NBA: LA CLIPPERS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 93 PORTLAND 108 2:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NBA: LA CLIPPERS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 100 PORTLAND 111 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NBA: LA CLIPPERS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- LA CLIPPERS 28 28 19 27 102 PORTLAND 23 35 25 28 111 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: LAC - SAM CASSELL 21, AL THORNTON 18, DAN DICKAU 14 POR - MARTELL WEBSTER 28, LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 21, CHANNING FRYE 15</div>
PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Martell Webster scored 28 pointsand LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 as the Portland Trail Blazersclaimed a 111-102 victory in their preseason opener over the LosAngeles Clippers. Portland jumped out to an early 16-6 lead behind the strong playof Aldridge, who is expected to take on more of a scoring rolewith the departure of Zach Randolph to New York and the loss ofNo. 1 pick Greg Oden to season-ending knee surgery. Aldridge and rookie Taurean Green led an up-tempo attack, and alayup at the buzzer by Steve Blake gave the Blazers a 58-56 leadat intermission. Blake returns to Portland after a one-year hiatus after spendingtime with Milwaukee and Denver. Webster scored nine points while newcomer Channing Frye addedsix in the third to help the Blazers nab a 83-75 lead headinginto the final period. Webster is in a heated battled for thestarting small forward role. Crafty veteran Sam Cassell scored 21 points and first-round pickAl Thornton collected 18 and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, whofell to 0-2 in preseason play. Tim Thomas and Dan Dickau tried to keep the young Blazers at bayin the second quarter, combining for 18 second-quarter points.Thomas' three pointer at the 6:19 mark gave the Clippers 45-38cushion before Portland ended the half with a 20-11 run.
NBA: LA CLIPPERS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (102) AT PORTLAND (111) LA CLIPPERS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === J POWELL F 23:27 1-2 0-0 3 3 6 1 1 0 3 2 A THORNTON F 31:13 7-17 4-5 4 6 10 0 3 1 5 18 A WILLIAMS C 12:05 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 5 0 1 0 Q ROSS G 25:17 2-9 1-1 1 1 2 4 3 3 1 5 S CASSELL G 24:00 8-15 3-4 1 4 5 3 1 0 1 21 T THOMAS 21:52 3-14 4-6 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 13 Y KOROLEV 17:25 2-4 6-6 2 5 7 2 0 2 3 10 G DIAZ 20:26 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 7 K FFRIEND 10:55 2-2 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 R PATTERSON 14:34 1-5 0-0 2 5 7 0 2 0 3 2 P DAVIS 14:46 2-10 2-2 5 1 6 1 0 0 1 6 D DICKAU 24:00 5-9 3-3 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 14 B KNIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION C MOBLEY DNP - STRAINED LEFT CALF C MAGGETTE DNP - LEFT THIGH CONTUSION E BRAND DNP - LEFT LEG INJURY M DOUTHIT DNP - COACH'S DECISION C KAMAN DNP - SORE LOWER BACK S LIVINGSTON DNP - LEFT KNEE INJURY TOTALS 240:00 36-94 23-27 21 33 54 19 21 7 20 102 (.383) (.852) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 20 (19 PTS) PORTLAND REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === T OUTLAW F 27:57 2-10 1-2 1 7 8 2 3 2 2 5 L ALDRIDGE F 29:55 6-11 9-9 0 6 6 2 2 1 0 21 J PRZYBILLA C 16:14 1-1 0-0 0 6 6 0 4 0 1 2 S BLAKE G 19:37 2-8 0-0 1 0 1 5 0 0 3 4 J JACK G 18:32 2-4 4-6 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 9 C FRYE 19:39 5-13 5-5 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 15 M WEBSTER 33:59 11-14 2-2 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 28 J JONES 26:17 4-9 2-2 1 3 4 2 2 2 1 12 S RODRIGUEZ 16:40 1-6 0-0 0 4 4 7 1 1 1 3 R LAFRENTZ 16:57 2-3 0-0 1 3 4 1 3 0 0 4 T GREEN 14:13 3-7 0-0 0 1 1 5 1 0 2 8 D MILES DNP - RIGHT KNEE SURGERY B ROY DNP - COACH'S DECISION C ELLIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION J PINNOCK DNP - COACH'S DECISION B PETWAY DNP - COACH'S DECISION J MCROBERTS DNP - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE G ODEN DNP - RIGHT KNEE SURGERY TOTALS 240:00 39-86 23-26 5 34 39 29 21 8 11 111 (.453) (.885) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 11 (15 PTS) LA CLIPPERS 28 28 19 27 - 102 PORTLAND 23 35 25 28 - 111 BLOCKED SHOTS: LA CLIPPERS - S CASSELL, A WILLIAMS, J POWELL, A THORNTON. PORTLAND - J JONES. