Los Angeles Clippers (42-25, 4th in the Western Conference) against Portland Trail Blazers (19-49, 14th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Portland enters the game against Los Angeles as losers of three straight games.
The Trail Blazers went 8-36 against Western Conference teams. Portland is 8-31 against opponents with a winning record.
The Clippers are 25-18 in conference play. Los Angeles is 2-3 in one-possession games.
The Trail Blazers are averaging 107.7 points per game, which is 4.9 points fewer than the 112.6 allowed by the Clippers. The Clippers have averaged 13.0 3-pointers per game this season, which is 1.4 more shots on average than the 11.6 per game allowed by the Trail Blazers.
The teams are facing each other for the third time this season. In the last meeting on October 26, the Clippers won 123-111 led by 27 points from Paul George, while Malcolm Brogdon scored 20 points for the Trail Blazers.
TOP PERFORMERS: Deandre Ayton is averaging 15.9 points and 11.2 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Anfernee Simons is averaging 3.9 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
James Harden scores 17.3 points per game and averages 5.1 rebounds for the Clippers. George has averaged 3.2 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 3-7, averaging 108.8 points, 43.5 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents average 115.2 points per game.
Clippers: 5-5, averaging 110.9 points, 41.1 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents average 110.9 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Malcolm Brogdon: out (elbow), Jerami Grant: out (hamstring), Robert Williams III: out for the season (knee), Shaedon Sharpe: out (abdominal).
Clippers: Russell Westbrook: out (hand), Norman Powell: day to day (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
