Tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET ESPN's NBA double-header rolls on with a Western Conference tilt featuring the Los Angeles Clippers (25-13) heading to Portland to take on the Trailblazers (30-8) in a matchup that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Blazers fans can hear the radio broadcast on Fox Sports 620,while Clips fans may do likewise on KFWB 980.
Tonight's matchup at first glance figures to be an up-and-down game involving two of the NBA's most effective offenses. The Blazers' thrive thanks to the efficiency of several of their scorers, their floor-spacing, and ability to rain shots from any position. The Clippers can embarrass opponents with their "Lob City" antics--a.k.a. highlight-reel dunks by Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan-or steely efficiency led by point guard Chris Paul.
What gets lost in the shuffle is a suddenly sturdy Portland defense that is limiting opponents to just 96 points a night.
"Last year we were a young team and we were new to winning. I think now we are one of those teams," said point guard Damian Lillard. "We win without depending on offense. We play together, we get along, we are confident in ourselves. We've won 30 games. I just think we have to keep the same mentality that we've had."
Portland has won its last four games, but all of those victories have come against subpar competition. They are returning to the elite class tonight, but fortunately are getting the Clips on their own floor. The Blazers are 18-3 when playing in Rip City.
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