PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland's Jusuf Nurkic and Damian Lillard found their connection against the Clippers.
"We understand each other," Nurkic said. "Every possession, we already know where we're going to be and how we're going to play. When we look at each other we already know what we're going to do."
Nurkic had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Lillard added 17 points and 11 assists, and the Trail Blazers held off the Clippers 105-96 on Friday night.
"I thought Damian was terrific with his passing. He found Nurk. They kept trapping him and he found Nurk almost every time," Portland coach Terry Stotts said.