Clippers right ship with victory over Trail Blazers
LA TimesKawhi Leonard shoots between Portland’s Anfernee Simons, left, and Toumani Camara in the second half. In recent times the Clippers lost their way, losers of four of their last five games before they faced a Portland Trail Blazers team with the fifth-worst record in the league. And if they were going to shore that up against the Trail Blazers, the Clippers had to do so without two key role players in Terance Mann and sixth man Norman Powell. “That was a good recipe for us.” Leonard, who appeared to injure his left hand when he was fouled in the third quarter, had 24 points on nine-for-16 shooting, four rebounds and four steals. Give us some excitement.” The Clippers face these same Trail Blazers again here Friday night, and they hope to keep building.