Los Angeles Clippers (43-25, 4th in the Western Conference) against Portland Trail Blazers (19-50, 14th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Portland looks to end its four-game skid when the Trail Blazers take on Los Angeles.
The Trail Blazers are 8-37 in Western Conference games. Portland averages 14.4 turnovers per game and is 12-15 when winning the turnover battle.
The Clippers went 26-18 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles is averaging 116.5 points and has outscored its opponents by 4.0 points per game.
The Trail Blazers are scoring 107.6 points per game, 4.9 points fewer than the 112.5 allowed by the Clippers. The Clippers are shooting 49.1% from the field, which is 0.1% lower than the 49.2% the Trail Blazers’ opponents have shot this season.
The two teams face each other for the fourth time this season. The Clippers defeated the Trail Blazers 116-103 in their last game on March 21. Paul George led the Clippers with 27 points and Scoot Henderson led the Trail Blazers with 18 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Deandre Ayton is averaging 15.8 points and 11.1 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Anfernee Simons is averaging 23.1 points over the last 10 games.
James Harden scores 17.3 points per game and averages 5.1 rebounds for the Clippers. George has averaged 3.4 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 2-8, averaging 108.4 points, 42.3 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% ground. Their opponents average 116.8 points per game.
Clippers: 5-5, averaging 108.5 points, 40.4 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 7.8 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents average 109.7 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: out (ankle), 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), Terance Mann: out (shoulder), Norman Powell: out (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
