The Clippers withstood the early onslaught from Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum.
They withstood the offensive ineptitude that resulted in a 40-point first half.
The complete breakdowns over the game’s final four minutes? There was no overcoming that Saturday night at the Moda Center.
A litany of oddities that included an airballed three-pointer by Chris Paul and a corner three-point attempt by Blake Griffin that wasn’t close doomed the Clippers during a 96-88 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.