The Trail Blazers stumbled in a blowout loss to the Clippers in their first road game of the season. Damian Lillard, who finished with 12 points, struggled from distance throughout his 28 minutes of action. Lillard went 0-for-8 from beyond the arc in Monday’s loss. Outside of Lillard’s struggles, the Blazers failed to protect the ball throughout the night. In the first three quarters, Portland surrendered 21 turnovers.
For the Clippers, Luke Kennard emerged from the bench to put on a show. The former Duke wing connected on his first five shots from the field and never looked back.