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Playoffs

on

the

road

made

Game

Five

even

more

pressure,

but

Lillard

and

CJ

really

came

through:

CJ

had

of

his

points

in

the

second

half,

Lillard

had

points

in

the

fourth

quarter,

and

the

Blazers

amped

up

their

aggressive

defense

CJ

went

one-on-one

whenever

he

wanted,

and

the

Clippers

really

got

tired;

they

couldn't

play

Jamal

Crawford

for

minutes,

and

the

Blazers'

ending

in

the

fourth

quarter

was

magic

as

they

took

a

lead

in

the

series,

so

now

they

have

to

close

it

out

in

Game

Six,

which

will

be

almost

as

difficult

as

winning

on

the

road

in

Game

Five,

and

they

clearly

stayed

patient.

They

wore

that

Clippers'

defense

down.

They

shot

and

for

the

first

time

in

the

series,

The

Trail

Blazers

got

to

points

and

hit

threes.

More

of

the

Trail

Blazers'

offense,

More

like

the

Trail

Blazers'

offense

than

we

have

been

seeing

lately.

How

vital

is

the

start

of

this

game

tonight?

It's

really

important

because

I

think

the

Clippers,

Chris

Paul

and

Griffin

didn't

even

make

the

trip.

So

if

the

Blazers

go

up

in

the

first

quarter,

I

think

this

Clippers

team

will

see

the

writing

on

the

wall.

Well,

The

series

is

not

over.

But

if

you

were

to

name

an

MVP

of

the

series

so

far,

It'd

be

tough

not

to

pick

Mason

Plumlee.

He's

got

three

double-doubles

in

the

series.

He's

played

quarterback

most

of

the

time.

Can

he

help

his

teammates

finish

the

job

tonight?

And

here

comes

Kai

Davis.

Thanks

for

bringing

the

ball

to

center

court,

Kai.

Remember

to

be

loud

all

game

long.

The

officials

for

tonight's

game

are

number

eight,

Mark

Davis.

Number

four,

Sean

Wright.

Number

Zach

Zarba.

And

number

Benny

Adams.

Okay,

Fans,

Game

time

is

almost

here.

As

you

entered

the

building

tonight,

You

were

given

an

LED

light

stick.

Well,

It's

time

to

pull

the

tab,

Turn

it

on,

So

you

can

be

a

part

of

the

introductions.

It's

almost

game

time.

Turn

on

your

light

stick

and

get

ready,

Rip

City.

Ladies

and

gentlemen,

Welcome

back

to

the

Moda

Center

for

the

NBA

playoffs

and

tonight's

game

between

the

Los

Angeles

Clippers

and

the

Portland

Trail

Blazers.

Celebrating

the

NBA

Playoffs.

Game

six

tonight.

Trailblazers

and

Clippers.

Before

we

get

it

going,

We

have

the

two

leading

rebounders

in

the

entire

playoffs

tonight.

Jordan

is

number

one

and

Plumlee

is

number

two.

Plumlee

is

a

leader

in

assists

in

the

playoffs.

And

we've

got

a

great

matchup

between

the

two

big

centers.

Well,

Plumlee

leads

the

Blazers

in

assists

during

the

playoffs.

Despite

feeling

like

he's

been

in

a

straitjacket

during

the

series,

Damian

has

managed

points

per

game

and

is

simply

built

for

big

moments.

It

was

Lillard

time

in

the

fourth

quarter

Wednesday.

He's

fired

up

for

this

opportunity

in

Game

Six

tonight.

Harkless

streaks

down

and

dunks

it

with

the

right

hand.

Trailblazers

win

game

five

in

Los

Angeles.

Friday

night

at

the

Moda

Center,

Blazers

look

for

the

knockout

punch.

The

Moda

Center

fired

up

as

you

would

expect

for

a

knockout

game.

Game

six,

Trailblazers

do

not

want

to

make

a

return

trip

to

Los

Angeles.

The

Clippers

know

last

year

they

did

this.

They

went

into

San

Antonio,

won

game

six

to

force

a

game

seven.

They

feel

like

they

can

do

it

again.

Nothing

like

being

a

part

of

the

starting

introductions

inside

the

Moda

Center

come

playoff

time.

And

let's

get

them

for

you

now

on

the

screen.

You

know

it

by

now.

Lillard,

McCollum,

Aminu,

Harkless,

Plumlee.

For

the

Clippers,

you

may

not

know

this

one.

It's

been

changed.

Rivers

and

Redick,

Mbah

a

Moute,

Jeff

Green,

DeAndre

Jordan,

the

starting

five.

For

the

Clippers,

of

course,

being

coached

by

Doc

Rivers,

who

without

Chris

Paul

and

Blake

Griffin,

trying

to

find

a

combination,

especially

the

starting

lineup,

that

can

fuel

his

team

to

an

upset

win

now

in

Game

Six.

As

we

introduce

on

our

sidelines

tonight

once

again,

Michael

Holt.

Michael,

How

you

doing?

I'm

good,

MB.

You

know,

the

Trail

Blazers'

defense

has

gotten

increasingly

better

as

this

season

has

progressed.

And

you

can

expect

tonight,

in

an

elimination

game,

that

their

offense

will

be

better

than

the

from

the

floor.

The

key

in

this

game

for

the

Trail

Blazers

to

get

an

early

start

will

be

turnovers.

If

the

Trail

Blazers

can

win

the

points

off

turnovers

game,

they

should

be

able

to

eliminate

the

Los

Angeles

Clippers.

Thank

you,

Michael.

As

Dame

and

company

get

set,

and

while

they

do...

Coach

Rice,

What

are

they?

Well,

Have

the

first-quarter

lead.

This

crowd

is

so

pumped

up,

and

you

want

to

take

advantage

of

that.

So

the

Blazers

need

to

have

that

first-quarter

lead

in

this

ballgame.

Number

two,

Hold

them

to

shooting.

Just

don't

try

to

outscore

them.

Play

some

defense

tonight.

They're

playing

the

best

defensive

lineup

that

they

could.

They

started

their

offensive

lineup

last

game.

This

game,

it's

defense,

and

the

Blazers

need

to

make

six

threes

in

the

first

half.

As

Terry

Stotts

said

in

game

five

in

the

first

half,

Clippers

outplayed

the

Trail

Blazers,

showed

some

scrappy

play.

Blazers,

though,

stayed

patient

and

really

wore

the

Clipper

defense

down

until

there

were

some

holes,

some

cracks

late.

That's

when

they

pounced,

led

by

Lillard.

Mbah

a

Moute,

their

best

defender,

is

on

Lillard.

Dame

is

off

with

the

jumper

to

start

things.

Green

has

it

taken

away

by

Plumlee.

Now

Aminu

back

to

Lillard,

and

Rivers

squares

up

on

Dame.

Pick

and

roll,

Dame.

The

pass

tipped

away,

and

that's

probably

not

a

bad

thing

for

Portland.

Now

you

can

reorganize.

Harkless,

I

think,

Nervous.

He

just

hasn't

been

in

this

type

of

situation.

So

I

think

it's

going

to

take

him

a

whole

quarter

to

get

loose.

Well,

Plumlee

hasn't

either.

I

mean,

A

lot

of

these

guys

are

on

the

doorstep

of

the

second

round.

This

is

uncharted

waters.

Harkless

tries

a

three

that's

long.

And

that

may

be

a

sign

of

him

being

a

little

too

pumped

up.

It's

going

to

take

him

a

little

while

to

get

going.

