Paul George scored 29 points and Kawhi Leonard had 24 points as the Clippers overcome Tyronn Lue's absence in a win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
added nine points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in 34 minutes, the Clippers turning to him to close the game just as they had a day earlier, though with drastically different results.
He would miss eight of his first nine shots in the first half, and his struggle to find a flow would have been easy to spotlight if the rest of his team had not been affected, as well, as their 15-point first-quarter lead disappeared midway through the second quarter.
George returned in the second half to score 10 points in the third quarter, with six of his eight shots at or within feet of the rim. He added nine points in the fourth. In all, he took 10 free throws in the second half, the kind of downhill attacks the Clippers believe unlock their offense.
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