Norman Powell scores 23 points to help the Clippers beat the Trail Blazers 118-89
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Norman Powell scored 23 points, James Harden had 19 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-89 on Thursday night.
The Clippers routed Portland a night after beating Brooklyn at home by a franchise-record 59 points.
Dalano Banton led the Trail Blazers with 23 points. Scoot Henderson had 16 points.
Kobe Brown's dunk in the fourth pushed the Clippers to their biggest lead at 34.
Clippers: Clippers guard Norman Powell formed a special relationship with Blazers coach Chauncey Billups during Billups’ first season as Portland’s coach. With Powell averaging a career-high 23.7 points, Billups is loving what he’s seen from his former protege. “(I’m) really proud,” Billups said. “I didn’t get to coach him for that long, but we got very, very close in that short time. And he always shared with me that this is the player he could be.”
Blazers: Portland’s Shaedon Sharpe entered the game having scored 20 points in five straight games. Clippers coach Ty Lue came into the game aware of what Sharpe can do. “We’ve got to make it work. You know, he can do it all,” Lue said of Portland’s young guard. Sharpe finished with 12 points.
Ivica Zubac had two blocks on the same possession in the first half. The first block came on a dunk attempt by Scoot Henderson and the second came only seconds later when Deandre Ayton picked up the loose ball and tried a dunk of his own.
Portland's Anfernee Simons went 0 for 9 from the field and failed to score.
The Clippers host the Lakers on Sunday night. The Trail Blazers host Houston on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ivica Zubac vs. Deandre Ayton (Scoot Henderson gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point layup | ||
| 11:35 |  | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point running jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:12 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point putback layup | 3-2 |
| 11:12 | | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 11:12 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-3 |
| 10:53 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point driving hook shot | 5-3 |
| 10:28 | | Toumani Camara misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point running dunk (Norman Powell assists) | 7-3 |
| 10:07 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-3 |
| 9:41 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 9-5 |
| 9:23 | | +3 | Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot (Norman Powell assists) | 12-5 |
| 9:07 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | ||
| 8:54 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving reverse layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 12-7 |
| 8:25 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup (Ivica Zubac assists) | 14-7 |
| 8:10 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop layup (Scoot Henderson assists) | 14-9 |
| 7:54 | | Toumani Camara blocks Norman Powell's two point driving dunk | ||
| 7:51 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point running reverse layup (Scoot Henderson assists) | 14-11 |
| 6:59 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 16-11 |
| 6:59 | | Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:59 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-11 |
| 6:42 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 17-13 |
| 6:18 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Kris Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving hook shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 17-15 |
| 5:41 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point stepback jump shot (James Harden assists) | 20-15 |
| 5:23 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point pullup jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 20-18 |
| 5:11 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | Norman Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 4:54 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 21-18 |
| 4:54 | | Norman Powell misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 4:51 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Kris Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Kris Murray misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:35 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving layup (Ivica Zubac assists) | 23-18 |
| 4:06 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop layup (Toumani Camara assists) | 23-20 |
| 3:50 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (James Harden assists) | 25-20 |
| 3:06 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | Anfernee Simons shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 2:46 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-20 |
| 2:46 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-20 |
| 2:28 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 29-20 |
| 2:05 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point driving layup (Robert Williams III assists) | 29-22 |
| 1:49 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Toumani Camara misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving finger roll layup | 31-22 |
| 1:23 | | Dalano Banton shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-22 |
| 1:06 | | Kris Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Kris Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Kris Murray misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:03 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Robert Williams III misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 0:31 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 0:02 | | Dalano Banton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot | 34-22 |
| 11:19 | | Kris Murray turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:09 | | Robert Williams III shooting foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-22 |
| 11:09 | | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-22 |
| 10:55 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | |