这场比赛创造了NBA历史上领先优势变化最多的记录，洛杉矶快船队击败了波特兰开拓者队。这是开拓者队和他们的球迷在两天内连续第二次在最后一分钟惨败，也是一周内第三次惨败，进入了急需的全明星休息。

开拓者队将比分分散开来，由全明星球员拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇和达米安·利拉德领头，韦斯利·马修斯、尼古拉斯·巴图姆、，Robin Lopez和CJ McCollum。

禁区得分

比赛以典型的克利伯扣篮不祥地开始。多亏了大部分的室内拍摄，洛杉矶提前拍摄了50%以上。。。但是波特兰也在做同样的事情，在两个马修斯的三分球和一连串奥尔德里奇的跳投后，以6分的优势领先。随着更多的内线进攻，快船很快缩小了差距。这确实定义了第一季度的大部分时间，因为两支球队都无法获得优势，两支球队的投篮命中率都超过50%。快船队一分接一分地领先。

在第二节，快船队加强了防守，继续跑动，由于快攻得分领先7分。但作为回应，波特兰负责了比赛，多雷尔·赖特（饰演PF！）、巴图姆和利拉德联手打平了比赛。利拉德在克利伯队的防守中发现了漏洞，并在整个四分之一的时间里都冲向了这个洞，同时击中了三个球。在板凳上，赖特为比赛时间提供了一个坚实的进攻空间。但是失误导致快船在上半场有22个快攻点，这使得比赛紧张。事实上，两队在中场休息时打成平局。

第三节大致相同，两队通过扣篮和热刺来回交换领先优势。但在第四节末，赖特和麦科勒姆联手罕见地拿下6分（三分制犯规，罚球失误，开拓者篮板又拿下三分）。这使得波特兰队在第四节晚些时候领先5分，在蜂鸣器响起时仍然领先3分

克里斯·保罗在第四节开始时又回来了，开拓者队的领先优势消失了，这并非巧合。开拓者队进行了反击（并且打出了几次幸运的射门），但是里拉德在晚上的大部分时间都陷入了犯规麻烦，很快就在一次冲锋中第五次犯规。他径直回到了替补席上，就在第四局开始的几分钟。这是快船需要的机会，因为他们重新取得了领先。在一个令人震惊的发展过程中（如果你到目前为止已经关注了这个回顾的话），波特兰落后了。两支球队都无法控制局面，波特兰队在还剩5分15秒时以一队领先。利拉德在还剩3:30的时候再次让波特兰队领先，但快船队在还剩2:30的时候连得4分，领先3分。奥尔德里奇在进攻篮板上得分，但保罗在另一端被犯规。他不知怎的错过了两次罚球。但是里拉德在另一端丢了球，放弃了一个胡同扣篮给快船队。他接着狂野地投了一个三分球，但没有命中。在快船一次失误后，巴图姆错过了一次三分，但开拓者队在还剩27秒的时候又一次射门。他们再次失利，快船队以罚球锁定了胜利。

拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇（LaMarcus Aldridge）早早很热，但后来更安静了。他以10-18的投篮命中率拿下25分，但在与快船一线队的比赛中只拿下3个篮板。

达米安·利拉德在比赛中度过了一个美好的夜晚。他的犯规麻烦是这场比赛的一大亮点，因为他在比赛中屡次被迫坐在板凳上。不过，他在关键时刻又做了一次艰难的尝试，关键的失误让开拓者连续第二晚领先。他得到21分（8-12投），5次助攻，6次失误。

尼古拉斯·巴图姆（Nicolas Batum）晚上的数据相对稳定，得到13分、7个篮板和7次助攻，以及沉重的防守任务。但他也将因为他的5次失误而被铭记，还有他不明智的平衡外三分尝试，这一尝试严重失利并为洛杉矶赢得了胜利。

罗宾·洛佩兹当时正在与迪安德尔·乔丹和洛杉矶的前线作战。他失去了后援。今晚重赛中一个流行的观点是克里斯·保罗从他的防守球员身边飞过，洛佩兹将球挡出。。。让他的人去轻松的小巷。另一种选择（保罗上篮）也不令人开胃。洛佩兹度过了一个漫长的夜晚。他在34分钟内拿下12分和6个篮板。

Wesley Matthews shot 5-16. It was a night where he wants to do everything, but is not being very successful at any of them. Unfortunately, this included free throws, as he missed a pair of clutch free throws in the fourth, followed by another one shortly after. Of all the people on the team who could use a vacation, I suspect Wesley is near the top of the list. Probably for the best he won't be shooting three-pointers Saturday night.

Meyers Leonard got the call to replace the injured Joel Freeland tonight (Thomas Robinson got a DNP-CD). He won't make you forget that he's Meyers Leonard, and he was clearly outmatched against the Los Angeles front line. But it wasn't a disaster, as Meyers contributed 8 points on 4-5 shooting, including a few nice offensive moves.

Dorell Wright and Mo Williams each had their ups and downs. Wright had one of the nicest behind-the-back passes you'll see all season for a layup (one of his three assists in 12 minutes), and even hit a three-pointer. Perhaps this is the first sign Dorell's stabilizing and settling back into his role in the rotation. Williams, in his first game back, hit a circus-style three-pointer, and had 4 assists with his 3 turnovers. It was the usual Mo game.

What's Next:

It's finally here, a full week off for most of the Blazers, and a big All-Star Weekend for LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard. Blazer's Edge will have all the coverage you've come to expect, and of course there will be Gameday Threads for all three days this weekend.

Final Thoughts:

When you finish a week like this, as a fan sometimes you just have to sigh, shrug, and move on. If the Blazers are playing in May, we probably won't be thinking about that lull during the rough stretch of schedule. And, even with the poor late game execution, nothing that happened this week should discourage us from thinking about playing in May.

Here's the form for the jersey contest. Bad news, I don't know the answers for the contest off the top of my head. I'll ask Dave to fill this in later.

The Clippers have stunk, for many many years. And they finally have a good team to root for, even if some of the players aren't necessarily likeable from the outside looking in. Try to give 'em some love over at Clips Nation.

Gameday Thread Comments of the Night:

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