Blake Griffin, Chris Paul propel Clippers past Blazers in opener, 114-106: Doc Rivers remembered what it felt like to last be inside the Moda Center. He remembered the hurt after watching the Portland Trail Blazers beat his Clippers for the fourth straight game. He remembered the tears shed inside the locker room, the blood literally left on the court, and the opportunity to advance and maybe win a title vanishing. How could he not? But when Rivers walked back into the Moda Center for the Clippers’ season opener Thursday night, he knew he had players who weren’t in the building the night last season ended.
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