The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers has already met twice on the young, 2021-22 season before they faced off Tuesday night in L.A. Each of the previous games was lopsided, with the Clippers blowing out the Blazers in the first and Portland returning the favor in the second.
That story would not be repeated tonight. The teams took turns exchanging defensive stands, big dunks, and superstar performances as the scoreboard see-sawed like an accordion.
Paul George scored 24 for the game, Damian Lillard 27. Others helped too. Norman Powell scored 16 for the Blazers in the first half.