Season opener of the Los Angeles Clippers at Moda Center Arena.
The game was started close in the first period as they made a basket after a basket, they had first tied (4-4) and (6-6) under 7:52 minutes to play. They tied again with 13 a piece. But Blazers went (5-2) run by Lillard consecutive basket including a triple extend their lead (18-15). Blazers had their biggest lead with 6pts (27-21) under 1:39 minutes but Clippers went (7-0) run 5 by Speights to end the first period to regain the lead (28-27).
Clippers easily extend their lead and went (9-0) run early in the second quarter (37-27) under 9:47minutes. Lead by the Clippers balloon by 9pts to end the period with (58-49).
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Blazers took (10-0) run to start the third quarter and regain the lead by 1pt (59-58) under 8:58 minutes, Chris Paul answered it with a triple in the next position (61-59). With a series of basket of both teams they are again tied (76-76) with 2:27 minutes to play. They tied again with 78 a piece in the next series of basket. Their sixth deadlock of the game (80-80) with 38secs to play. Third period ended with 82 a piece their 7th deadlock of the game.
Clippers extend again their lead by 6 (88-82) under 10minutes, the Blazers also took (7-2) run under 6:50minutes (90-89). But this was the closest Blazers ever had. Clippers lead balloon by 15pts under 3 minutes (107-92).
Blazers had a late run at the end (107-102) with 35seconds left. Clippers ended the game with (114-106).
Chris Paul and Blake Griffin scored 27pts each. Damian Lillard leads the Blazers with a double-double performance 29 points and 10 rebounds.
Damian Lillard and Chris Paul will meet again on November 09, 2016 at Staples Center.
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