Norman Powell scored 32 points (8 during a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the LA Clippers rallied from 18 points down in the third quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-112.
The Clippers trailed 83-65 with 6:03 left in the third quarter. They were still down 85-68 with 4:45 left in the third quarter, with a 3% chance to win, and outscored the Trail Blazers 50-27 the rest of the way.
Powell’s driving layup with 1:23 left made it 115-112, and Reggie Jackson’s 2 free throws with 16.3 seconds left put it away at 118-112.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Trail Blazers 15-7. Powell scored 7 of the Clippers’ 15 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Jackson had 7 of his 12 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Nicolas Batum that put the Clippers ahead.
Jackson had 24 points (13 in the third quarter) and 12 assists. Powell scored 22 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. Jackson assisted on 5 of Powell’s 10 baskets, 4 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Trail Blazers, Anfernee Simons scored 37 points with 9 3-pointers, and Jerami Grant added 32 points with 5 3-pointers. The Trail Blazers had 2 30-point scorers.
The Clippers went 23 for 28 at the line to the Trail Blazers’ 11 for 15 and outscored them 56-11 off the bench. The Clippers’ starters were outscored 62-44 in 20 minutes together. Grant fouled out.