All five starters scored in double figures of the Clippers' victory over the Trail Blazers at Portland.
There was a stretch this season when the Clippers went 25-5 and put the NBA on notice as a serious championship contender. In recent times the Clippers lost their way, losers of four of their last five games before they faced a Portland Trail Blazers team with the fifth-worst record in the league. That in itself was a recipe for positive change for the Clippers, who led by as many as 27 in their 116-103 win Wednesday night at the Moda Center, with all five starters scoring in double figures.
“So, we definitely have those things in us,” Lue said. “We’ve shown that.” Their defense had become one of the Clippers’ biggest issues. They had dropped to 27th in the league in defensive rating in their last 15 games. And even if they were going to have to shore that up against the Trail Blazers, the Clippers had to do so without two key role players in Terance Mann and sixth man Normal Powell . Still, the Clippers had stars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard ready for action.
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