The Portland Trail Blazers climbed back into the Western Conference first - round playoffs against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday with a 96 - 88 win in Game 3 at Moda Center. The Clippers lead the series, 2 - 1. The Portland backcourt was partially the reason for the dropped two games against the Clippers in Los Angeles, but Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum were lights out in the first of two home games for the Blazers. The duo combined for 59 points 21 - of - 42 shooting, while Mason Plumlee was dominant on the glass to the tune of 21 rebounds. Outside of Lillard and McCollum, the Blazers did not need too much offense after shutting down most of the Clippers prowess on the other end of the court. Chris Paul boasted his leadership and skillset as a floor general on the road, but remained the one Clippers player to be composed in the contest. Lillards finished with 32 points, to go with five rebounds and two assists and added three buckets from behind the arc to stave off Los Angeles down the stretch. As for the Clippers, Paul finished with 26 points, three rebounds and nine assists on 10 - of - 21 shooting. Jamal Crawford added some needed offense off the bench, and contributed 19 points on 9 - of - 18 shooting, but DeAndre Jordan was not able to get enough looks under the rim to be the presence that can prove to be the difference maker in Clippers wins. Jordan finished with 11 points, but added 16 rebounds, including seven on the offensive end of the floor. Los Angeles shot just 57 percent from the charity stripe, which fell roughly 15 percent below the Portland mark. Game 4 will take place at Moda Center on Monday.
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