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Portland Trail Blazers
6-2 · 5-1 on the road
Sun 2/28
7:30 PM PT
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1-7 · 1-3 at home
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ClippersOffense
Trail BlazersDefense

The Clippers rank 3rd in the NBA in three-point % (38.2%), and the Trail Blazers rank 4th in three-point % allowed (31.4%). Strength against strength: something has to give.

League average is 34.9%, so the Clippers are 3.3 points above it. Darius Garland leads them with 20.9 points a game on 58.4% true shooting.

2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Deni AvdijaTop scorer · POR
Darius GarlandTop scorer · LAC
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2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Trail Blazers6-2
Clippers1-7
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2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Trail BlazersOffense
ClippersDefense
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2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (POR 8 games, LAC 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

PORLAC
Scoring
121.42nd · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
109.126th · Bottom 5
112.413th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
115.623rd · Below avg
+9.06th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-6.522nd · Below avg
Efficiency
118.13rd · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
105.126th · Bottom 5
110.715th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
113.523rd · Below avg
+7.46th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-8.424th · Below avg
102.116th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
102.911th
Shooting
57.3%2nd · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
53.5%17th · Average
61.1%2nd · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
57.5%13th · Average
15.92nd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
13.813th · Average
36.6%11th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
38.2%3rd · Top 5
0.372nd · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2721st · Below avg
Defense
51.2%10th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
55.7%25th · Below avg
7.126th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
10.15th · Top 5
5.015th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.522nd · Below avg
Possessions
15.8%22nd · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
18.7%30th · Bottom 5
31.1%7th · Above avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
24.8%22nd · Below avg
46.18th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
41.525th · Below avg
27.49th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.620th · Average

Recent form

Portland Trail Blazers
LWWWL

Last 5: average margin +3.2 (season +9.0). Streak L1.

LA Clippers
LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -12.4 (season -6.5). Streak L7.

Key players

Portland Trail Blazers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Deni AvdijaF 23.26.87.058.1
Damian LillardG 20.43.64.159.6
Ja MorantG 15.82.55.562.2
Toumani CamaraF 14.23.41.272.7
LA Clippers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Darius GarlandG 20.91.66.658.4
Rui HachimuraF 14.76.51.748.2
Brook LopezC 13.55.11.064.8
Keaton WaglerG 12.04.13.253.9

Injury report

Portland Trail Blazers
Ja Morant G · back ~12/1 Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · back ~3/2 Out
Vit Krejci G · back ~1/2 Out
LA Clippers
Bradley Beal G · back ~11/29 Out
Brandon Ingram F · back ~11/8 Out
Jordan Miller G · back ~3/2 Out
Yanic Konan Niederhauser C · back ~11/8 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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