The road from now until the All-Star break in four weeks is treacherous. The Blazers conclude their home stand with Houston (27-13) on Saturday night, followed by a Sunday game against the Chicago Bulls (18-23).

Norman Powell scores 23 points, James Harden adds 19 and the Clippers follow up their 59-point blowout win by holding Portland to 37% shooting in a 118-89 road win.

The LA Clippers are set to face their cross-town rivals, the LA Lakers, in an all-Western Conference clash on Sunday.

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Norman Powell scored 23 points, James Harden had 19 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-89 on Thursday night.

Norman Powell scored 23 points, James Harden had 19 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-89 on Thursday night. Cam Johnson returns from ankle injury and has 24 ...

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Norman Powell scored 23 points, James Harden had 19 points and six assists and the Clippers routed the Portland Trail Blazers, 118-89, on Thursday night to complete an impressive two-night showing.

The Rocket’s red glare visible tonight from the Moda Center will hopefully be from basketball being played and nothing else

As a team, Los Angeles shot 46.3% from the field and made 12 of 34 three-point attempts, but they faded in the final two minutes of the match, with the Nets going on a 6-0 run but they came up a point short at the final buzzer.

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