Did the Clippers just win by 20 points? Yes, you saw it right, Clippers 91 - Blazers 71. The Clippers really dominated this game, and they played some goods DEFENSE, wow I don't beleive I just said that. The Clippers held Portland to 35.7% shooting and forced 13 turnovers. They gathered 9 steals and rejected 10 shots and really played outstanding ball today. They were led by the Man Elton Brand who filled up the stats sheet with 21 points on 9-17 shooting, and 14 boards, 4 blocks, and 2 steals. Correy Maggette also filled it up scoring 18 points on 6-12 shooting, and dishing out 9 assists while also getting 2 steals. Kaman had his second impressive game in a row scoring 12 points and pulling down 9 boards. He also blocked 3 shots and shot 6-9 from the field. Jaric had a bad shooting game but dished out 9 dimes, and Bobby Simmons had a good game off the bench scoring 8 points on 3-6 shooting and getting 5 boards and 2 assits. The Blazers were without their best players Zach Randolph who was serving a one game suspension b/c of an altercation in the Blazers win over Utah on Saturday. Darius Miles carried the load for the Blazers scoring 21 points on 11-20 shooting and grabbing 13 rebounds. Derek Anderson was the other impressive Blazer, he shot 9-17 and 4-8 from long range, and scored 22 points. Shareef didnt shoot too well (6-17), but he pulled down 11 rebounds for the undermanned Blazers. Box Score Recap
