Clippers 118-89 Trail Blazers (January 16, 2025) Game Recap

PORTLAND, Ore. – 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 beat Portland by a franchise-record 59 points one night after beating Brooklyn at home.

Dalano Banton led the Trail Blazers with 23 points. Scoot Henderson had 16 points.

Kobe Brown’s fourth-period dunk gave the Clippers their largest lead at 34.

Takeaways

Clippers: Clippers guard Norman Powell formed a special bond with Blazers coach Chauncey Billups during Billups’ first season as Portland coach. With Powell averaging a career-high 23.7 points, Billups is thrilled with what he’s seen from his former protégé. “(I’m) really proud,” Billups said. “I didn’t have the time to train him for that long, but we became very, very close in that short time. And he always told me that this was the player he could be.”

Blazers: Portland’s Shaedon Sharpe came into the game having scored 20 points in five straight games. Clippers coach Ty Lue was aware of what Sharpe could do in the game. “We have to make it work. “You know, he can do anything,” Lue said of Portland’s young guard. Sharpe finished with 12 points.

Keystone

Ivica Zubac had two blocks on equal possession in the first half. The first block came from a dunk attempt by Scoot Henderson and the second came just seconds later when Deandre Ayton picked up the loose ball and attempted a dunk of his own.

Key statistics

Portland’s Anfernee Simons went 0 for 9 from the field and didn’t score.

Next

The Clippers host the Lakers on Sunday night. The Trail Blazers host Houston on Saturday evening.

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