The Los Angeles Clippers couldn't have dreamed for a better lead-in to their clash with the host Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.

Norman Powell scores 23 points and James Harden finishes with 19 points to lead the Clippers to a dominant, 118-89 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Norman Powell scored 23 points, James Harden had 19 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-89 on Thursday night

Norman Powell scored 23 points, James Harden had 19 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-89 on Thursday night.

(AP) — Norman Powell scored 23 points, James Harden had 19 points and the Los ... Clippers: Clippers guard Norman Powell formed a special relationship with Blazers coach Chauncey Billups during ...

Milwaukee comes into a matchup against Los Angeles as winners of five consecutive games. The teams play Saturday for the first time this season.

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime when both teams were missing key players.

Blazers center Robert Williams III is the center of attention in trade rumors, especially with Ime Udoka and the Rockets interested.

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Christian Braun added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets, who won their six straight road game. Jamal Murray scored 19 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 15 points and six rebounds. Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Anthony Black came off the bench with 14 points and five assists.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Scoot Henderson had 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped five-game losing streak with a 113-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night. Zach LaVine had 27 points for the Bulls. They have lost five straight.

The ancestors were around to rummage through their grays and ingest the future. James Harden, sidelined and still as bearded as ever, looked on as this iteration of the Thunder accomplished something his — or any of those before or after — never did.