NBA

Regular Season Round 54: Portland TB - LA Clippers 71-74

Date: February 16, 2012
Blake Griffin had 21 points and 14 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Clippers rally from an 18-point second-half deficit and beat the Portland Trail Blazers 74-71 on Thursday night. Chris Paul, scoreless through three quarters, finished with 13 points as the Clippers outscored the Trail Blazers 22-11 during the fourth quarter. The win was Los Angeles' first in Portland since Dec. 12, 2008. Both teams were held to season lows for points. Mo Williams added 15 points for Los Angeles. Nicolas Batum and Jamal Crawford each scored 19 points for Portland, which was playing its second straight game without All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who sprained his left ankle in Tuesday's game against Washington. Portland's defense stumped the Clippers for most of the first half. Los Angeles made just 15 of 45 shots, and of its 15 field goals, seven were putbacks of offensive rebounds. Batum got Portland rolling, scoring 15 points during the first quarter to stake the Blazers to a 27-20 lead. Early in the second, Crawford hit a 3-pointer as Portland scored eight unanswered points to build the lead to 15 points. The struggling Clippers were able to pull to within 43-32 by halftime. Portland went on a scoring spurt by scoring the first seven points of the second half to take a 50-32 lead. But the Blazers' offense suddenly went cold, and Los Angeles slowly began its huge rally. Portland made two field goals during a 9-minute stretch, and the Clippers shaved the deficit to 64-62 on Paul's layup with 6:56 remaining. Three minutes later, Williams' 3-pointer gave Los Angeles the lead at 67-66. Paul hit a 3, then followed with a 16-footer with 1:05 left to put the Clippers ahead 72-67. Portland had chance to tie, but Wesley Matthews' wild 3-point shot missed at the buzzer. *Courtesy of www.kptv.com
  LA CLIPPERS (coach: Tyronn Lue)74
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
4 Oiul, ChQas 42 3-64 (45.2%) 6-8 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6 0 1 4 6 5 3 5 5 3 64 65 5
48 GQaffaj, mliVR 49 7-60 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 3 65 63 6 0 5 5 6 5 4 86 88 5
80 WallaiBs, biuQaZR 40 3-2 (05%) 6-9 (63.4%) 1-2 (90%) 8 3 1 8 5 5 5 8 5 8 69 64 5
3 yIFR, eijdF 48 4-2 (49.0%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 3 8 5 6 8 5 8 1 3 5
0 muUlRQ, CiQIj 46 4-0 (15%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 6 5 5 1 -4 5
  biQUaj, KRjFIj 87 4-2 (49.0%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 8 3 1 6 3 5 6 5 5 5 1 4 5
1 zIQdij, gRSjdQR 85 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 4 3 9 5 3 5 6 3 5 4 0 2 5
  qLijs, eRDDaR 65 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 5 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 5
60 GIBRs, eFij 9 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
43 CIIV, mQaij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
44 whIBpVajs, wQRF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
84 vRslaR, wQiLas  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
  mlRdsIR, qQaZ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   82-16 (30.7%) 8-69 (66.2%) 68-67 (14.8%) 63 44 39 66 88 5 2 65 5 63 93 07  


  PORTLAND TB (coach: Chauncey Billups)71
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
4 WilliZR, GRQild 34 8-1 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 9 0 5
22 miUuB, XaZIlis 47 1-68 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 8 3 1 5 8 5 5 6 5 8 67 64 5
8 biUUhRTs, WRslRF 43 3-2 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 8-3 (05%) 4 8 0 5 4 5 8 5 5 8 61 7 5
66 CQiTfIQd, ziBil 45 0-60 (44.4%) 8-4 (11.9%) 4-4 (655%) 5 6 6 4 6 5 8 6 5 4 67 66 5
35 whIBis, KuQU 81 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 1 1 5 8 5 5 8 5 6 8 3 5
0 yRlUIj, eiFBIjd 83 5-1 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 8 5 5 6 5 5 0 5 -9 5
84 CiBMF, biQZus 88 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6 0 1 3 0 5 5 6 5 8 8 4 5
24 ABaUh, CQiaD 63 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 6 8 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 3 3 5
7 WallaiBs, qllaIU 2 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 3 5
  zIhjsIj, SQBIj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
  miMMaUU, vuVR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
3 ABaUh, XIlij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
69 zIhjsIj, ChQas  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   86-09 (41.2%) 1-63 (38.7%) 66-62 (16.6%) 2 89 40 64 69 5 1 0 5 61 96 31  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)