The Clippers (50 - 26) defeated the Trail Blazers (48 - 26) 126 - 122 at the Moda Center on Wednesday. The Trail Blazers led by 13 points at halftime, but the Clippers methodically crept back into the game, cutting the lead to seven points by the end of the third quarter. In the fourth, the Clippers outscored the Trail Blazers 41 - 30. With less than seven minutes remaining, they took the lead 100 - 98. Three-pointers from Blake Griffin and Chris Paul on back - to - back Clippers' possessions extended the lead to six points. With less than two minutes to go, the Clippers led by 10. The Trail Blazers were able to cut the lead to three points with 19 seconds on the clock, but Chris Paul made four consecutive free throws to ice the game. Chris Paul had a monster game, putting up 41 points (13 - 21 FG, 5 - 9 3Pt), to go with five rebounds, 17 assists and four steals in 39 minutes. At one point, Chris Kaman shoved Paul to the ground after it appeared Paul hit him in the groin. J.J. Redick had 25 points (9 - 20 FG, 5 - 9 3Pt) and eight rebounds in 35 minutes. He's averaging 20 points over his last five games. Blake Griffin had 24 points (10 - 18 FG, 2 - 2 3Pt), seven rebounds, eight assists, one steal and one block in 38 minutes. LaMarcus Aldridge was the Trail Blazers' leading scorer with 29 points (10 - 22 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt), to go with six rebounds, two assists and one steal in 37 minutes. Nicolas Batum had 21 points (7 - 11 FG, 5 - 7 3Pt), four rebounds, four assists and three steals in 33 minutes. Damian Lillard had 18 points (7 - 14 FG, 3 - 6 3Pt), three rebounds and 10 assists in 36 minutes. The Trail Blazers are fourth in the Western Conference, ahead of the fifth place Clippers by way of tiebreaker. The Clippers finished the season series with the Trail Blazers up 3 - 1.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Clippers') has 26 Losses ,has 126 Total points ,has 41 Points in 4th quarter ,has 50 Wins ."]