The Portland Trail Blazers lost, 116-103, to the LA Clippers in front of the Rip City crowd. Besides stretches of the first half, the most exciting part of the game may have been who was going to score the 100th point of the game, and earn everyone in attendance free McDonald’s.
The Clippers, led by a rejuvenated James Harden, put on a defensive clinic. The Blazers kept the game close, but it was the third quarter that ultimately doomed the young Portland Squad. Kawhi Leonard single-handedly took over the game in the third, stealing the ball at almost every corner and converting on easy layups on the other end.