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LA Clippers
1-7 overall · 0-4 on the road
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6-3 overall · 1-2 at home
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Trail BlazersOffense
ClippersDefense

The Trail Blazers rank 3rd in the NBA in effective field goal % (56.2%), and the Clippers rank 26th in opponent eFG% (55.7%). Strength meets weakness: an edge for the offense.

League average is 53.1%, so the Trail Blazers are 3.1 points above it. Deni Avdija leads them with 22.3 points a game on 57.4% true shooting.

Darius GarlandTop scorer · LAC
Deni AvdijaTop scorer · POR
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Clippers1-7
Trail Blazers6-3
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Team vs team

Season before this game (LAC 8 games, POR 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

LACPOR
Scoring
109.125th · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.1
119.33rd · Top 5
115.622nd · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
113.816th · Average
-6.523rd · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+5.610th · Above avg
Efficiency
105.127th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
115.75th · Top 5
113.523rd · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
111.619th · Average
-8.424th · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+4.111th · Average
102.911th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
102.515th
Shooting
53.5%14th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
56.2%3rd · Top 5
57.5%12th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
60.2%3rd · Top 5
13.813th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.16th · Above avg
38.2%2nd · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
35.6%13th · Average
0.2719th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.372nd · Top 5
Defense
55.7%26th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
51.5%10th · Above avg
10.14th · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.324th · Below avg
4.522nd · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.819th · Average
Possessions
18.7%30th · Bottom 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
15.8%22nd · Below avg
24.8%24th · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
29.5%9th · Above avg
41.527th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
45.210th · Above avg
25.620th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.216th · Average

Recent form

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

Portland Trail Blazers
WWWLL

Last 5: average margin +3.0 (season +5.6). Streak L2.

Key players

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
Portland Trail Blazers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Deni AvdijaF 22.36.46.357.4
Damian LillardG 19.43.24.459.9
Ja MorantG 15.82.55.562.2
Toumani CamaraF 13.13.41.169.1

Injury report

LA Clippers
Bradley Beal G · Right Knee Injury Management · back ~11/29 Out
Brandon Ingram F · Right Heel Surgery · back ~11/10 Out
Isaiah Jackson F · Left Groin Soreness · back ~11/10 Out
Jordan Miller G · Left Rotator Cuff Surgery · back ~3/2 Out
Yanic Konan Niederhauser C · Right Lisfranc Surgery · back ~11/10 Out
Portland Trail Blazers
Ja Morant G · back ~12/1 Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · back ~3/2 Out
Vit Krejci G · back ~1/2 Out
Robert Williams III C-F · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

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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