Whereas

Plumlee's

a

rebounder.

A

guy

who

doesn't

depend

on

scoring.

He

depends

on

hustle.

As

I

mentioned

a

moment

ago.

The

Clippers

have

been

here

before.

And

certainly

they

don't

have

Chris

Paul

and

Griffin.

But

last

year.

They're

using

that

to

fuel

their

fire

tonight.

What

they

did

to

San

Antonio.

They

went

down

there.

Everybody

thought

the

series

was

over.

They

won

in

San

Antonio.

They

forced

a

game

seven

back

in

L.A.

They

won

the

series

and

then

lost

a

lead

to

Houston

in

round

two.

I

think

this

is

a

much

better

lineup

for

the

Clippers.

Plumlee.

A

chance

for

an

assist

here.

And

Aminu

is

long

with

the

three.

Jordan

with

the

rebound.

The

opening

minutes.

As

you

talked

about.

Very

vital

in

terms

of

calming

the

Trail

Blazers

down

and

fueling

the

Clippers'

hopes

of

what

would

now

be

considered

an

upset.

They

can

run

a

little

bit

more

with

this

bigger

lineup.

I

don't

know

why

in

game

five

they

didn't

play

Aminu

more.

They

played

him

for

one

minute.

C.J.

From

the

baseline,

He

gets

it

to

fall.

Had

him

bump

Aminu

on

his

left

hip.

A

little

hesitation

move

opened

it

up

for

him.

And

C.J.

puts

it

in.

McCollum

is

having

a

terrific

series.

points

a

game.

He

had

in

game

three.

He

had

in

game

five.

That

ball

tipped

by

Plumlee.

Tipped.

Though,

And

it's

saved

by

Redick.

Good

hustle.

And

now

Redick

has

a

wide-open

two.

And

that's

home.

Well,

That

was

a

good

deflection

by

Plumlee.

And

then

the

Blazers

didn't

respond

to

it.

Those

balls

are

going

to

be

so

important

in

this

game.

Aminu

to

the

middle,

foul

by

Mbah

a

Moute.

He

gave

him

a

little

shove.

First

foul

of

the

game.

Side

out

Portland.

Mark

Davis.

Sean

Wright.

Zach

Zarba.

The

officials

tonight.

Here's

the

last

bucket.

The

last

bucket

was

the

first

by

McCollum

a

moment

ago.

And

Mbah

a

Moute

is

on

him.

He's

their

best

ISO

defender.

He

can

go

one-on-one

without

any

help.

Lillard,

Hesitation

move.

He

takes

that

over

Jordan

and

drops

it

down.

They

won't

double-team

Lillard

as

much

with

this

defensive

Clippers

lineup

in

there.

So

I

think

Lillard

will

get

more

opportunities

than

he

had

in

those

first

four

games.

Rivers,

The

cutter

is

Jordan.

And

he

packs.

It

down.

Beautiful

setup.

And

DeAndre

Jordan.

One

of

the

great

dunkers.

And

there's

a

foul

on

Redick

coming

up

the

floor.

That

was

a

good

heads-up

forward

pass

by

Lillard

that

put

McCollum

in

a

position

to

pick

up

the

foul.

Both

teams

will

try

to

push

it

up

more

than

they

have

in

any

other

game

in

this

series.

Each

team

knows

the

other's

offense

so

well.

So

you've

got

to

get

some

cheap

baskets,

like

fast

breaks.

Plumlee

gives

McCollum

the

pick.

C.J.

Open

two.

It's

long.

Mason

back-tips

to

Aminu.

New

Al-Farouq

patiently

kicks

it

out

to

Lillard.

And

they'll

reset.

Dame

shoots

past

Jordan

to

the

rim.

Lays

it

up

and

in.

But

Lillard

got

to

the

rim

first.

See.

You

didn't

see

Jordan

jumping

out

and

double-teaming.

He

backed

up.

And

if

you

back

up

on

Lillard

and

let

him

turn

the

corner

on

the

pick-and-roll

like

that,

He

went

right

around

Jordan.

He's

one

of

the

top

three

shot

blockers

in

the

NBA,

and

bringing

Jordan

away

from

the

hoop

leaves

it

open

for

wing

scores.

Rivers

gets

two

picks.

Now

out

top

to

Jeff

Green.

DeAndre

is

trying

to

post

up

inside.

Mbamute

runs

down.

Lillard

offensive

foul.

Well.

That's

how

the

Blazers

won

the

big,

big

game

three

here

with

defense.

They

won

it

with

defense.

And

you

see

right

down

the

line.

Drop

the

shoulder.

The

elbow

came

out.

That's

all

it

takes.

And

Lillard

was

playing

the

right

type

of

defense.

He

was

pushing

to

Plumlee.

They

had

no

chance

to

throw

the

alley-oop

pass

to

Jordan.

Two

fouls

on

Mbamute.

But

no

moves

on

the

Clippers'

bench

so

far.

Lillard

pick-and-roll.

Plumlee

with

the

left

hand.

Floats

it

up.

No.

Trying

to

keep

it

alive.

It

hit

Jordan's

leg

and

kicked

back

onto

the

court.

Clippers'

ball

and

no

Plumlee

to

protect

the

inside.

Rivers

attacks.

Missed

it.

Rebound

Lillard.

Rivers

is

going

to

be

very

aggressive

tonight.

Dame

for

three.

Got

it.

And

there

it

is

once

again.

No

signs

of

trapping.

Double-teaming

on

Lillard.

It's

a

big

concern

for

the

Clippers.

They're

four

of

five

shooting

and

trail

by

one.

I

think

that's

a

mistake

by

their

defense.

Not

double-teaming

Lillard.

Rivers

gives

Redick

short.

Tipped

nearly

up

and

in.

And

the

rebound

is

claimed.

Jamal

Crawford

at

the

table.

We'll

check

in

at

the

next

dead

ball.

Lillard

had

all

those

deflections

in.

Game

five.

He

gets

another

one

there.

Redick

picks

up

his

second

foul.

That's

big

with

Aminu

and

Redick

in

foul

trouble.

The

crowd

is

loving

the

Blazers'

defense.

A

lot

of

them

are

on

their

feet.

Here's

Lillard's

three

a

moment

ago.

No

double

team.

He

was

wide

open.

And

then

the

Blazers'

defense

goes

to

work

on

the

other

end.

Lillard.

They've

got

six

deflections.

Which

has

led

Portland.

In

game

five,

coaches

rave

about

defensive

deflections;

he

gets

another

one

right

there

they're

so

big

in

the

playoffs;

don't

let

the

other

team

get

set

in

their

offense.

Now

their

offense

is

in

the

game:

Jamal

Crawford,

Lillard

a

deep

three,

hand

in

the

face;

he

thought

he

was

fouled

on

the

wrist,

but

Sean

Wright

says

no.

He

was

hit

right

on

the

elbow;

Sean

Wright

said

he

was

hit

on

the

hand.

Rivers

moves

around

Plumlee.

They

give

the

foul

to

Plumlee

and

a

three-point

opportunity

for

Austin

Rivers.

They

have

to

get

out

on

Austin

Rivers

and

not

give

him

that

first

dribble

towards

the

basket.

Pressure

him.

He's

not

like

a

Chris

Paul

that

can

maneuver

and

change

directions

on

the

pick

and

roll.

He's

a

guy

that's

going

to

turn

the

corner

and

go

right

to

the

basket.

Only

the

fifth

free

throw

attempt

by

Rivers

in

the

entire

series.

