Damian Lillard scored 25 points and Jusuf Nurkic added 14 points and 17 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers rolled to a 111-92 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, avenging a 30-point defeat earlier in the week.
On Monday at Los Angeles, the Blazers shot just 21.6 percent from 3-point range while Lillard was 0 of 8 by himself as Portland fell, 116-86. It was much different on Friday as the Blazers shot 46.3 percent from long distance, while Lillard was 5 of 7.
It was George's 18th career game of at least 40 points, and three of them have come against the Blazers. The Blazers opened their lead to 61-41 as the Clippers started the third quarter 0 of 7 from the field. Los Angeles got within 63-58 on a Kennard 3-pointer, but the Blazers pushed the advantage to 76-67 heading into the fourth quarter.
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