For the second straight game, the Blazers were swept, this time by the LA Clippers at Moda Center and Anfernee Simons, 0-for-9 from the field, was held scoreless for the first time since Dec. 2, 2021. The Clippers shot with the 66.7% in the first quarter to build a 32-22 lead over the Blazers, who shot 37%. That lead grew to 21 points in the second quarter, eventually slowing enough for Portland to get within 52-38 at halftime. The music doesn’t change in the second half: the Clippers heated up again in the third quarter, climbing up to 32 points even if there was a timid reaction: 82-62. The last quarter of the premises also needs to be erased from the memory book.
Portland – LA Clippers 89-118. Boxscore: 23 Banton, 16 Henderson, 14 Ayton, 12 Sharpe per i Blazers; 23 Powell, 19 Harden, 14 Mann, 13 Jones Jr., 10 Coffey e Zubac per i Clippers.
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