The Clippers and Blazers have played each other twice, each with a large score difference to win 1, and today they met again, the two sides fought all the way to the last moment of the fourth quarter, the Clippers killed a wave of 8-0 offensive, thus laying the foundation for victory, 117-109 to suppress the Blazers, winning 5 consecutive wins.
Six members of the Clippers team scored more than double digits, with three of them breaking 20 points. Paul George finished with 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Reggie Jackson had 23 points and six assists, and Nicolas Batum had 22 points and six rebounds, writing a season-high.
Eric Bledsoe had 11 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, Ivica Zubac had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and Isaiah Hartenstein came off the bench to score 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
Although the Clippers swallowed 4 losses in the opening season, they have recently won 5 consecutive games and returned to the top 8 in the West End; the Blazers ended a 2-game winning streak and ranked 10th in the West End. Head coach Tyronn Lue said the team had made significant improvements defensively during that time and was able to take advantage of shooting opportunities.
"When we can't shoot three-pointers, it really drives people crazy, and when we start hitting, we feel like we're not shooting enough." Tyrone-Lou said.
Regarding the team's first-in-one start-season performance, Tyrone Lu said: "This is what we learned last season, you just have to hold on and find a way to win."
Damian Lillard had 27 points, six assists and five rebounds, Norman Powell had 23 points on 5-of-6 shooting, Jusuf Nurkic had 15 points, 13 rebounds and six assists; C.J. McCollum. McCollum) didn't feel good, shooting 6-of-15 and scoring 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.