He's

averaged

eight

points.

minutes

a

game.

He's

much

more

aggressive

tonight

than

in

any

other

game.

Miller

goes

backdoor.

Rivers.

A

good

defender.

He

stays

right

with

him.

Plumlee.

Shot

clock

at

eight.

He's

been

Portland's

best

passer

in

the

series.

Mason.

Backdoor.

Aminu.

Got

to

go

up

with

it.

Shot

clock

at

two.

Harkless

to

the

rim.

Blocked.

Shot

clock

violation.

Good

defense

by

the

Clippers.

Good

patience

by

the

Clippers'

defense.

What

they're

doing

with

Plumlee.

They're

playing

him

as

a

passer

now,

even

when

he's

ten

feet

from

the

hoop.

They're

not

going

to

go

out.

They're

going

to

overplay

everybody

that

he

has

a

chance

to

pass

to.

So

that's

a

change

in

their

defense.

He's

been

racking

up

the

assists.

Rivers

was

long

with

that

shot.

Ball

knocked

out.

Rivers

on

the

floor.

Might

have

come

head-to-head.

They

call

a

timeout

as

the

coach's

son

is

down

on

the

floor.

Aminu

is

holding

his

elbow.

The

reason

he's

holding

it

is

that

it

hit

Rivers

Unintentionally,

as

they

were

both

going

for

the

loose

ball.

He

may

be

cut;

we'll

take

a

look.

It's

right

there.

The

crowd

saw

that

as

Aminu

was

just

trying

to

come

down

with

the

rebound.

That

could

be

close

to

a

concussion-type

thing.

Their

medical

staff

is

going

to

have

to

pay

attention.

He

is

bleeding

early;

Austin

Rivers

may

have

to

go

to

the

locker

room

for

stitches.

left

in

the

opening

quarter.

Welcome

back

to

the

Moda

Center

here

midway

through

the

first

quarter.

The

Clippers

have

not

shot

the

ball

well

behind

the

arc

in

this

series.

The

Trail

Blazers

are

aware

that

because

they're

facing

elimination,

the

three-point

line

might

be

a

weapon

they

employ.

We

got

to

see

the

Austin

Rivers

replay

a

couple

more

times.

During

the

timeout,

it

was

an

ugly

inadvertent

elbow

to

the

face;

there's

a

foul

on

McCollum

for

trying

to

hold

Jamal

Crawford,

who

was

the

cutter.

They'll

take

Austin

Rivers

back

to

the

locker

room

to

assess

his

condition.

From

how

they

were

holding

him

going

off

the

floor

and

his

head,

we'll

have

to

wait

and

see

if

he

comes

back.

He's

a

tough

guy

and

has

been

playing

well.

He's

two

for

four.

He's

their

leading

scorer

right

now.

He's

the

best

perimeter

defender.

And

he

really

was

holding

Lillard

a

lot

and

keeping

him

contained.

Crawford

has

been

off

this

series

with

his

outside

shot.

He'll

continue

to

take

him,

though.

C.J.

slows

it

down

against

Prigioni,

who's

now

going

to

be

thrust

into

more

minutes

than

maybe

he's

used

to.

C.J.

short

with

the

jumper.

Blazers

just

of

to

start

this

game.

Clippers

of

They're

shooting

to

the

Clippers'

DeAndre

Jordan

gets

away

inside.

Plumlee

kind

of

inadvertently

pulled

the

chair

and

it

worked.

He

pulled

the

chair

from

him.

I

don't

know

if

he

meant

to.

Millard

fights

to

the

middle

and

he's

fouled

on

his

way

in.

They're

not

coming

out

and

double-teaming

Lillard.

Let's

see.

They

didn't

again.

Lillard

to

McCollum.

Set

him

up

for

a

wide-open

three.

And

C.J.

missed

it.

Rebound

Jeff

Green.

He

kind

of

fumbled

the

ball

a

little

bit

before

he

got

his

feet

set.

Now

Green

with

the

size

advantage

against

McCollum.

C.J.

doesn't

want

to

pick

up

a

second

foul.

Pretty

good

job

there.

Only

grabs

the

miss.

Jeff

Green

doesn't

have

a

lot

of

touch

underneath.

Harkless

gets

loose

inside.

He's

fouled

first,

says

Sean

Wright.

But

that's

five

team

fouls

and

penalty

time

just

over

the

halfway

point

of

quarter

number

one,

a

situation

where

if

you're

Doc

Rivers,

you

want

your

defense

to

be

aggressive,

but

they

can't

afford

all

these

fouls

being

short

bodies.

And

now...

and

the

fact

that

they

started

big,

that

was

their

best

defensive

lineup.

Now

they're

a

little

bit

smaller,

and

that

time

Jamal

Crawford

was

checking

Harkless,

and

the

Blazers

immediately

went

down

to

Harkless.

Well,

and

how

good

has

Harkless

been

in

the

playoffs?

He

has

not

been

good

at

the

foul

line,

but

everywhere

else.

I

mean,

you're

talking

about

Maurice

Harkless,

a

guy

who

at

times

this

year

was

out

of

the

rotation.

Started

the

second

part

of

the

season,

and

this

is

what

he's

done

in

the

postseason,

rebounds

per

game.

He's

almost

doubled

his

average

from

the

regular

season

in

the

playoffs.

Not

many

guys

can

do

that,

what

they

average

in

the

regular

season,

and

then

double

it

in

the

playoffs.

CJ

did

it

last

year.

And

he

misses

a

pair

at

the

free

throw

line.

You

know,

I

swear

he'd

be

a

better

shooter

at

the

top

of

the

key.

He's

got

nice-looking

touch

and

feel

from

there.

Trigioni

with

Lillard

on

him.

Wesley

Johnson

gets

a

way

out

top

on

Harkless

and

hits

the

three.

So

the

Clippers

short-handed

and

banged

up,

clearly.

Feeling

some

confidence

early,

and

the

Blazers

fans

getting

restless.

Portland

shooting

and

the

Clippers

have

scored

six

straight

points.

CJ

turns

on

Jordan,

fades

baseline,

got

that

one.

Wesley

Johnson

does

not

play

the

defense

that

Aminu

plays.

So

Wesley...

I

should

say

C.J.

can

go

one-on-one

and

score

against

him.

Johnson

catch-and-shoot.

Top

of

the

key.

Rebound

swept

away

by

Plumlee

again.

This

is

not

unlike

game

five

in

terms

of

how

it

started.

Blazers

stayed

patient.

Wore

down

the

Clippers.

Dame

goes

baseline

and

scores.

And

notice

again,

Jeff

Green

did

not

even

try

to

double-team.

He

took

Lillard

on

man-to-man.

That's

not

going

to

work

for

the

Clippers.

Crawford

takes

a

long

three.

And

draws

the

foul.

Jamal

is

the

best,

and

has

been

for

years,

at

illustrating

when

there's

contact

and

when

there

almost

is

contact.

But

he

gets

this

whistle

consistently,

always

has.

You

can't

guess

on

this.

You

have

to,

because

Crawford

will

go

down

almost

every

time

he

shoots

As

CJ

has

that

famous

one-on-one

dribble

move.

And

then

Lillard

goes

right

around

Jeff

Green,

and

there's

no

rim

protection

or

anything.

Crawford

is

looking

for

anything

to

get

him

going

in

the

series.

He's

just

of

from

three-point

land

so

far.

The

Blazers

have

defended

that

well.

And

as

we

said,

Jamal

Crawford

really

does

a

great

job

of

selling

fouls

any

time

he

shoots

the

ball.

