The Portland Trail Blazers play the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday in an NBA matchup at the Moda Center.
Here are the details:
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (12-18) vs. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (8-21)
When: 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 26
Where: Moda Center, Portland
Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: Prime Video.
Online: You can access Prime Video online here or via the Prime Video app on your smart device.
ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)
Moneyline: POR +120 LAC -142
Spread: LCA -2.5 | Over/Under: 226.5
This and that: The Clippers have been one of the biggest disappointments in the NBA, but they enter tonight’s game with a two-game winning streak, sporting victories over the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets. … The Clippers defeated the Rockets 128-108 on Tuesday, riding a 41-point, eight-rebound, five-assist performance from Kawhi Leonard and a 29-point, six-assist outing from James Harden in Los Angeles. … The Clippers, who have the second-fewest wins in the Western Conference, are 3-13 on the road this season. … This is the second meeting between the Blazers and Clippers this season and first since Oct. 26, when Los Angeles won 114-107 at Intuit Dome. … Portland enters Friday on a two-game losing streak after dropping a home back-to-back against the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic. … Both games played out in similar fashion, with the Blazers rallying from double-digit fourth-quarter deficits to take the lead, only to fall in the closing minute. Portland has won three in a row before the defeats. … The Blazers have played the second-most games with “clutch-time” minutes this season (20), going 9-11 in those matchups. … The Blazers are shooting 33.2% from three-point range, second-worst in the NBA. … Blazers forward Deni Avdija finished with 25 points, eight assists and six rebounds in Tuesday night’s loss to the Magic. It was his 15th game this season with at least 25-5-5, third-most in the NBA.
INJURIES
Portland: Robert Williams III (left knee management) and Kris Murray (right cervical soreness) are questionable and Jerami Grant (left Achilles tendon tendonitis), Scoot Henderson (left hamstring tear), Damian Lillard (left Achilles tendon), Matisse Thybulle (left thumb surgery), Blake Wesley (right foot fracture) and Jrue Holiday (right calf strain) are out.
Los Angeles: Derrick Jones Jr. (right knee sprain), Bradley Beal (left hip fracture), Ivica Zubac (left ankle sprain) and Chris Paul (not with team) are out.
NEXT UP
The Blazers play the Boston Celtics on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Moda Center.
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