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Portland Trail Blazers at LA Clippers

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106 - 105

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Anfernee Simons rallies Trail Blazers to 106-105 win over Clippers with 25-point performance

Trail Blazers hang on to win after Harden's costly turnover

Deni Avdija had 13 points and 10 rebounds and made a game-saving block when he stuffed Norman Powell on a fast break with 29 seconds remaining to preserve a one-point lead.

Scoot Henderson added 14 points and Toumani Camara had 12 points for Portland, which trailed the entire fourth quarter until Simons made a go-ahead layup with 2:44 remaining.

Powell had 30 points and James Harden had 19 points and 10 assists for the Clippers. Los Angeles made only one field goal and scored just three points and in the final 3:30 of the game.

Takeaways Trail Blazers: Simons came up big again and again in the fourth quarter for Portland. On consecutive possessions, he drove for a layup to tie the score at 99, hit a 3-pointer to tie the score again at 102 and followed with the go-ahead layup to put them up for good.

Clippers: Los Angeles went ice cold down the stretch. After taking a 102-99 lead on a 3-pointer by Harden with 3:35 remaining, they turned the ball over twice, had a pair of shots blocked and went 1 for 4 on free throws to let the game slip away.

Key moment Ivica Zubac stepped to the line with the Clippers down 106-105 and 1:20 remaining, but he missed both free throws. The Clippers never got another shot up.

Key stat Ayton has recorded a double-double in all five games this season.

Up next The Trail Blazers host the Thunder on Friday, while the Clippers continue their five-game homestand against the Suns on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

POR leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 105
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 105
4th 1.0 Ivica Zubac personal take foul 106 - 105
4th 1.0 James Harden bad pass (Deandre Ayton steals) 106 - 105
4th 3.2 Clippers Full timeout 106 - 105

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAC
41-92 FG 41-90
44.6 Field Goal % 45.6
14-33 3PT 13-36
42.4 Three Point % 36.1
10-12 FT 10-18
83.3 Free Throw % 55.6
47 Rebounds 49
12 Offensive Rebounds 13
35 Defensive Rebounds 36
19 Assists 26
9 Steals 10
6 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
12 Fast Break Points 22
48 Points in Paint 52
18 Fouls 19
11 Largest Lead 10
LA Clippers LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kobe Brown, G Day-To-Day Jul 12
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Robert Williams III, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Shaedon Sharpe, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Scoot Henderson, G Day-To-Day Jul 3
Jerami Grant, SF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Deni Avdija, SF Day-To-Day Jun 24

Game Information

Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 16,727 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 32 .610 - L1
LA Clippers 50 32 .610 - W8
Golden State 48 34 .585 2 L1
Sacramento 40 42 .488 10 W1
Phoenix 36 46 .439 14 L1
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