Allen

Crabbe

in

for

McCollum.

Gerald

Henderson

in

there

as

well

now,

and

CJ

McCollum.

CJ,

two

of

five,

four

points.

A

rebound

as

well

in

his

first

shift.

I'd

like

Lillard

to

have

a

really

big

game

tonight,

the

way

they're

playing

him.

This

is

the

first

time

that

they

really

haven't

isolated

and

double-teamed

him.

Lillard

against

Prigioni.

Step-back

three.

Good.

There

it

is

once

again.

Lillard

one-on-one

against

Prigioni.

I

think

we'll

take

that

matchup.

Well,

And

Prigioni,

with

Austin

Rivers'

status

Up

in

the

air

about

the

rest

of

the

game.

Prigioni's

going

to

get

worn

out

by

Lillard

by

the

end.

Crawford

left

his

feet.

Plumlee

steals.

Blazers

two-on-two.

Aminu,

Allen

Crabbe

for

three.

No.

Henderson

follows

it

in.

Yes.

And

that'll

get

the

crowd

going.

You

get

those

hustle

points

like

that.

That

gets

everybody

into

the

game.

Blazer

run

after

the

Clipper

run.

Prigioni

elbow

jumper.

No.

Plumlee

had

the

rebound,

knocks

it

away

from

Jordan,

and

here

comes

Aminu.

Boy,

He's

a

little

wide

open.

Aminu

to

the

middle,

fouled

on

the

drive.

but

it

doesn't

matter.

It'll

be

free

throws.

See,

There's

one

thing

about

challenging

Jordan.

DeAndre

Jordan

is

one

of

the

best

shot

blockers.

If

you're

coming

down

like

that

and

you

see

Jordan

under

the

hoop,

that

means

you've

got

wing

guys

open

for

the

three-point

shot.

Once

again,

once

Aminu

gets

going.

There's

not

much

that

stops

it.

This

is

a

nice

run

for

the

Blazers,

and

it's

starting

down

on

the

defensive

end.

They've

got

Redick

out

of

the

game.

They

have

Rivers

out

of

the

game.

Those

were

the

two

that

were

being

aggressive

early

in

this

game.

And

Aminu

makes

a

pair.

It's

now

an

Trail

Blazers

run

as

their

defense

has

started

to

step

it

up.

We'll

try

to

find

out

the

condition

of

Austin

Rivers

and

the

likelihood

he'll

return.

But

he'll

return.

Clippers

throw

it

away.

And

that's

good

Blazer

defense

again.

Over

and

back.

They

turn

it

over.

Boy,

The

Trail

Blazers'

defense.

And,

Boy,

You

look

around

nationally

at

a

lot

of

the

stuff

being

written

about

Portland.

It's

not

about

the

offense.

It's

about

their

defense.

Oh,

Absolutely.

They're

third-ranked

in

defensive

proficiency

in

these

playoffs.

Five

games

so

far.

And

you

pretty

much

know

what

the

other

team's

doing

now.

They're

putting

in

Paul

Pierce

right

now

in

hopes

that

he

can

get

it

going.

He

has

not

had

a

good

series

at

all.

In

all

games.

He

started

two

of

the

games.

He's

played

just

minutes

in

the

series.

Lillard

is

just

one-for-nine

shooting.

Long

three,

short.

Rebound.

Plumlee

back,

tipped.

Aminu,

left

side,

up

and

under.

No,

But

there's

Henderson

again.

Once

again.

Those

are

the

hustle

points

you

really

want

against

a

guy

like

Jordan,

who

led

the

NBA

in

rebounding.

Gerald

Henderson

is

that

spark

plug

off

the

bench

for

the

Trail

Blazers.

He's

been

doing

that

all

year.

Puglioni

foul

on

lean.

Almost

missed

everything.

Missed

it

so

badly.

In

fact,

He

got

his

own

rebound.

But

then

he

dribbled

it

out

of

bounds.

He's

not

used

to

being

a

scorer.

He's

a

hustle

guy

on

defense.

The

Blazers

are

trying

to

turn

him

into

a

scorer.

Good

success.

left

in

the

opening

quarter.

Lillard

has

points

already.

He's

not

waiting

until

the

fourth

tonight.

And

the

Blazers

are

on

top

by

five.

Easy

choice.

Allen

Crabbe.

On

the

baseline.

He

saw

Jordan,

Gave

it

up

to

Henderson.

Gerald

goes

mid-range.

He

put

it

up

long.

Pretty

good

defense

by

Wesley

Johnson

to

bother

him.

You

had

to

take

one

more

dribble

into

the

mix

and

then

see

what

you

have.

Foul

away

from

the

ball

on

Allen

Crabbe.

That'll

be

the

fourth

team

foul

on

Portland.

Well,

a

guy

who

hasn't

played

at

all

in

the

series,

Wilcox,

is

going

into

the

game

now.

He

played

a

little

bit

at

the

end

of

game

five.

Yes,

yeah,

Wilcox

is

a

much

better

shooter

than

Prigioni,

so

you've

got

to

play

him.

Here's

Crawford

the

foul

line

jumper

goes

high

and

hits

Jamal

Crawford.

As

we

talked

about

in

game

five,

he's

one

of

those

guys

who

can

keep

you

in

a

game

almost

by

himself,

and

the

Blazers'

defense

is

not

geared

to

stop

Jamal

Crawford's

mid-range

shot.

So

Crabbe

is

going

to

have

to

guard

him

before

he

gets

into

that.

Henderson

against

Wesley

Johnson.

Ed

Davis.

Shot

clock

at

six.

Henderson.

Aminu.

Lets

the

three

go

short.

Ed

Davis

trying

to

grab

the

rebound.

He

does.

He

was

being

held

by

Jordan.

Put

it

up.

Missed

it.

And

that's

off

of

Jordan.

The

energy

of

Phys

Ed

once

again.

Giving

the

Blazers

extra

chances.

Boy.

Sean

Wright

was

looking

right

at

a

foul.

They

just

whacked

him

that

time.

It

was

right

there

that

they

wanted

the

foul.

And

Wesley

Johnson

grabbed

a

hold

of

Davis'

arm.

We'll

see

what

they

do

with

his

second

chance.

Lillard

five

of

eight

shooting

so

far.

And

Wilcox

on

him

now.

He

hasn't

been

on

him

the

entire

series.

Dame

to

the

middle.

Off

balance.

Put

it

up.

No.

Rebound

finally

claimed

by

Pierce.

Dame

up,

but

the

Blazers

are

back

slowly.

Clippers

five

on

four

briefly.

Paul

Pierce.

Used

to

be

his

money

move

right

there.

The

three

by

Johnson

is

short.

Aminu

grabs

the

miss.

Dame's

got

to

realize

there

are

four

guys

back,

and

he's

got

all

kinds

of

people

open.

Lillard

goes

baseline.

Left-handed

layup

around

Crawford.

He

went

right

around

Wilcox

and

said,

Welcome,

young

man,

to

the

series.

Right.

And

once

again,

I

don't

know

why

they're

playing

Lillard

the

way

they

are.

He's

got

points.

He's

not

minding

it,

Crawford.

Nice

move.

Under

a

minute

left.

Quarter

number

one.

Michael

Holton,

do

you

have

an

update

on

Austin

Rivers?

Yes,

he's

getting

stitches

above

and

below

his

eye,

but

the

Clippers

are

saying

he

is

probable

to

return.

Wow.

Aminu.

For

three.

