Portland Trail Blazers at LA Clippers
· National Basketball AssociationClippers beat Portland 114-107 in the Trail Blazers’ 2nd game since Billups' arrest
Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier were among those arrested Thursday for what federal law enforcement officials described as their involvement in illicit gambling activities. Billups was charged with participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games.
The NBA placed Billups and Rozier on leave following their arrests. Assistant coach Tiago Splitter is serving as Portland’s interim head coach.
Down 60-55 at the half, Los Angeles outscored Portland 32-22 in the third quarter to take an 87-82 lead. Leonard, James Harden and Ivica Zubac each had nine points in the period.
Zubac finished with 21 points and eight rebounds. Harden had 20 points and 13 assists — along with seven turnovers. John Collins scored 16 points.
Los Angeles improved to 2-1, following an opening loss at Utah and home victory over Phoenix. The Clippers are 19-2 against Portland since the start of the 2019-20 season.
Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 23 points. Jrue Holiday had 21, Shaedon Sharpe 19 and Jerami Grant 17.
Portland played its first road game of the season. It opened with a loss to Minnesota under Billups, then beat Golden State.
Clippers: At Golden State on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
LAC lead series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 107 - 114 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 107 - 114 |
| 4th 8.3 |  |
Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | 107 - 114 |
| 4th 12.8 |  |
Shaedon Sharpe misses running pullup jump shot | 107 - 114 |
| 4th 14.8 | |
Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | 107 - 114 |
Statistics
 POR |
 LAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-92 | FG | 44-80 |
| 37.0 | Field Goal % | 55.0 |
| 11-41 | 3PT | 12-31 |
| 26.8 | Three Point % | 38.7 |
| 28-34 | FT | 14-15 |
| 82.4 | Free Throw % | 93.3 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 29 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 62 |
| 21 | Fouls | 27 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 11 |
LA Clippers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 3 |
| Kawhi Leonard, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 3 |
| Kobe Sanders, G | Out | Nov 2 |
| Jordan Miller, G | Out | Nov 2 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Wesley, G | Out | Nov 2 |
| Matisse Thybulle, G | Out | Oct 31 |
| Scoot Henderson, G | Out | Oct 21 |
| Damian Lillard, G | Out | Sep 25 |
Game Information
Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,927 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
7 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W7 |
 Denver |
4 | 2 | .667 | 2.5 | W1 |
 Minnesota |
4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | W2 |
 Portland |
4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | L1 |
 Utah |
3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | W1 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
6 | 2 | .750 | - | W4 |
 Golden State |
4 | 3 | .571 | 1.5 | L2 |
 LA Clippers |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | L1 |
 Phoenix |
3 | 4 | .429 | 2.5 | W2 |
 Sacramento |
2 | 5 | .286 | 3.5 | L1 |
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