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA CLIPPERS 7-18 (.389), Q ROSS 0-1, S CASSELL 2- 3, T THOMAS 3-6, Y KOROLEV 0-1, G DIAZ 1-4, D DICKAU 1-3. PORTLAND 10- 23 (.435), S BLAKE 0-5, J JACK 1-1, M WEBSTER 4-6, J JONES 2-5, S RODRIGUEZ 1- 3, T GREEN 2-3. TECHNICAL FOULS: PORTLAND - M WEBSTER, J PRZYBILLA. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, JOE DEROSA, KEVIN CUTLER. A - 12,933. T - 2:10.</div>
NBA: LA CLIPPERS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (102) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp J Powell 23:27 1-2 0-0 3-6 1 1 2 A Thornton 31:13 7-17 4-5 4-10 0 3 18 A Williams 12:05 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 5 0 Q Ross 25:17 2-9 1-1 1-2 4 3 5 S Cassell 24:00 8-15 3-4 1-5 3 1 21 T Thomas 21:52 3-14 4-6 0-1 1 4 13 Y Korolev 17:25 2-4 6-6 2-7 2 0 10 G Diaz 20:26 3-6 0-0 0-2 2 0 7 K Ffriend 10:55 2-2 0-0 2-4 0 0 4 R Patterson 14:34 1-5 0-0 2-7 0 2 2 P Davis 14:46 2-10 2-2 5-6 1 0 6 D Dickau 24:00 5-9 3-3 0-2 5 2 14 B Knight DNP - COACH'S DECISION C Mobley DNP - STRAINED LEFT CALF C Maggette DNP - LEFT THIGH CONTUSION E Brand DNP - LEFT LEG INJURY M Douthit DNP - COACH'S DECISION C Kaman DNP - SORE LOWER BACK S Livingston DNP - LEFT KNEE INJURY ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 36-94 23-27 21-54 19 21 102 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.383, FT-.852. 3-Point Goals: 7-18, .389 (Q Ross 0-1, S Cassell 2-3, T Thomas 3-6, Y Korolev 0-1, G Diaz 1-4, D Dickau 1-3). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked Shots:4 (S Cassell, A Williams, J Powell, A Thornton). Turnovers:20 (A Thornton 5, R Patterson 3, J Powell 3, Y Korolev 3, S Cassell, A Williams, P Davis, D Dickau, Q Ross, T Thomas). Steals: 7 (Q Ross 3, Y Korolev 2, T Thomas, A Thornton). PORTLAND (111) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp T Outlaw 27:57 2-10 1-2 1-8 2 3 5 L Aldridge 29:55 6-11 9-9 0-6 2 2 21 J Przybilla 16:14 1-1 0-0 0-6 0 4 2 S Blake 19:37 2-8 0-0 1-1 5 0 4 J Jack 18:32 2-4 4-6 0-0 4 2 9 C Frye 19:39 5-13 5-5 1-3 0 2 15 M Webster 33:59 11-14 2-2 0-2 1 1 28 J Jones 26:17 4-9 2-2 1-4 2 2 12 S Rodriguez 16:40 1-6 0-0 0-4 7 1 3 R LaFrentz 16:57 2-3 0-0 1-4 1 3 4 T Green 14:13 3-7 0-0 0-1 5 1 8 D Miles DNP - RIGHT KNEE SURGERY B Roy DNP - COACH'S DECISION C Ellis DNP - COACH'S DECISION J Pinnock DNP - COACH'S DECISION B Petway DNP - COACH'S DECISION J McRoberts DNP - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE G Oden DNP - RIGHT KNEE SURGERY ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 39-86 23-26 5-39 29 21 111 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.453, FT-.885. 3-Point Goals: 10-23, .435 (S Blake 0-5, J Jack 1-1, M Webster 4-6, J Jones 2-5, S Rodriguez 1-3, T Green 2-3). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:1 (J Jones). Turnovers:11 (S Blake 3, T Outlaw 2, T Green 2, J Przybilla, S Rodriguez, J Jack, J Jones). Steals: 8 (J Jones 2, T Outlaw 2, M Webster 2, L Aldridge, S Rodriguez). -------------------------------------------- LA CLIPPERS 28 28 19 27 - 102 PORTLAND 23 35 25 28 - 111 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Portland - 2 (M Webster, 7:33 2nd; J Przybilla, 11:45 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,933. T: 2:10. Officials: Bill Kennedy, Joe Derosa, Kevin Cutler.</div>
NBA: LA CLIPPERS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NBA LA CLIPPERS 102 PORTLAND 111 FINAL</div>