Long

rebound.

Johnson.

Anderson

kept

it

alive.

But

Johnson

got

it

back.

Up

ahead

to

Wilcox.

And

now

Pierce

lets

a

three

go

and

hits.

Paul

Pierce.

First

three-pointer

of

the

series

for

Pierce.

He's

one

for

four

now.

He

looks

a

lot

more

active

tonight

as

a

bench

player

coming

in

than

he

did

as

a

starter.

He's

looking

to

score.

Which

he

didn't

do

in

the

previous

game.

And

he

was

wise

enough

to

know

that

gave

them

a

two-for-one

chance.

Lillard's

high-arcing

shot

is

off.

And

now

the

Clippers

can

hold

for

one

shot.

They

have

to

love

it.

Given

the

way

the

first

quarter

has

gone

here.

They

need

a

shot

in

the

arm.

Some

confidence.

They

know

a

win

here

earns

them

a

Game

back

home.

Crawford

for

three.

Loose

ball

foul

on

Portland.

It's

on

Ed

Davis.

So

that'll

send

DeAndre

Jordan

to

the

free

throw

line.

Terry

Stotts

is

saying,

Where

was

that

call

a

moment

ago

when

Jordan

had

a

hold

of

Davis?

Yeah,

And

that's

what...

Jordan

and

Wesley

Johnson

both

committed

fouls

on

the

other

end,

and

Stotts

is

asking

about

it

right

now.

Hey,

Come

on

now.

DeAndre's

off

the

mark.

He's

shooting

from

the

free

throw

line

in

the

series.

He's

now

for

as

Plumlee

will

check

back

in

just

to

make

sure

they

secure

the

rebound.

And

Lillard

has

points.

of

he

gets

his

first

rest.

And

we

mentioned

during

the

year,

This

young

man

on

the

line

missed

foul

shots.

Just

think

of

what

his

average

would

have

been.

Boy,

There's

a

great

move

by

Stotts

putting

Plumlee

in.

And

he

gets

the

rebound.

And

he

ends

the

first

quarter.

Mason

Plumlee

finishes

the

first

quarter

with

eight

rebounds.

He

has

been

terrific

during

the

series.

He

really

has.

He's

second

in

the

playoffs

to

Jordan

in

total

rebounds.

Clippers,

They

like

the

way

that

quarter

went.

Blazers

end

up

shooting

just

This

is

a

knockout

chance

for

Portland

tonight.

In

the

first

quarter,

They

held

the

Blazers

to

Clippers

shot

Lillard...

Mike

Rice,

It

seems

like

their

defense

has

changed

now.

They're

single-covering

him

to

try

to

throw

the

Blazers

off.

He

has

but

nobody

else

has

gotten

it

going.

Right.

Aminu

and

Harkless

are

for

They

haven't

gotten

the

looks

because

opponents

are

staying

with

them

more.

And

they're

not

staying

with

Lillard.

So

they've

completely

changed

their

philosophy

on

how

to

play

the

Blazers.

Through

the

first

quarter,

Blazers

are

out-rebounding

the

Clippers

so

far.

That

has

been

a

huge

key

in

the

series.

Aldrich

is

in

there

now,

as

Jordan

played

the

whole

minutes

of

the

first

quarter,

and

he's

the

only

one

who

has

played

the

whole

time.

Redick

got

into

foul

trouble.

He

only

played

four

minutes.

And

remember,

He

is

the

number-one

percentage

three-point

shooter

in

the

NBA

in

the

regular

season,

at

percent.

Because

of

the

injury

to

Rivers,

CJ

Wilcox

starts

the

second

quarter

at

the

point.

They're

going

to

try

to

get

Crawford

started.

Jamal

is

a

volume

shooter;

he

missed

that

one

off

to

the

right,

and

Portland

got

the

rebound.

That

was

a

double

pick

for

Crawford

they're

trying

to

get

him

open.

We've

talked

about

the

Blazers'

defense;

the

Clippers'

defense

has

been

very

good

as

well.

Allen

Crabbe.

Harkless

down

the

left

side.

Tough

shot.

No

Ed

Davis.

No

rebound.

Boy,

Looked

on

your

beat.

Tied

up,

and

Aldrich

wrestled

it

out

of

there.

And

here

come

the

Clips

back

the

other

way.

Harkless,

a

little

off-balance,

shooting

that.

Jeff

Green.

Jump

hook.

He

hit

it.

Clippers

are

back

on

top

by

two.

Jeff

Green

will

try

to

post

up

with

this

bigger

lineup.

Paul

Pierce

will

be

a

scorer

as

well.

That

ball

was

deflected

by

Crawford.

Clippers

steal

it.

We

talked

about

the

importance

of

taking

care

of

the

basketball

tonight.

not

turning

it

over,

That'll

fuel

the

Clippers'

confidence.

It's

already

starting

to

hum

as

Crawford

hits

again

from

the

foul

line.

Ed

Davis

has

to

move

out

on

that.

Aldridge

is

not

a

threat

to

roll

to

the

basket

and

get

an

alley-oop.

That

time

they

stood

back

and

protected

the

rim.

but

there

was

no

one

to

protect.

Davis

was

left

open

in

the

middle.

Finds

the

baseline

cutter.

And

that's

Henderson.

And

that

snaps

a

Clippers

run.

Most

of

it

has

come

from

Jamal

Crawford

getting

that

high

pick

and

roll.

Crawford

is

shooting

so

far

in

the

half.

That's

not

something

he's

been

doing

in

the

series.

Green

way

off

the

mark.

Davis

grabs

the

miss.

The

Blazers

can

look

to

run

this

team

because

The

Clippers

are

short-handed.

We

saw

them

get

worn

down

in

the

fourth

quarter

in

game

five.

Crabbe's

three

is

off.

Rebound

Aldridge.

He

shot

it

a

little

quick.

He

could

have

penetrated

that

time.

He

had

smooth

sailing

to

the

hoop.

Paul

Pierce

to

the

middle.

Out

to

Crawford.

Nearly

threw

it

away.

but

he

retrieves.

Now

Pierce

is

going

against

McCollum.

That

shot

was

short.

Rebound

grabbed.

Touched

by

Aldridge.

Grabbed

by

Portland.

C.J.

knocked

away

from

behind.

He

was

claiming

he

was

fouled.

but

that's

just

that

swarming

Clippers

defense.

Henderson

wide

open.

Henderson

was

double-teaming

C.J.

that

time.

They've

got

to

see

the

open

people.

All

series,

They've

trusted

each

other.

Don't

stop

now.

It's

interesting

once

again

as

Green

backs

C.J.

down

because

you've

had

this

game

plan

in

this

series.

Designed

to

take

away

strengths,

to

expose

weaknesses.

It

got

thrown

out

the

window

in

game

five

because

of

the

injuries

to

the

Clippers,

and

it's

almost

like

you've

had

to

restart

again

now.

You're

not

sure

where

to

attack

this

team,

Good

defense.

The

bucket

and

the

foul

for

McCollum.

C.J.

a

little

frustrated.

He's

been

looking

for

that

whistle.

Gives

Zach

Zarber

a

bit

of

a

stare

as

he

cruises

by

on

his

way

to

a

three-point

opportunity.

Six

for

McCollum.

Lillard

has

the

Blazers

trying

to

get

other

guys

involved

while

Dame

gets

a

rest.

Clippers'

lead

is

left.

First

half.

Trail

Blazers

fans

are

always

wearing

their

gear

around

the

world.

Coach

Rice.

