The Portland Trail Blazers looked competent against the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday evening, but they didn’t look great, either. That doldrum space in the middle is where you’ll find this performance which saw Portland hang around, but never threaten their opponents much.
At the final horn, Portland fell 117-102, extending its losing streak to six games
Powered by a solid Jusuf Nurkic performance (23 points, 11 rebounds) and dragged down by rough 3-point shooting, the Blazers were outmatched at home. After rallying back from a 15-point first quarter deficit to tie the game in the second, Portland faded away in the fourth to see L.