Trail Blazers vs. Clippers: Game 1 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 Playoffs

April 17th, 2016 by Mike Norris Leave a reply »

The Los Angeles Clippers opened their postseason with a convincing 115-95 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center on Sunday.

They used a strong second half to secure the victory after the Trail Blazers hung within single digits for most of the first half.

Chris Paul led the way for Los Angeles with 28 points and 11 assists, including this dime to power forward Blake Griffin in the third quarter:



Los Angeles received a boost from Griffin, whose 19 points were the most he has scored since returning April 3 after a three-month absence because of a quad injury, a broken hand and a suspension.

Griffin also finished with 12 rebounds.

He looked to be in midseason form early on, barreling into the lane for a dunk and old-fashioned three-point play to give Los Angeles a 12-9 lead:



ESPN's J.A. Adande liked what he saw from Griffin on the play:



The veteran finished the first quarter with 11 points, and the Clippers led 26-21. However, it wasn't all roses for Los Angeles, as it had to overcome an awful free-throw attempt by center DeAn ...

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