Clippers climb back late, beat
Blazers for Rivers' 900th win
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[November 08, 2019]
Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points
and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a
eight-point, fourth-quarter hole to defeat the visiting Portland
Trail Blazers 107-101 on Thursday night.
Lou Williams scored 26 points and recorded eight assists while
Montrezl Harrell and Ivica Zubac each scored 15 points for the
Clippers. Zubac also had 13 rebounds, nine on the offensive end.
Leonard contributed 18 points to the fourth-quarter comeback.
The victory was the 900th of Clippers coach Doc Rivers' career. He
is the 13th coach to reach the milestone.
Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum scored 22 points apiece to lead
Portland, but both shot 9-for-23 from the field. Hassan Whiteside
added 17 points and 19 rebounds. Anfernee Simons scored 16 of his 17
points in the fourth quarter.
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A three-point play by Whiteside with 1:16 left knotted the score at
98. Williams' jumper gave the Clippers a two-point edge with 58.9
seconds remaining.
A free throw by Simons pulled Portland with 100-99, but Williams
nailed a 3-pointer with 32.5 seconds left to increase the margin to
four before Rodney Hood sliced the Clippers' lead to 103-101 with
17.5 seconds remaining.
Leonard's two free throws with 13.1 seconds left sealed the win for
Los Angeles.
McCollum's jumper tied the score at 61 at 6:05 of the third. A 12-4
spurt by the Blazers allowed them to grab 73-65 advantage after a
bucket inside by Whiteside with 1:50 left in the quarter.
Los Angeles closed the gap to three before a free throw by Whiteside
and a basket by Lillard lifted Portland to a 76-70 edge heading into
the fourth.
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Clippers guard Lou Williams (23) moves the ball against Portland
Trail Blazers center Moses Brown (4) during the first half at
Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
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In the second quarter, the Clippers went up 42-31 after two free
throws by Williams with 2:22 remaining. The Blazers cut the deficit
to 47-40 heading into halftime.
Portland was able to stay close despite shooting 32 percent from the
floor compared 38.3 percent for Los Angeles in the first half.
Overall, the Clippers shot 43.8 percent to 37.5 percent for the
Blazers.
Earlier Thursday, the NBA fined the Clippers $50,000 regarding
pregame comments coach Doc Rivers made regarding Leonard sitting out
of Wednesday's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks due to "load management."
The NBA determined Rivers' statements were "inconsistent" with
Leonard's health.
--Field Level Media
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