That's

right.

This

is

Lauren

Thomas

repping

Rip

City.

Boy,

Look

at

that

shot.

Wow.

That

is

incredible.

That

is

really

something.

Easy

for

me

to

say.

Yeah.

Well,

The

Clips

have

changed

their

philosophy

in

the

other

direction.

CJ

and

Dame

have

no

trouble

now;

they

have

nine

for

the

Blazers.

Of

the

Blazers'

field

goals,

nine

belong

to

CJ

and

Lillard;

no

other

starter

has

scored.

It's

because

the

Clippers

said,

"All

right,

we're

gonna

quit

trying

to

take

away

their

field

goals;

we're

gonna

play

everybody

else

and

see

if

we

can

hold

CJ

and

Lillard

to

points

that

won't

win

the

game."

That's

what

they're

contemplating,

and

so

far

the

Blazers'

defense

has

kept

them

in

the

game

right

now,

but,

boy,

With

Jamal

Crawford

in

there,

He's

the

guy

who's

really

dangerous.

Redick's

back

in

there

right

now.

Redick.

Green

hesitates

on

the

three.

They

run

Redick

off

another

screen.

They

can't

get

it

to

him.

Shot

clock

at

four.

Green

cut

off.

Good

defense.

Harkless.

And

Green

gets

the

roll.

Good

defense

by

Harkless.

And

Green

stayed

with

it.

He

stayed

patient.

And

the

Clippers

are

back

on

top

by

three.

And

this

is...

I

said

it

a

moment

ago.

But

it's

still

similar

to

Game

Five

in

that

the

Clippers

are

having

their

way

in

scrap

and

hustle.

The

Blazers

in

Game

Five

stayed

patient

and

eventually

wore

down.

The

shorthanded

Clippers.

Crabbe

pulls

up

from

ten

and

hits.

Tough

shot

by

Allen.

Crabbe

on

the

move.

He's

the

first

one

to

score

outside

C.J.

Dame,

and

Henderson.

They

had

all

of

the

Blazers'

field

goals.

Michael

Holden,

talk

about

the

defense.

The

defense

has

been

great.

The

Clippers

are

reduced

now

to

trying

to

ISO.

The

Trailblazers

haven't

given

up

a

single

second-chance

point.

and

that

speaks

volumes

about

your

defense.

Ed

Davis

with

a

follow

there.

Good

point,

Michael.

You're

right,

Ed.

It

wears

you

down

after

a

while.

It

did

in

Game

We

kind

of

talked

about

the

Clippers'

defense

getting

worn

down

as

well.

Portland

shooting

just

Clippers

at

And

yet

it's

Portland

with

a

one-point

lead.

That's

a

good

sign

for

the

Blazers.

Crawford

at

the

foul

line.

Got

the

roll.

Davis

was

up

there

ready

to

take

it

away.

but

Jamal

Crawford.

I

know

he's

got

a

soft

touch,

but

that

ball

almost

bounced

over

the

backboard.

and

then

it

came

back

and

went

in,

so

Crawford...

a

productive

points

in

this

first

half.

Henderson

tries

a

three.

It's

off.

Harkless

tips

it

back

to

Crabbe.

New

shot

clock.

and

they'll

reset.

C.J.

Harkless

takes

all

day

and

hits

the

three.

Now

that's

trusting

your

teammate.

See,

They've

pulled

away

now

from

them.

And

if

they

make

a

couple,

that'll

open

up

lanes

even

more

for

C.J.

and

Lillard.

First

field

goal

for

Harkless.

Wow,

A

really

tough

foul

on

McCollum

as

Redick

got

through

the

pick

and

was

pretty

unscathed.

And

that's

what

C.J.

is

saying

now.

That's

his

second

foul.

McCollum.

C.J.

on

the

miss.

And

there's

Ed

Davis

with

the

follow.

We're

loving

the

follow.

so

that'll

allow

the

replacement

for

Portland.

I

think

he's

going

to

take

C.J.

out.

who

has

two

fouls

now.

Got

to

be

careful

there.

And

both

teams

can

talk

things

over

as

Maurice

Harkless

has

been

one

of

the

most

consistent

Blazers.

in

this

playoff

series.

Gets

his

first

three

right

there.

The

Fiddler

in

playoff

form.

Entertaining

the

Moda

Center

sellout

crowd.

Place

is

jam-packed,

As

you

would

expect.

And

the

Trailblazers

right

now

have

a

two-point

lead.

Clippers.

Clippers

have

played

great

defense

so

far.

Blazers

have

done

their

best

to

maintain

the

lead.

As

many

of

you

know,

National

TV

takes

over

whether

there's

a

Game

on

Sunday

or

a

Game

with

the

Blazers

and

Golden

State

on

Sunday.

In

the

playoffs,

so

you're

protecting

yes,

Crawford

pick-and-roll;

DeAndre

Jordan's

pass

knocked

away

by

Harkless.

McCollum

Henderson

puts

it

on

the

deck

against

Redick,

who's

got

two

fouls

and

has

to

be

careful.

CJ

also

has

two

fouls,

of

course.

Alan

Crabbe's

tough

shot

hit

on

the

wrist

will

it

be

a

two

or

a

three?

I

thought

three,

but

Zach

Zarba

says

two.

He

had

one

right

foot

on

the

line.

Left

foot

was

behind.

Lacey

misses

the

free

throw.

He

missed

a

couple

in

game

five

also.

Lillard

runs

in

there

because

CJ

has

two

fouls.

Otherwise,

CJ

would

stay

in

the

game

with

Lillard,

but

since...

CJ

has

two.

You

don't

want

to

find

yourself

short-handed

in

that

second

half,

So

that's

why

they're

pulling

CJ

right

now.

Graves

makes

the

second.

Blazers

are

from

three.

so

is

not

helping

your

cause.

They're

shooting

because

of

Jamal

Crawford.

They're

going

to

have

to

squeeze

him

a

little

bit

more.

Paul

Pierce

trying

to

take

it

at

Lillard.

Foul

is

going

to

go

on

Dame.

That'll

be

his

first.

And

that's

what

they

were

shooting

for

there.

They

knew

the

Blazers

would

switch

guard-to-guard

because

of

Paul

Pierce

and

Jamal

Crawford.

And

Lillard

ended

up

with

Pierce.

Now

there

was

a

time

he

could

really

post

you

up

and

fade

back

on

that

jump

shot

of

his.

Not

as

good

with

that

anymore.

David

Vanterpool,

a

very

valuable

member

of

Terry

Stotts'

coaching

staff,

talking

to

Lillard.

with

Lillard.

We've

talked

a

lot

about

Terry.

Anytime

you

try

to

sell

Terry,

Coach

of

the

Year,

all

that.

he

deflects

attention

and

credit

to

his

staff.

We

get

a

look

at

him

right

there.

Nate

Tibbetts,

you

saw

in

the

picture,

and

Jay

Triano.

Both

free

throws

missed,

and

a

loose-ball

foul

is

called

on

DeAndre

Jordan.

Wow.

That'll

be

his

first.

That

looked

like

a

no

call

there.

Jordan

was

reaching

in.

I

saw

Jim

Moran

in

that

shot.

Dale

Osborne.

I'll

tell

you,

go

back

and

give

credit

to

the

coaches.

That

should

hold

a

special

place

in

your

heart,

but

apparently

it

doesn't.

It's

one

of

the

finest

coaching

staffs

in

the

NBA.

They

are

really

workers.

The

pass

was

down

around

Plumlee's

shins.

