The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in last season's playoffs after Chris Paul and Blake Griffin went down with injuries. They were at full strength Wednesday at Staples Center, and the result was quite different with a commanding 111-80 victory for Los Angeles.
The Clippers are now an impressive 7-1 on the season and have won three straight games by more than 20 points. Portland dropped to 5-4 and saw its three-game winning streak snapped in the process.
Four of the Clippers starters scored in double figures, and Blake Griffin led the way with 22 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Chris Paul posted 19 points and seven assists, while DeAndre Jordan just missed a double-double of his own with 16 points and nine rebounds.
However, the story was Los Angeles' defense, which held a Trail Blazers team that entered the game third in the league at 110.3 points a night to a mere 80. Portland shot 31-of-88 (35.2 percent) from the field and 6-of-30 (20 percent) from three-point range while also turning it over 14 times.
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