Game ID: 22501183
LA Clippers @ Portland Trail Blazers
Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Moda Center, Portland, OR
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
POR 33 28 25 30 116LAC 24 27 33 13 97
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
POR availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 24 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 3/27, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 21)
OUT Krejčí missed 8 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Grant back 3/25 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 29)
BACK Wesley back 3/22 after 2, 13 min since (122% of 10)
POR availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 25 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 9 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Love back 3/25 after 17, 5 min since (23% of 21)
POR availability going into 4/06 · 3 days' restOUT Grant missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 26 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 10 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Love back 3/25 after 17, 5 min since (23% of 21)
NEW Thybulle 16 to 22 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 4 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 27 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 21)
OUT Krejčí missed 11 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Wesley missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 4 min (41% of 10)
NEW Thybulle 16 to 25 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 5 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 28 since 2/07, returns tonight: 15 min (54% of 28)
OUT Krejčí missed 12 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Love back 3/31 after 2, 2 min since (8% of 21)
BACK Wesley back 4/08 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 10)
NEW Thybulle 16 to 26 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 6 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 13 since 3/16, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 16)
BACK Sharpe back 4/10 after 28, 15 min since (54% of 28)
BACK Love back 3/31 after 2, 2 min since (8% of 21)
BACK Wesley back 4/08 after 2, 3 min since (30% of 10)
NEW Henderson 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Thybulle 16 to 26 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/19 · 6 days' restOUT Grant missed 7 since 3/29, returns tonight: 19 min (66% of 29)
BACK Sharpe back 4/10 after 28, 16 min since (58% of 28)
BACK Love back 4/08 after 2, 2 min since (9% of 21)
BACK Krejčí back 4/12 after 13, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BACK Wesley back 4/08 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 10)
NEW Thybulle 16 to 23 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/21 · 1 day's restBACK Grant back 4/19 after 7, 19 min since (66% of 29)
BACK Sharpe back 4/10 after 28, 18 min since (64% of 28)
BACK Love back 4/08 after 2, 2 min since (9% of 21)
BACK Krejčí back 4/12 after 13, 3 min since (18% of 16)
BACK Wesley back 4/08 after 2, 2 min since (21% of 10)
NEW Henderson 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Thybulle 16 to 21 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restBACK Grant back 4/19 after 7, 20 min since (68% of 29)
BACK Sharpe back 4/10 after 28, 17 min since (60% of 28)
BACK Love back 4/08 after 2, 2 min since (9% of 21)
BACK Krejčí back 4/12 after 13, 3 min since (18% of 16)
BACK Wesley back 4/08 after 2, 2 min since (21% of 10)
NEW Henderson 26 to 32 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 26 min since (94% of 28)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 3/25, returns tonight: 3 min (13% of 20)
BACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 27 min since (95% of 28)
NEW Lopez 22 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Bogdanović back 4/05 after 5, 3 min since (13% of 20)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/08 · back-to-backOUT Batum missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 5 min (27% of 18)
BACK Bogdanović back 4/05 after 5, 3 min since (13% of 20)
LAC availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
BACK Batum back 4/08 after 2, 5 min since (27% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 4/07, returns tonight: 21 min (105% of 20)
BACK Batum back 4/08 after 2, 5 min since (29% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 26 and Camara at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Grant (5 straight), Sharpe (28 straight), Krejčí (12 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Garland at 18 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Bogdanović (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-4 a night and the Clippers minus-8. Call it Portland 116, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/31 @ LAC 114-104 — POR notes
POR won 114-104. POR shot 45% (41 of 91) to LAC's 50%, 15 of 45 from three. The glass went 48-30 for them. Holiday led with 30 (10 of 21, 7 of 15 from three); Avdija added 28, Camara 17. The hinge was Q2, 28-15: a lead of 3 became 16, and the lead reached 19. Williams III was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/02 vs NOP 118-106 — POR notes
POR won 118-106. POR shot 46% (42 of 92) to NOP's 45%, 20 of 51 from three, and got to the line 18 times to NOP's 26. POR turned it over 13 times to NOP's 19. Holiday led with 27 (10 of 22, 7 of 15 from three); Avdija added 26, Camara 23. The hinge was Q3, 28-16: POR came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7. POR trailed 60-65 at the half and won the second half 58-41. Camara was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/06 @ DEN 132-137 — POR notes
POR lost 132-137 in 1 overtime. POR shot 47% (42 of 89) to DEN's 51%, 25 of 52 from three. Camara led with 30 (10 of 16, 8 of 13 from three); Avdija added 26, Holiday 19. Q2 was theirs, 37-27, but the other 4 periods went 110-95 against them. They led by as many as 18.
