Clippers 98, Trail Blazers 97 - Chris Paul For the Win, but the Clippers Faults Are Evident
The Clippers won their fourth straight, but it was a struggle, and they'll need to do better if they expect to get anywhere in the playoffs.
| Final - 3.30.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 97 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 98 |
Stories
Portland Trail Blazers 97, Los Angeles Clippers 98 Recap: Motivated Blazers Almost Steal One
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FINAL: Los Angeles Clippers 98, Portland Trail Blazers 97
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Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Clippers (Second Half)
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Clippers Vs. Trail Blazers - Second Half Open Thread
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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Clippers Preview
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GameThreads
Clippers Fans GameThread on Clips Nation
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Trail Blazers Fans GameThread on Blazer's Edge
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 18 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 97 |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 98 |
| Portland | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Batum | 37 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 6-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 18 |
| J.J. Hickson | 36 | 13-19 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 13-5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 29 |
| Joel Przybilla | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Wesley Matthews | 36 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Raymond Felton | 32 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3-0 | 9 |
| Kurt Thomas | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Luke Babbitt | 20 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 8 |
| Jamal Crawford | 28 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 14 |
| Jonny Flynn | 15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 2 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Craig Smith | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Shawne Williams | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Elliot Williams | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Nolan Smith | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 39-78 | 8-19 | 11-15 | 36-12 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 22-1 | 97 | |
| .500 | .421 | .733 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 0 (11 pts) | |||||||
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 32 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Blake Griffin | 39 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 13-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 20 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 34 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Randy Foye | 28 | 7-16 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 20 |
| Chris Paul | 39 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 20 |
| Nick Young | 25 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-0 | 10 |
| Kenyon Martin | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Bobby Simmons | 14 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Reggie Evans | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Billups | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ryan Gomes | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Mo Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Travis Leslie | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Trey Thompkins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 39-75 | 8-21 | 12-19 | 31-7 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 15-0 | 98 | |
| .520 | .381 | .632 | Team Reb: 13 | Total TO: 1 (17 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Mike Callahan, Kevin Cutler, Eric Dalen
Duration:2:29
Officials: - Mike Callahan, Kevin Cutler, Eric Dalen
Duration:2:29