Blazers

in

transition.

The

Clippers

in

transition.

Crawford

foul.

The

officials

run

in

like

they're

going

to

look

at

this.

It

didn't

look

to

be

a

hard

foul.

He

went

for

the

ball.

They're

going

to

talk

things

over.

A

slap

on

the

arm.

It's

closer

than

I

thought

to

be

a

flagrant

foul.

Terry

Stotts

is

kind

of

giggling

as

he

looks

up

at

the

screen

as

if

to

say,

You're

really

going

to

review

this.

What

they

look

for

is

a

player

who's

vulnerable.

In

a

spot

where

perhaps

injury

could

occur.

And

it's

a

pretty

hard

slap

on

the

side.

That

could

be

a

flagrant.

It's

close.

At

first

I

thought

he

was

going

for

the

ball

a

little

bit

more.

But

the

ball

was

almost

shot.

The

question

with

Crawford.

We're

seeing

him

get

this

great

run,

and

first-half

points.

And

four

of

seven.

But

Crawford

in

game

five.

said

afterwards,

I'm

not

used

to

those

kind

of

minutes.

minutes.

And

he

said

afterwards,

I'm

a

sixth

man.

I'm

Sixth

Man

of

the

Year,

obviously.

obviously.

But

he

said,

I

was

fatigued

in

that

second

half.

We'll

see

if

he

can

continue

on

this

pace

or

if

he

will

again

get

worn

down.

And

I

know

minutes,

he'll

feel

it

in

the

fourth

quarter.

He's

their

best

scorer

in

the

fourth

quarter,

Jamal

Crawford.

So

now

they're

going

to

discuss.

I

think

they'll

call

a

flagrant

one

here.

We're

hearing

they're

not,

It's

a

common

foul.

Going

for

the

ball

and

catching

part

of

the

arm.

Doc

Rivers

won't

be

pleased

with

this.

And

there

is

Austin

Rivers.

Wow.

He

got

ripped

up

by

that

elbow.

I

don't

know

if

it's

worth

it

to

put

somebody

in

there.

Crawford

misses

a

free

throw.

That's

significant

because

he's

around

on

the

year.

He's

a

little

over

They're

just

four

of

nine

at

the

foul

line.

But

when

it's

an

eye,

it

can

cause

permanent

damage.

If

you

get

hit

again,

that's

dangerous.

They've

obviously

had

doctors

look

at

it.

Probably

X-rayed

everything

else.

They

wouldn't

let

him

come

back

in.

He's

going

to;

he's

patched

up

and

has

stitches.

As

Michael

told

us

earlier,

above

and

below

the

eye.

It's

a

nasty

elbow.

Henderson

at

the

foul

line.

No.

Rebound,

Jordan.

Blazers

continue

to

struggle.

They're

shooting

just

and

that's

keeping

the

Clippers

close.

They're

not

getting

as

much

ball

movement

as

they

had.

Crawford

off

the

mark.

He

flails

and

earns

a

trip

to

the

free

throw

line.

They

are

running

everything

through

Jamal

Crawford

as

Rivers

checks

back

in.

I

have

to

see

it

now;

they're

going

to

show

it

to

us.

It

depends

on

how

you're

calling

the

game.

If

you're

calling

it

real

close

and

it's

about

a

fight

to

break

out,

wow.

Rivers

may

be

there.

I

don't

know

how

he

can

even

see

out

of

that

left

eye.

That's

why

I'm

saying

it

is

risky.

You

could

get

hit

there

again.

Jamal

Crawford

is

the

guy

now.

He's

going

to

have

the

ball

in

his

hands

every

time.

Plumlee.

The

Clippers

are

just

playing

Portland

completely

differently

defensively.

Allen

Crabbe

got

caught

up

in

a

pick.

He

was

the

cutter.

That's

what

Plumlee

saw.

Terry

Stotts

is

so

good

at

adjustments.

I'm

sure

at

halftime

they'll

readjust

to

this

new

Clippers

scheme.

This

is

unlike

anything

they've

seen

in

the

series

so

far.

Now

they're

going

to

foul

DeAndre

Jordan.

DeAndre

Jordan.

Now

the

Blazers'

offense

is

not

exactly

humming,

and

CJ's

going

to

go

back

in

there.

So

they're

saying,

Hey,

This

is

an

important

four

minutes.

He's

got

two

fouls.

We've

got

a

chance,

And

we've

got

to

get

some

offense

in

there.

Well,

They're

kind

of

surveying

the

Clippers'

defense,

Trying

to

figure

out,

Okay,

How

are

they

playing

this

now?

Searching

for

openings

and

opportunities,

But

again,

It's

credit

to

Doc

Rivers.

He's

had

to

adjust

to

whatever

personnel

he

has.

And

they've

kind

of

gone

with

a

totally

different

philosophy

tonight.

And

between

Aminu

and

Harkless,

they

have

one

field

goal.

Plumlee

doesn't

have

any

field

goals.

Well,

He's

just

trying

to

get

the

tempo

back

up

where

they

want

it.

Jeff

Green,

Size

advantage

on

Lillard.

Dame

trying

to

get

open.

He's

got

two

big

guys

on

him

now.

Lillard

through

the

middle.

Clippers

selling

out

on

the

perimeter.

Shot

clock

at

four.

Dame

in

the

corner.

Crawford

catch-and-shoot

three.

Good.

Allen

needed

that

one

for

his

confidence.

He

really

did.

And

Lillard

gave

it

to

him.

Lillard

knows

they're

not

double-teaming

me,

So

I

can

dribble

a

little

bit

more.

Crawford's

start-and-stop

move.

Lost

it

out

of

bounds.

Blazers'

ball

went

off

Crawford's

leg.

Blazers

reach

a

little

bit,

but...

They

come

up

with

it

successfully.

Yeah,

Finally

they

paid

more

attention

and

brought

people

to

them.

They

haven't

made

any

three-pointers

to

make

the

Blazers

fear

that.

So

they've

got

to

squeeze

Jamal

Crawford.

CJ,

A

little

motion

offense

out

top.

That's

what

Portland

likes.

McCollum,

No,

But

DeAndre

Jordan

was

out

there.

That

left

Plumlee

open.

Skyhook

gets

the

roll.

Yeah,

He

can

do

that.

He

works

on

that

skyhook.

A

little

rolling

thunder,

Arvydas

Sabonis

style.

You

got

it.

He's

going

to

develop

that

more

and

more.

He

has

confidence

in

it.

He

just

doesn't

get

a

touch

there.

Redick,

open

two,

buries

it.

Boy,

You

can't

let

up

for

a

minute

on

Redick.

You

give

him

an

open

shot,

he'll

make

it.

He

hasn't

so

far

in

this

game.

Lillard

gets

past

Redick.

He

can

go

past

him.

Dame

knows

it.

Gets

to

the

rim.

Spins

it

up.

No.

Plumlee

tips.

No.

Aminu

trying

to

grab

it.

Plumlee

trying

to

grab

it.

And

Rivers

finally

for

the

Clippers

secures

it.

Green.

Plumlee

went

straight

up.

Jordan

saved

it

but

hit

the

underside

of

the

backboard.

So

Portland

will

get

it

with

seconds

left

in

the

half.

Pretty

physical.

Both

teams

driving.

The

question

is

for

a

lot

of

these

Clipper

players

who

aren't

used

to

these

heavy

minutes.

That's

a

tremendous

number.

Had

this

note

ready.

We

didn't

know

we'd

get

to

talk

about

it

in

the

first

half.

