Posted November 08, 2018 at 06:52 PM | Updated November 08, 2018 at 11:37 PM
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ABOUT THE CLIPPERS
The Clippers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-109 Monday night at the Staples Center, sending them home winless on a six-game trip. ... Danilo Gallinari and Tobias Harris each scored 22 points and and Lou Williams added 20 for the Clippers, who won their second game in a row and fourth in six outings. ... L.A. snapped a six-game losing streak to the Timberwolves, ending their longest-active losing streak against any opponent. ... The Clippers have won 10 of their last 15 meetings with the Blazers, including five of the last seven in Portland. ... Gallinari leads the NBA in free-throw percentage (98.2) and has made 50 in a row dating to October 21. The franchise record for consecutive made free-throws is 58. ... Harris has scored 15 or more points in 10 consecutive games, matching the longest streak of his career. ... Williams leads the NBA in bench scoring, averaging 19.1 points per game, and has scored 15 or more points in seven consecutive games, the NBA's longest active streak among reserves. Over the last six games, Williams is averaging 21.8 points, while shooting 50 percent from the field (41-of-82) and 58.3 percent from three-point range (24-of-35). ... The Clippers lead the NBA in bench scoring, averaging 56.9 points per game.
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ABOUT THE BLAZERS
This is the first of four meetings between the Blazers and Clippers this season. ... The Blazers recorded their most impressive victory of the season Tuesday night, defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 118-103 at the Moda Center. CJ McCollum broke out of a slump with his best game of the season in the win, finishing with 40 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals. The 40 points were the most by a Blazers player against the Bucks in franchise history. It was the fourth time in his career McCollum has scored 40 or more points. ... The Blazers have won seven games by double-digits this season, joining the Bucks and the Golden State Warriors as the only teams in the NBA to record at least seven such wins. ... Jusuf Nurkic averaged 16.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.25 blocks in four games against the Clippers last season, recording a double-double in each of his last three outings. ... Evan Turner continued his strong play in a point-forward role off the bench in the win over the Bucks, recording 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and a team-high plus/minus of plus-21. He's averaging 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game this season.
LINEUPS
Blazers (8-3) vs. Clippers (6-4)
7 p.m. Thursday at Moda Center
TV on NBC Sports NW; Radio on KPOJ (620)
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| No. | Name | Height | Position | Statistics |
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| 21 | Patrick Beverley | 6-1 | PG | 6.0 ppg, 4.3 apg |
| 2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 6-6 | G | 8.0 ppg, 3.3 apg |
| 34 | Tobias Harris | 6-9 | F | 21.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg |
| 8 | Danilo Gallinari | 6-10 | F | 20.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg |
| 51 | Boban Marjanovic | 7-3 | C | 9.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg |
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| No. | Name | Height | Position | Statistics |
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| 0 | Damian Lillard | 6-3 | PG | 26.7 ppg, 5.5 apg, 5.1 rpg |
| 3 | CJ McCollum | 6-3 | G | 20.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg |
| 10 | Jake Layman | 6-9 | F | 5.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg |
| 8 | Al-Farouq Aminu | 6-9 | F | 8.0 ppg, 8.7 rpg |
| 27 | Jusuf Nurkic | 7-0 | C | 15.0 ppg, 9.9 rpg |
