Post by jenny123 on Dec 19, 2013 0:58:53 GMT -5
(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Clippers invade Portland to take on a Trail Blazers team that expects to be without All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge for a second consecutive night on Thursday. You can watch the game on TSN2 at 10:30pm et/7:30pm pt. The Clips returned to Staples Center last night after a successful Grammy Road Trip and blitzed the lowly Washington Wizards, 102-84. Blake Griffin had 23 points and 15 rebounds in that one as Los Angeles beat the Wizards for a seventh straight time. Caron Butler added 21 points and Chris Paul scored 16 with nine assists in the win, including an alley-oop pass to DeAndre Jordan for a one-handed dunk that punctuated LAs ninth victory in 12 games overall. "We didnt play well at the start and they did," said Paul. "We need to come out with more energy and that starts with me." The Clippers, who lead the Lakers by two games in the Pacific, are 7-6 as the road team on the season. The Blazers, meanwhile, persevered without Aldridge, who sprained his left ankle in Portlands 124-109 home loss to Washington on Tuesday, edging Golden State, 93-91, in Oakland last night. Jamal Crawford made the game-winning free throws in the final minute of that one as Portland survived a seesaw battle. Gerald Wallace chipped in 24 points, Nicolas Batum had 17 and Crawford finished with 14 for Portland, which snapped a two-game skid. Marcus Camby posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. "They were not going to lose this game," Blazers head coach Nate McMillan said. "Our execution was pretty good coming down the stretch." The Clippers have lost six straight and 20 of their last 24 overall in the Pacific Northwest, including a 105-97 setback on Jan. 10. Portland, however, has lost three straight in the Rose Garden after starting the season a gaudy 11-1 on its home floor. LaMichael James Jersey .J. Umberger off injured reserve and recalled left-winger Dane Byers from their American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Mass. Anquan Boldin Jersey . Colorado will also visit defending World Series champion San Francisco on the trek and looks to rebound from Sundays 8-4 loss versus Pittsburgh in the finale of a three-game set from Coors Field. Rotation ace Ubaldo Jimenez dropped to 0-2 on the season after he yielded four runs and six hits in four innings of work. www.jerseyfrankgore.com/Authentic-Carlos-Rogers-Jersey/ .C. -- A change in play-calling philosophy coupled with an improved offensive line has put the B. NaVorro Bowman Jersey . -- Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro will be sidelined for most or all of the season following surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Ahmad Brooks Jersey . Istanbul emphasized its firsts: First Olympics in Turkey, and first in a majority Muslim country. Madrid began the three cities final push on Friday before the International Olympic Committee vote. "We believe that having a responsible budget represents the new way to understand the games," Madrid Mayor Ana Botella said.The Winnipeg Jets have claimed forward Mike Santorelli off waivers from the Florida Panthers. In 24 games with the Panthers this season, Santorelli has scored two goals and one assist, adding 50 penalty minutes. Santorelli is set to become an unrestricted free agent after this season. He has played 198 career NHL games with the Panthers and Nashville Predators, scoring 33 goals and adding 25 assists. The Philadelphia Flyers also made a waiver cclaim Wednesday, grabbing forward Adam Hall from the Tampa Bay Lightning.dddddddddddd Hall joins his third team in the last two days. He was dealt from the Carolina Hurricanes to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday and was immediately placed on waivers. In 591 career games with the Lightning, Hurricanes, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins Hall has scored 65 goals and 82 assists. ' ' '