The Los Angeles Clippers (23 - 13) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (15 - 23) 109 - 98 at Moda Center on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to seven games, as Chris Paul commanded the floor to the tune of 21 points and 19 assists, as part of a mostly easy victory over the Trail Blazers. Paul’s court vision and ability to set up DeAndre Jordan underneath the rim, while also finding sniper J.J. Reddick, was instrumental in the road victory. The Clippers had to stave off a late comeback attempt, but Paul Pierce nailed five 3 - pointers on his way to 17 points, to go along with four rebounds and one assist, to hold off the late Blazers surge. DeAndre Jordan added 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Reddick contributed 20 points on 8 - of - 13 shooting. Austin Rivers is developing into a more efficient scorer, especially when the ball handling responsibilities are put more on Pablo Prigioni when Paul is off the floor. Rivers finished with 16 points on 7 - of - 10 shooting in 25 minutes. The Clippers shot 51 percent as a unit and are climbing their way towards the top of the Western Conference, as they are just one game behind the Thunder for the third spot. The Clippers will look to continue their winning streak when they host the Charlotte Hornets (17 - 17) on Saturday. Damian Lillard started his second game back from injury, but still struggled to find his shot, as the all star point guard scored 20 points on 25 shots, in addition to seven rebounds and nine points. In a strange clerical error, the Blazers were without backcourt partner C.J. McCollum, as they mistakenly submitted a roster with him on the inactive list, instead of teammate Luis Montero. Allen Crabbe started in favor of McCollum and contributed 11 points, while Mason Plumlee scored 19 points, including some late buckets to trim the Clippers game long lead in the 4th quarter. Ed Davis and Meyers Leonard were beneficial off the bench, adding 12 points and 10 points, respectively, in the losing effort. The Trail Blazers will welcome the reigning MVP, Stephen Curry, and the Golden State Warriors (33 - 2) on Friday.
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