Portland Trail Blazers (8-13, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (13-9, seventh in the Western Conference)
Inglewood, California; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Clippers -9; over/under is 217.5
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will try to keep its eight-game home win streak intact when the Clippers play Portland.
The Clippers are 8-8 in Western Conference games. Los Angeles is seventh in the NBA with 15.8 fast break points per game led by Norman Powell averaging 4.6.
The Trail Blazers are 7-12 in conference matchups. Portland gives up 114.7 points to opponents while being outscored by 7.5 points per game.
The Clippers average 12.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer makes per game than the Trail Blazers give up (13.7). The Trail Blazers' 43.5% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.4 percentage points lower than the Clippers have allowed to their opponents (45.9%).
TOP PERFORMERS: James Harden is scoring 22.3 points per game with 7.2 rebounds and 8.9 assists for the Clippers.
Anfernee Simons is shooting 41.1% and averaging 17.3 points for the Trail Blazers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Clippers: 7-3, averaging 108.8 points, 45.5 rebounds, 24.4 assists, 11.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.6 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 5-5, averaging 109.1 points, 43.4 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 9.3 steals and 6.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.6 points.
INJURIES: Clippers: Kevin Porter Jr.: out (ankle), Kobe Brown: out (back), Kawhi Leonard: out (knee), P.J. Tucker: out (personal).
Trail Blazers: Donovan Clingan: out (knee), Scoot Henderson: out (quad), Matisse Thybulle: out (ankle), Robert Williams III: out (concussion).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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