The Los Angeles Clippers (40 - 22) fell to the Portland Trail Blazers (40 - 19) 98 - 93 in a thriller at the Staples Center on Wednesday. In a matchup of two of the league's top point guards in Chris Paul and Damian Lillard, Paul had the upper hand all night. Paul finished with a season - high 36 points while Lillard had one of his most frustrating outings of the season. Lillard was stifled throughout the game as Los Angeles collapsed on him seemingly every time he touched the ball. He did n't make a field goal until two minutes had passed in overtime. Despite Lillard's struggles, Portland was able to tie it up late after Los Angeles' Hedo Turkgolu over - pursued on a pass, which allowed Nicolas Batum to drain a wide - open three. In a strange turn of events, DeAndre Jordan had a lapse in clock awareness on Los Angeles' final possession, which cost the Clippers a chance to win it in regulation. The Blazers were resilient in overtime as they rallied to a big victory. Portland had dropped both games against Los Angeles entering Wednesday, but hung around long enough to take the lead late and steal the road win. Where Lillard struggled from the field (1 - 13 FG), Nicolas Batum was clutch down the stretch and in overtime as he ended up with 20 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds. Interestingly, Lillard nearly matched DeAndre Jordan's rebounding total, pulling down 18 rebounds compared to Jordan's 19. The Trail Blazers do n't have much time to enjoy this victory as they host the Mavericks on Thursday. Los Angeles had its three - game winning streak snapped due to a late collapse where they could n't close out Portland. Doc Rivers ran a shallow rotation, deploying just eight players in the game with Jamal Crawford and Blake Griffin sidelined with injuries. DeAndre Jordan now has 10 straight games with more than 15 rebounds The Clippers will get an extended break before returning to action Sunday against the Warriors.
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