Rowan Kavner
Score: LAC 102 – POR 87
Summary: After all the hacking and both team’s starting point guards forced out, the Clippers left STAPLES Center with their third straight win Monday night.
Next Game: 12/02
Tipoff: 7:30pm PDT
Chris Paul had said all season the Clippers (10-8) needed to focus more on their defense than anything else, and they thrived on that end holding the Trail Blazers (7-11) to 38 second-half points in a 102-87 win, though he wasn’t on the floor to watch the finish.