The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 106 - 103, to clinch the Western Conference first - round playoffs at the Moda Center on Friday. Postseason-ending injuries to Chris Paul and Blake Griffin clearly turned the tide of this series, despite the fact that the Clippers had some experienced and able replacements for them. Austin Rivers and Jamal Crawford were both highly productive Friday, with the latter actually leading all scorers with 32 points, along with an assist and three steals. However, the Blazers saw their All-Star point guard Damian Lillard bounce back from a pair of modest efforts over the last two games. He paced the Portland attack with 28 points, seven assists, five rebounds and a steal, and they needed every one of his points by game's end. The Clippers tied matters up at 103 after two free throws by Crawford with 32 seconds left. However, Mason Plumlee was able to draw a loose ball foul from Jeff Green, and sank the two subsequent free throws with 14 seconds remaining to give Portland a lead they would n't surrender. Crawford added an assist and three steals to his team - high point total. Rivers followed with 21 points, eight assists, six rebounds and a steal. DeAndre Jordan contributed a 15 - point, 20 - rebound double - double with an assist and two steals. J.J. Redick was next with 15 points, a rebound and an assist. Green tallied 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal. After not seeing any time at all in Game 5, Luc Mbah a Moute was back in the starting lineup, but only played 14 minutes. He netted three points and a pair of rebounds. McCollum followed Lillard's team - high point total with 20 of his own, and he complemented the scoring with four assists, two rebounds and a steal. Maurice Harkless collected 14 points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal. Al-Farouq Aminu tallied 10 points, six rebounds and two assists. Allen Crabbe paced the second unit with 13 points, five rebounds and an assist. Portland moves on to face the Golden State Warriors in the second round, beginning with a road tilt at Oracle Arena on Sunday afternoon.
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