Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) – Brandon Roy abounding the carbon area with 22 credibility and 10 rebounds, as Portland won its additional beeline to alpha the season, downing the Los Angeles Clippers, 98-88. LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 credibility and 10 rebounds, while Marcus Camby became the third Portland amateur with a double-double, announcement 11 credibility and 14 rebounds.nba news Nicolas Batum donated 15 credibility and six boards for Portland, which was advancing off a 106-92 achievement over Phoenix on Tuesday night. Eric Gordon denticulate 22 credibility and Blake Griffin added 20 credibility and 14 rebounds in defeat. Griffin's 14 rebounds set the Clippers amateur almanac in a division debut. The Oklahoma standout suffered a torn kneecap during the preseason a year ago and the top all-embracing aces in the 2009 abstract never saw the attic for the butt of the season.
Rasual Butler added 16 credibility for the Clippers, who brought in new arch drillmaster Vinny Del Negro to brainwash a acceptable culture. The Clippers accept accomplished with a .500 almanac or bigger just three times back the 1991-92 division and haven't accomplished the postseason back 2005-06. Portland denticulate seven beeline credibility backward in the aboriginal arrangement to actualize some breath room. A three-pointer by Rudy Fernandez alternate the amplitude for a 24-16 advantage. Trailing 31-23 afterwards one quarter, the Clippers belted abutting afore assuredly demography the advance at 41-40 on Gordon's bang in transition. Butler capped eight alternating credibility with a leash for a four-point edge, but Portland answered with nine beeline of its own to yield a 49-44 advance on Roy's mid-range bucket.
Roy's three-pointer just afore the first-half horn pushed Portland's advance to 54-49. The Clippers trailed by as abounding as nine in the third quarter, but took the advance backward on two Jarron Collins chargeless throws for a 71-70 edge. An 80-80 tie with just over seven account actual angry into a double-digit allowance acknowledgment to 11 beeline credibility for the visitors. Batum's active layup and Aldridge's straight-on leash were the two analgesic shots in the spurt. The Trail Blazers formed to achievement from there.
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