4/08 @ SAS 101-112 — POR notes
POR lost 101-112. POR shot 45% (42 of 93) to SAS's 49%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 10 times to SAS's 19. Avdija led with 29 (13 of 21, 1 of 3 from three); Henderson added 20, Camara 18. Q4 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 15 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. Thybulle's -19 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs LAC 116-97 — POR notes
POR won 116-97. POR shot 45% (37 of 83) to LAC's 43%, 12 of 39 from three, and went to the line 35 times to LAC's 12 — 30 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 46-35 for them. Avdija led with 35 (11 of 19, 1 of 6 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Clingan added 18, Williams III 13. The hinge was Q4, 30-13: a lead of 2 became 19. Williams III was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
4/12 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 29 and Holiday at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Grant (6 straight), Krejčí (13 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 17 and Raynaud at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Murray (21 straight), Hunter (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 111 a night to Sacramento's 119 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-9 a night and Portland plus-4. Call it Portland 119, Sacramento 112.
4/19 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Fox at 19 a game. 6 days' rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 28 and Camara at 18 a game. Without Grant (7 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 14 times a game to San Antonio's 11. Call it San Antonio 119, Portland 114.
4/21 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 31 and Fox at 19 a game. One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Avdija at 29 and Henderson at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it San Antonio 118, Portland 112.
4/24 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Avdija at 27 and Henderson at 19 a game. 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Fox at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 37 percent from three to Portland's 32. Call it Portland 114, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
4/02 vs SAS 99-118 — LAC notes
LAC lost 99-118. LAC shot 43% (40 of 93) to SAS's 53%, 5 of 27 from three. The glass went 38-48 against them. Leonard led with 24 (10 of 16, 4 of 5 from three); Mathurin added 18, Collins 15. Q3 was theirs, 34-19, the deficit cut from 24 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 99-65 against them. Dunn's -21 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 @ SAC 138-109 — LAC notes
LAC won 138-109. LAC shot 53% (49 of 92) to SAC's 53%, 20 of 41 from three. LAC turned it over 14 times to SAC's 20. Leonard led with 26 (9 of 18, 3 of 9 from three); Collins added 25, Garland 17. The hinge was Q3, 36-20: a lead of 12 became 28, and the lead reached 37. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/07 vs DAL 116-103 — LAC notes
LAC won 116-103. LAC shot 45% (41 of 92) to DAL's 35%, 14 of 37 from three. LAC turned it over 14 times to DAL's 8, and DAL turned those into 9 steals. Leonard led with 34 (11 of 19, 6 of 10 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Garland added 22, Collins 12. The hinge was Q1, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Garland was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/08 vs OKC 110-128 — LAC notes
LAC lost 110-128. LAC shot 47% (40 of 86) to OKC's 58%, 14 of 32 from three. Leonard led with 20 (8 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Sanders added 17, Lopez 16. Q3 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 20 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 103-79 against them. Lopez's -29 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ POR 97-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 97-116. LAC shot 43% (36 of 83) to POR's 45%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 27 fouls committed. The glass went 35-46 against them. Leonard led with 24 (10 of 20, 1 of 5 from three); Lopez added 21, Garland 16. Q3 was theirs, 33-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 91-64 against them. Miller's -22 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Garland at 16 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Bogdanović (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Podziemski at 22 and Ste. Curry at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORBW B. Wesley
CY C. Youngblood
DA D. Avdija
DC D. Clingan
JH J. Holiday
JK J. Kent
KM K. Murray
MT M. Thybulle
RW R. Williams III
SC S. Cissoko
SH S. Henderson
SS S. Sharpe
TC T. Camara
LACBL B. Lopez
BM B. Mathurin
CC C. Christie
DG D. Garland
DJ D. Jones Jr.
JC J. Collins
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
NO N. Omier
SP S. Pedulla
POR/LAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Avdija erupts for 35 as Trail Blazers pull away from Clippers
PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Deni Avdija scored 35 points, Donovan Clingan had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-97 on Friday night to take the inside track for the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
If Portland beats the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, the Blazers will secure their spot in the 7-8 play-in game on Tuesday in Phoenix against the Suns.
Robert Williams III had 13 points and 10 rebounds as Portland outrebounded the Clippers 46-35 and won the turnover battle despite leading the league in turnovers.
Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 24 points and eight rebounds.
After Portland took a 55-35 first-half lead, the Clippers stormed back. Jordan Miller’s 3-pointer gave the Clippers their first lead since the first quarter at 82-79 with 2:05 left in the third. But the lead was short-lived as Matisse Thybulle tied it at 82 on Portland’s next possession.
After the Clippers took an 88-86 lead with 11:06 left, Jrue Holiday tied the game at 88 with free throws and Williams gave Portland a 90-88 lead with 10:31 left.
Williams scored on a dunk with 8:22 left to make it 92-88, forcing a timeout. Leonard missed a jumper out of the timeout and Avdija’s 3-point play made it 95-88 with 7:41 left.
Avdija made two foul shots to make it 99-90 with 4:51 left. Brook Lopez 's 3-pointer with 4:36 left made it 99-93. Portland’s Toumani Camara made it 101-93 on Portland’s next possession. Lopez was called for a technical foul with 3:26 left and Avdija made the shot to make it 104-93.
Avdija hit a 3-pointer with 2:41 left to make it 109-93 and Portland never looked back.
Portland's Shaedon Sharpe returned after missing the last 28 games and finished with eight points in 15 minutes.