Post by SurferGirl on Apr 11, 2016 18:16:50 GMT -8
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
The Western Conference's fifth seed Portland Trail Blazers face off against the fourth seeded Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs. The Blazers ended the season at 44-28, good for second in the Northwest Division. The Clippers earned the fourth seed with a 53-29 record and second-place finish in the Pacific Division behind the Golden St. Warriors. The Clippers won the season series 3-1. The teams have never met in the playoffs. The Blazers are led by guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, and forward Al-Farouq Aminu. The Clippers are paced by guard Chris Paul, center DeAndre Jordan and forward Blake Griffin.
Blazers' Allen Crabbe and Al-FGarouq Aminu; Clippers' Jamal Crawford
SERIES SCHEDULE - Blazers win series 4-2
Game 1 -- Clippers 115, Blazers 95
Game 2 -- Clippers 102, Blazers 81
Game 3 -- Blazers 96, Clippers 88
Game 4 -- Blazers 98, Clippers 84
Game 5 -- Blazers 108, Clippers 98
Game 6 -- Blazers 106, Clippers 103
RECORDS
Blazers -- 44-28 overall; 28-13 Home; 16-25 Away.
Clippers -- 53-29 overall; 29-12 Home; 24-17 Away.
HEAD-TO-HEAD SEASON RESULTS
November 20 -- Blazers 102, Clippers 91 (at Portland)
Damian Lillard scored 27 as Blazers end seven-game losing streak
Clippers: Blake Griffin 21 pts; DeAndre Jordan 13 reb; Chris Paul 8 ast.
Blazers: Damian Lillard 27 points; Ed Davis 15 reb; Damian Lillard 7 ast.
November 30 --Clippers 102, Blazers 107 (at Los Angeles)
Damian Lillard injured, DeAndre Jordan 24 boards in Clippers' win
Blazers: Maurice Harkless 15 pts; Mason Plumlee 13 reb; CJ McCollum 10 ast.
Clippers: Blake Griffin 23 pts; DeAndre Jorfdan 24 reb; Blake Griffin/Chris Paul 6 ast.
January 6 -- Clippers 109, Blazers 98 (at Portland)
Pre-game line-up mixup benches CJ Mccollum, Blazers fall at home
Clippers: Marc Gasol 21 pts; Zach Randolph 9 reb; Mike Conley 8 ast.
Blazers: Damian Lillard 18 pts; Nicolas Batum 10 reb; Damian Lillard 7 ast.
March 24 -- Clippers 96, Blazers 94 (at Los Angeles)
J.J. Redick hits buzzer beater to down Blazers
Blazers: Damian Lillard 18 pts; Ed Davis/Maurice Harkless 8 reb; Damian Lillard 8 ast.
Grizzliles: Chris Paul/Jamal Crawford 25 pts; DeAndre Jordan 13 reb; Chris Paul 7 ast.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum
TEAM STATISTICS OVERALL
Points - 105.1
Rebounds - 45.5
Assists - 21.1
Steals - 6.9
Blocks - 4.6
Turnovers - 14.6
FG - 45.0%
FT - 75.4%
3pt - 37.0%
TEAM STATISTICS VS. CLIPPERS
Points - 95.3
Rebounds - 49.8
Off Rebounds - 14.0
Assists - 18.3
Steals - 7.3
Blocks - 3.5
Turnovers - 16.3
FG - 41.1%
FT - 67.0%
3pt - 28.6%
ROSTER
HEAD COACH
Terry Stotts (Oklahoma)
ASSISTANT COACHES
David Vanterpool (St. Bonaventure)
Dale Osbourne (South Alabama)
Jim Moran (William & Mary)
Jay Triano (Simon Fraser)
Chris Stackpole (Boston University)
TRAINER
Geoff Clark (Oregon St.)
INJURY REPORT
C/F - 11 Meyers Leonard (shoulder) - out for season
Injury status applies to game 6.
REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, guard Chris Paul and forward Blake Griffin
TEAM STATISTICS OVERALL
Points - 104.5
Rebounds - 42.0
Assists - 22.8
Steals - 8.6
Blocks - 5.6
Turnovers - 13.0
FG - 46.5%
FT - 69.2%
3pt - 36.4%
TEAM STATISTICS VS. BLAZERS
Points - 99.5
Rebounds - 46.5
Off. Rebounds - 12.3
Assists - 23.8
Steals - 7.3
Blocks - 5.3
Turnovers - 12.8
FG - 44.6%
FT - 58.1%
3pt - 35.3%
ROSTER
HEAD COACH
Doc Rivers (Marquette)
ASSISTANT COACHES
Mike Woodson (Indiana)
Lawrence Frank (Indiana)
Sam Cassell (Florida St.)
Armond Hill (Princeton)
Brendan O'Connor (St. Anselm)
Bob Thate (Occidental)
Dave Severns (Cal St. Chico)
TRAINER
Jason Powell (Cal Poly Pomona)
INJURY REPORT
G - 3 Chris Paul (hand) - out for season
F - 32 Blake Griffin (quadricep) - out for season
Injury status applies to game 6.
REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
FEATURED TWEETS
MATCH UP MEME
EXTRA
Clippers television broadcast team of Ralph Lawler and Mike Smith did not anticipate the Blazers making the playoffs; let alone be facing the Clippers in the first round as the Blazers are the fifth seed and the Clippers the fourth.
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