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Powell’s 30, Harden’s 23 helps get Clippers past Blazers 127-105

Both teams fail to advance in NBA Cup

By KYLE GLASER, Associated Press

Published: December 3, 2024, 10:22pm

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Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell, left, shoots as Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija defends during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Photo Gallery

LOS ANGELES — Norman Powell scored 30 points, James Harden had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-105 on Tuesday night.

Amir Coffey scored 19 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and Derrick Jones Jr. added 15 for Clippers. Los Angeles shot 55.3% from the field and was 19 of 37 (51.4%) from 3-point range en route to a season high in points.

DeAndre Ayton scored 16 points and Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija each had 15 for Portland.

The Clippers and Trail Blazers each finished 2-2 in NBA Cup West Group A play. Neither team advanced out of pool play.

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: Defense continues to be a problem for the Trail Blazers. They’ve allowed at least 120 points in four of their last five games and have held an opponent under 100 just once in 22 games this season.

Clippers: Powell continues to be an offensive force amidst the best season of his career. He scored 14 of the Clippers’ first 24 points, including three 3-pointers, to set the tone immediately. He is averaging a career-best 23.9 points, up from 13.9 points last season.

Key moment

The Trail Blazers overcame an early double-digit deficit to cut the Clippers’ lead to 72-70 with 6:05 remaining in the second quarter, but the Clippers unleashed a 34-10 run to turn it into a rout. Powell, Harden and Mo Bamba hit 3-pointers to spur an 11-0 surge, and the Clippers rolled from there.

Key stat

Harden has 26,399 points, passing Paul Pierce for sole possession of 17th place on the NBA’s career scoring list.

Up next

The Trail Blazers host Utah on Friday.

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CLIPPERS 127, BLAZERS 105

PORTLAND (105) — Camara 4-7 0-0 9, Grant 5-11 0-0 12, Ayton 8-10 0-0 16, Sharpe 4-7 5-5 15, Simons 2-11 3-4 7, Avdija 6-9 0-0 15, Murray 1-1 0-0 2, Walker 3-7 0-0 6, Reath 2-3 0-0 6, Banton 5-11 4-5 14, Rupert 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 41-80 13-16 105.

L.A. CLIPPERS (127) — Jones Jr. 6-10 2-2 15, Powell 11-15 3-3 30, Zubac 4-8 0-2 8, Dunn 3-6 0-0 7, Harden 6-15 8-9 23, Miller 6-9 1-1 14, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Batum 0-1 0-0 0, Coffey 7-10 0-0 19, Mann 2-4 0-0 5, Bamba 1-2 0-0 3, Hyland 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 47-85 14-17 127.

Portland	31	27	20	27	—	105
L.A. Clippers	36	27	28	36	—	127

3-Point Goals—Portland 10-29 (Avdija 3-3, Reath 2-3, Sharpe 2-4, Grant 2-5, Camara 1-3, Ayton 0-1, Rupert 0-1, Walker 0-1, Banton 0-2, Simons 0-6), L.A. Clippers 19-37 (Coffey 5-7, Powell 5-7, Harden 3-10, Bamba 1-1, Miller 1-1, Dunn 1-2, Mann 1-2, Hyland 1-3, Jones Jr. 1-3, Batum 0-1). Rebounds—Portland 29 (Walker 5), L.A. Clippers 35 (Zubac 10). Assists—Portland 25 (Simons 6), L.A. Clippers 29 (Harden 7). Total Fouls—Portland 15, L.A. Clippers 14. A—15,583 (18,000)

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CLIPPERS 127, BLAZERS 105

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