The 33-47 Portland Trailblazers will travel to face the 54-26 LA Clippers in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Staples Center in Los Angeles is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.
The betting odds from this NBA pro basketball game will be out on Tuesday night as Portland has four rotational players listed as questionable with injuries.
This is the fourth meeting of the season between these two clubs with the Clippers winning and covering the point spread in two of the three games.
Portland has a road mark of 11-29 on the year. They lose for the eleventh straight time after a 118-109 road defeat on Sunday to the Denver Nuggets as a +15 point underdog. The game ended over 208 ½ points. The Trailblazers fell behind 37-21 after one quarter. They shot 46.3% from the field and converted on 12 of 32 from the three point line. They surrendered 53.1% shooting to the Nuggets and were sloppy by committing 23 turnovers. Damian Lillard led Portland with 30 points and six assists as he made 10 of his 17 shots. Portland is missing the playoffs on account of their defense. The team is 29th and second last in the league in defensive field goal percentage as their opponents shoot 47.4% from the field against them.
The Clippers are 31-9 playing at home. They win for the fifth straight time after a 91-87 road victory on Saturday to the Memphis Grizzlies as a +2 point underdog. The game ended under 182 ½ points. LA puts the game away in the fourth quarter by outscoring Memphis 23-14 in victory. They hit on 46.2% from the floor and made 6 of 16 three pointers. The Clippers held the Grizzlies to 41% shooting and had two more rebounds with three less turnovers. DeAndre Jordan led the Clips with 16 points and 12 rebounds as he made 8 of his 13 shots. The Clippers hold the fourth seed in the Western conference and by winning their final two games will clinch home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Clippers have defended well this season by limiting teams to just 94.7 points a game good for 4th in the NBA in scoring defense.