Anfernee Simons rallies Trail Blazers to 106-105 win over Clippers with 25-point performance

Anfernee Simons scored 25 points, DeAndre Ayton had 15 points and 12 rebounds and nan Portland Trail Blazers rallied to hit nan Los Angeles Clippers 106-105

LOS ANGELES -- Anfernee Simons scored 25 points, Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 12 rebounds and nan Portland Trail Blazers rallied to hit nan Los Angeles Clippers 106-105 connected Wednesday night.

Deni Avdija had 13 points and 10 rebounds and made a game-saving artifact erstwhile he stuffed Norman Powell connected a accelerated break pinch 29 seconds remaining to sphere a one-point lead.

Scoot Henderson added 14 points and Toumani Camara had 12 points for Portland, which trailed nan full 4th fourth until Simons made a go-ahead layup pinch 2:44 remaining.

Powell had 30 points and James Harden had 19 points and 10 assists for nan Clippers. Los Angeles made only 1 section extremity and scored conscionable 3 points and successful nan last 3:30 of nan game.

Trail Blazers: Simons came up large again and again successful nan 4th fourth for Portland. On consecutive possessions, he drove for a layup to necktie nan people astatine 99, deed a 3-pointer to necktie nan people again astatine 102 and followed pinch nan go-ahead layup to put them up for good.

Clippers: Los Angeles went crystal acold down nan stretch. After taking a 102-99 lead connected a 3-pointer by Harden pinch 3:35 remaining, they turned nan shot complete twice, had a brace of shots blocked and went 1 for 4 connected free throws to fto nan crippled gaffe away.

Ivica Zubac stepped to nan statement pinch nan Clippers down 106-105 and 1:20 remaining, but he missed some free throws. The Clippers ne'er sewage different changeable up.

Ayton has recorded a double-double successful each 5 games this season.

The Trail Blazers big nan Thunder connected Friday, while nan Clippers proceed their five-game homestand against nan Suns connected Thursday.

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