Aldridge, Blazers fight off Clippers
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04/08/2010 -
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LaMarcus Aldridge recorded 27 points, 12
rebounds and five assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers held off the Los Angeles Clippers, 93-85, at the Staples Center.
Brandon Roy added 23 points and six assists for the playoff-bound Blazers, who
have won six of their last seven to tie Oklahoma City for the seventh seed in
the Western Conference standings. Andre Miller scored 13 points, while Nicolas
Batum had 11 in the victory.
Rasual Butler, Chris Kaman and Steve Blake each scored 14 points for LA, which
has dropped six straight at the tail end of another forgettable season.
The Clippers, down 77-60 with 12 minutes left, were able to make it a single-
digit game at 87-79, on DeAndre Jordan's slam with 5:22 remaining.
Eight points was as close as the Clippers got, as Portland held on for the
win.
The Blazers led by as many as 13 in the first quarter, which ended with the
visitors holding a 27-18 advantage.
The Clippers cut their deficit to one, at 45-44, on Kaman's jumper late in the
second, but Batum scored five straight points before Baron Davis' driving
bucket made it 50-46 at halftime.
A Roy 18-footer polished off a 10-point Portland run with just over four
minutes left in the third to push the margin to 71-54.
Game Notes
The Blazers have won six of their past seven games with the Clippers,
including three of four this season...Davis ended with 11 points and eight
assists, while Jordan had a team-high 11 rebounds to go with eight points.
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