouls | 19 |
11 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 16,727 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W4 |
Minnesota | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | L1 |
Denver | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | W2 |
Portland | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.5 | W1 |
Utah | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | L4 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden State | - | 1 | W2 | 0.8 | 4 |
Phoenix | 0.5 | 1 | W2 | 0.75 | 3 |
LA Lakers | 1 | 2 | L2 | 0.6 | 3 |
LA Clippers | 1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.5 | 2 |
Sacramento | 1.5 | 2 | W2 | 0.5 | 2 |
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