The LA Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 102-90.
Paul George’s 10-foot fadeaway put the Clippers ahead for good with 6:47 left in the third quarter.
The Trail Blazers got within 77-76 on Norman Powell’s 2 free throws with 11:51 to play, but Eric Bledsoe answered with a 13-foot floater, and the Trail Blazers got no closer than 86-84.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Trail Blazers 6-4. George scored 4 of the Clippers’ 6 on 2 for 2 shooting.
George had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals, and Isaiah Hartenstein added 5 points and 4 blocks.
For the Trail Blazers, Jusuf Nurkić scored 31 points (20 in the paint) on 12 for 19 shooting, and Powell added 29 points.
The Clippers shot 44.6% from the field and 30.6% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 44.3% and 22.7%. The Trail Blazers turned it over 18 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. Hartenstein fouled out.