Trail Blazers tastes defeat in the hands of the Clippers
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Portland Trail Blazers finally tasted their first ever loss in the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers, 93-88 at the Staples Center.
Chris Paul made sure that they will earn their second victory as he protected their lead against the Trail Blazer’s rally in the fourth. When Portland cut the 17-point lead to a four point ball game Paul beat the buzzer with a 3-point shot to still widen the gap. Paul had 17 points in the game along with seven dishes.
Blake Griffin led the Clippers on scoring with a double double 20 points and 10 rebounds. Caron Butler added 19 points while Mo Williams had 13 points off the bench for Los Angeles.
“That’s what he does, he wins games for us,” said Griffin on Paul’s heroics.
On the other hand, Jamal Crawford showed that he is worth keeping as he led the Trail Blazers with 23 points off the bench. Lamarcus Aldridge scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Nicolas Batum had 15 points off the bench. While Wesley Matthews and Raymond Felton added 12 each but was not enough to stop the Clippers.
Portland’s turnovers was the key to the Clippers’ success. The Trail Blazers gave the ball too easily as they committed 19 turnovers in the first quarters that turned to be 18 points for Los Angeles.
The Clippers tied already have a 2-2 standing and they will face the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. On the other hand, the Blazers will try to avenge their loss by taking on the undefeated Oklahoma City Thunders on Tuesday.
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Posted by Johndel Kaye Patrick Callora
on Jan 2 2012. Filed under Basketball.
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