National Basketball Association
Portland 122, L.A. Clippers 109
When: 10:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 18, 2018
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #29 Mark Lindsay, #48 Scott Foster, #21 Dedric Taylor
Attendance: 17776
The Trail Blazers continued their dominance with a 122-109 road victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night at Staples Center, Portland's 13th consecutive win.

Damian Lillard scored 23 points and CJ McCollum added 21 for the Trail Blazers. Portland owns its longest win streak since a 13-game skein early in the 2007-08 season.

Lou Williams went for 30 points and Montrezl Harrell chipped in 24 off the bench for the Clippers, who have lost three in a row.

All five starters scored in double figures for the Blazers. Moe Harkless scored 21 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 17 points along with 12 rebounds and four blocked shots, and Al-Farouq Aminu collected 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

The Blazers made 50 percent of their shots from the floor while limiting the Clippers to 44.9 percent shooting. Portland made 14 of 29 attempts from 3-point range while Los Angeles was 9 of 23 from beyond the arc.

Harkless scored 14 points and Lillard had 12 to stake the Blazers to a 58-52 lead at intermission. Williams had 13 points -- all in the second quarter -- at the break.

Portland outscored the Clippers 20-10 to start the third quarter to increase its advantage to 78-62. Los Angeles rallied with a 9-0 tear to cut the difference to 78-71. The Blazers answered with a 10-3 run to go on top 88-74.

The Clippers came back with seven straight points to make it 88-81, but Lillard hit three consecutive free throws as the Blazers carried a 91-81 lead into the fourth quarter.

The Blazers extended their edge to 105-89 early in the final period. The Clippers got no closer than 13 points the rest of the way.

Portland jumped to a 24-18 lead after one quarter. The Clippers used an 11-2 run to go ahead 31-30 midway through the period.

It was 44-44 in the second when the Blazers scored 12 in a row to take a 56-44 advantage. The Clippers answered with an 8-0 run to draw to within 56-52. Portland settled for a six-point bulge at the half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Portland   L.A. Clippers
Damian Lillard 23 Scoring Lou Williams 30
Shabazz Napier 8 Assists Lou Williams 4
Jusuf Nurkic 12 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan 16
Damian Lillard 9 Free Throws Made Montrezl Harrell 6
Al-Farouq Aminu 3 Steals Tobias Harris 2
Jusuf Nurkic 4 Blocks Montrezl Harrell 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 122 50.0 14-29 16-20 24 47 6 7 13
L.A. Clippers 109 44.9 9-23 20-27 21 38 3 8 8
Upcoming Games
  • L.A. Clippers will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Clippers have a W/L % of .649 after a win and .406 after a loss.
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Houston. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .682 after a win and .538 after a loss.