Overview
- The Clippers outscored Portland 63-41 after halftime, flipping a 12-point deficit with a 19-1 third-quarter run at the Moda Center.
- Brook Lopez hit a career-high nine 3-pointers and finished with 31 points, becoming one of the few players 37 or older to make nine threes in a game.
- James Harden scored 34 and Kawhi Leonard added 28, with Leonard pouring in 18 points in the fourth quarter to secure the result.
- The victory marked Los Angeles’ third consecutive win, while the Trail Blazers dropped their third straight in a stretch marked by numerous injuries.
- With Zubac expected to miss multiple weeks due to a left ankle sprain, Lopez has started in his place and delivered the spacing Los Angeles needed to control the second half.