Blazers Vs. Clippers: Chris Paul, Defense Help L.A. Hand Portland Its First Loss
The L.A. Clippers got 17 points and seven assists from Chris Paul, including the game-sealing bucket, en route to a 93-88 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.
| Final - 1.1.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail Blazers | 17 | 19 | 16 | 36 | 88 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 93 |
Stories
Clippers 93, Trail Blazers 88 - What the Defense Should Be
The Prtland Trail Blazers brought their top-ranked offense to LA to face off against the Clipper's league-worst defense.
Postgame Open Thread: Blazers 88, Clippers 93
Well, let's be honest, we weren't likely to go 66-0 anyway. The Portland Trail Blazers' winning streak ends in disappointing fashion, coming up short against the Los Angeles Clippers, 93-88. The...
Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs Clippers (Second Half)
Did you miss the first half? Lucky. The Clippers lead the Blazers by 8 at the half. Hang out here and let's see if the Blazers can turn it around. -- Tim
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 17 | 19 | 16 | 36 | 88 |
| LA Clippers | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 93 |
| Portland | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Wallace | 29 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 0 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 41 | 9-21 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 9-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 19 |
| Marcus Camby | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-0 | 3 |
| Wesley Matthews | 30 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 12 |
| Raymond Felton | 37 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 1-0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Nicolas Batum | 26 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 8-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 15 |
| Jamal Crawford | 27 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 8-9 | 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1-1 | 23 |
| Kurt Thomas | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-0 | 4 |
| Craig Smith | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Greg Oden | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Luke Babbitt | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Armon Johnson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Elliot Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Chris Johnson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Nolan Smith | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 33-78 | 4-15 | 18-22 | 46-13 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 24-2 | 88 | |
| .423 | .267 | .818 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 0 (21 pts) | |||||||
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 41 | 7-16 | 2-8 | 3-5 | 5-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 19 |
| Blake Griffin | 37 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 10-1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4-0 | 20 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 38 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 11-4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Randy Foye | 26 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Chris Paul | 36 | 8-15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 17 |
| Mo Williams | 32 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Brian Cook | 12 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Ryan Gomes | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Trey Thompkins | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Chauncey Billups | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Reggie Evans | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eric Bledsoe | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Travis Leslie | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 36-75 | 6-24 | 15-24 | 38-8 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 18-0 | 93 | |
| .480 | .250 | .625 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 0 (21 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Tom Washington, Brian Forte, John Goble
Duration:2:27
Officials: - Tom Washington, Brian Forte, John Goble
Duration:2:27
