Overview
- Los Angeles flipped a 12-point second-half deficit with a 19-1 third-quarter burst and a 63-41 edge after halftime.
- Lopez scored 31 points on 9-of-14 from three, the most made threes of his career.
- James Harden had 34 points and Kawhi Leonard added 28, including 18 in the fourth quarter to seal the game.
- Deni Avdija led Portland with 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists at the Moda Center.
- Both teams were short-handed — Portland lacked Damian Lillard, Jerami Grant and Scoot Henderson, while L.A. was without Ivica Zubac and Bradley Beal — and they play again Sunday (Clippers vs. Pistons; Blazers vs. Celtics).