PORTLAND, Ore. — – Norman Powell scored 23 factors, James Harden scored 19 factors and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Path Blazers 118-89 Thursday evening.
The Clippers routed Portland one evening after beating Brooklyn at dwelling by a franchise-record 59 factors.
Dalano Banton led the Path Blazers with 23 factors. Scoot Henderson had 16 factors.
Kobe Brown‘s dunk within the fourth pushed the Clippers to their largest lead at 34.
Takeaways
Clippers: Clippers guard Norman Powell shaped a particular relationship with Blazers coach Chauncey Billups throughout Billups’ first season as Portland’s coach. With Powell averaging a career-high 23.7 factors, Billups loves what he is seen from his former protégé. “(I’m) actually proud,” Billups mentioned. “I did not get to teach him that lengthy, however we turned very, very shut in a short while. And he at all times instructed me that was the participant he might be.”
Blazers: these of Portland Shaedon Sharpe entered the sport having scored 20 factors in 5 straight video games. Clippers coach Ty Lue got here into the sport conscious of what Sharpe can do. “We’ve got to make it work. , he can do something,” Lue mentioned of Portland’s younger guard. Sharpe completed with 12 factors.
Key second
Ivica Zubac had two blocks on the identical possession within the first half. The primary block got here on a Scoot Henderson dunk try and the second got here seconds later when Deandre Ayton picked up the unfastened ball and tried his personal dunk.
Key statistic
that of Portland Anfernée Simons went 0 of 9 from the sector and failed to attain.
To be continued
The Clippers host the Lakers on Sunday evening. The Path Blazers host Houston on Saturday evening.
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