New coach, new general manager and new star in the making. Same old result for the Clippers. Brandon Roy scored 22 points and the Portland Trail Blazers spoiled the NBA debut of Blake Griffin with a 98-88 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Griffin had 20 points and 14 rebounds, a year after his rookie season was supposed to begin. The No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft broke his left kneecap in the Clippers' final preseason game and missed all of last season. "In some areas I did well, but there's a lot of room for improvement," he said. "It was a sigh of relief that I made it back, but I don't want to make this game bigger than it is. It is a first game, not a live or die situation." Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=301027012