He's

already

at

Yes,

And

Jeff

Green

and

Crawford

they

have

of

the

free

throws

made

and

of

the

field

goals

made,

so

those

two

are

the

ones

that

are

really

scoring.

Lillard,

McCollum

back

in

there.

Plumlee

rolls

to

the

middle,

runs

into

traffic.

Aminu

takes

a

tough,

contested

three.

Rebound

by

DeAndre

Jordan.

Another

good

defensive

stop

by

the

Clippers.

And

the

way

they're

playing

Lillard

and

Dame,

Dame

and

CJ,

maybe

they

should

have

the

ball

a

little

bit

more.

Blazers

foul

Jordan.

You

know,

I'm

not

sure

if

I'd

foul

him

right

now,

to

tell

you

the

truth.

I

would

save

it

for

maybe

in

the

second

half.

And

when

there's

more

pressure

on

Jordan

to

make

foul

shots

if

the

game

were

close,

here

I

think

it

can

just

build

confidence

for

him

if

he

makes

them.

Oh,

What?

If

he

hits

the

rim,

at

least.

Trailblazers

are

in

their

history

in

playoff-clinching

games.

That's

the

kind

of

home

court

advantage

they've

had.

And

here

they

are

at

home

tonight

trying

to

send

the

LA

Clippers

packing

in

six

games

and

move

on

to

the

second

round

in

what

has

been

the

unlikeliest

of

seasons.

Jordan

misses

a

pair.

So

good

strategy

by

Terry

Stotts

once

again.

And

the

Clippers

have

their

smaller

lineup

in

there

right

now.

Lillard

going

at

Rivers.

Lobbed

to

Plumlee.

Missed

it.

Dame

gets

it

back,

though.

Aminu

tries

to

lob,

and

it's

out

of

bounds.

Plumlee

got

pushed

in

the

back,

He

is

trying

to

say.

And

we

have

a

timeout

on

the

floor.

missed

opportunities.

But

as

much

as

it

feels

like

the

Clippers

are

playing

great

defense

and

actually

playing

great

offense

as

well,

they

look

a

little

winded

and

see

Portland

still

has

a

two-point

lead.

Yeah.

Now

when

you

follow

Jordan,

you

have

to

be

able

to

take

advantage

of

it

down

in

the

other

end.

Once

again,

the

Blazers

tried

a

couple

of

alley-oops.

You

know,

Just

good

execution

the

Blazers

score

against

this

defense.

Well,

We

were

talking

about

top

rebounders

in

the

NBA

playoffs

so

far.

DeAndre

Jordan

and

Dwight

Howard,

Number

one

and

number

two,

and

Mason

Plumlee

right

there

with

When

you

include

the

fact

that

Plumlee's

averaging

six

assists

in

the

series

and

shooting

at

the

free

throw

line,

that

kind

of

moves

him

up

that

list

a

little

bit.

Oh,

There's

no

doubt

about

it.

Plumlee

is...

You

know,

if

they

would

go

back

and

have

the

most

improved

player

again,

he

would

be

right

there

with

C.C.

Because

he

has

really

played

well.

Crawford

to

Rivers.

Plumlee

shows

on

Rivers.

They

have

to

kick

it

out

top.

Shot

clock

at

We

have

two

minutes

left

in

the

first

half.

Crawford

trying

to

get

to

the

line

or

get

the

hoop,

and

he

puts

it

in

over

Allen

Crabbe.

So

Jamal

Crawford,

first-half

points.

He

was

the

guy

you

feared

coming

in

if

you

were

Portland.

Plumlee

waiting

for

help.

Clippers'

defense

denies.

Harkless

gets

Redick

down

low.

Redick

doesn't

want

to

pick

up

a

third,

but

Harkless

can't

finish.

Clippers

look

to

take

the

lead

back.

Redick,

baseline.

Spins

it,

trying

to

draw

a

whistle,

and

it's

out

of

bounds

to

Portland,

and

Redick

can't

believe

it.

Doc

Rivers,

to

this

point

in

the

first

half,

has

been

incredibly

docile

with

the

way

he

was

treated.

The

men

in

gray.

There's

no

doubt

about

that.

Is

there

a

storm

brewing?

or

are

we

seeing

a

new

one?

I

think

there

are

certain

officials

who,

you

know,

are

not

going

to

listen

to

you.

There

were

three

last

game,

Harkless

thought

about

the

three.

He

runs

into

Aldrich,

And

then

he

sets

a

pick

for

Plumlee.

That's

beautiful

by

Harkless.

Yes,

Yes.

He

had

enough

composure

in

the

air

to

find

Plumlee.

And

then

cleared

a

path

for

him.

Yeah.

Crawford

again.

He's

starting

to

feel

it.

Plumlee

stepped

out

a

minute

ago

on

Rivers.

C.J.

Pull-up

from

That's

his

deadly

spot.

C.J.

points

now.

Boy,

They're

going

to

run

pick-and-roll

for

this

guy.

He

is

a

streaky

shooter.

as

we

mentioned.

In

Game

He

tried

to

do

this.

He

was

for

He

said

after

that,

Give

me

those

shots

in

Game

I'll

hit

him.

And

so

far,

He

has.

Well,

They

ran

it,

and

the

Blazers

switched

on

it.

They

got

Lillard

on

Crawford.

Lillard's

show-and-go

move.

Crabbe

for

three.

Nope.

Rebound.

Lillard

at

the

rim.

Lays

it

up.

No.

Rebound

to

Rivers.

Tips.

Crabbe.

Plumlee

throws

it

down.

Boy,

Crabbe

was

right

there.

That's

those

balls

we're

talking

about.

The

Blazers

will

have

about

two

seconds.

And

they

have

a

timeout

to

use

should

they

get

a

stop

and

have

time.

Clippers

have

to

be

thrilled

with

where

they're

at

in

this

ballgame.

They'll

go

to

Crawford

again.

Why

not?

That'll

be

free

throws

for

Crawford.

You

know,

You're

trying

to

keep

Crawford

from

getting

the

ball,

But

when

he

gets

to

the

foul

line,

As

you

see,

Plumlee

right

there

finishes

it

off

with

Crabbe

getting

a

nice

steal.

Crawford

has

missed

his

one

free

throw

for

the

night.

He

isn't

missing

again.

That

was

my

point.

Yeah,

This

is

not

Jordan

on

the

line.

So

Aldridge

sits

down

and

DeAndre

is

back

in.

And

now

they

want

to

make

another

change

and

bring

in

Prigioni,

Probably

for

Redick,

who

has

two

fouls.

They

brought

him

in

to

check

Lillard,

or

CJ,

Prigioni.

Redick

already

out.

Right,

Right.

The

Blazers

can

use

a

and

draw

something

up

after

this

make.

And

now

they

do.

We're

tied

at

and

behind

Jamal

Crawford's

first

half

points.

Millard

grabbed

the

back

of

his

neck

a

little

as

he

bent

at

a

strange

angle

by

Crawford

while

they

both

tried

to

get

over

that

pick;

Davis

called

the

foul.

Watch

the

left

side

of

your

screen.

You'll

see

where...

Dame

kind

of

runs

into

Crawford's

right

shoulder

and

just

kind

of

popped

his

head

back.

And

without

Chris

Paul

to

get

him

the

ball

where

he

wants

it,

Redick

is

not

as

efficient

as

a

guy

like

Crawford.

Six

and

a

half

seconds

they

do

have

a

foul

to

give

and

they

take

it

right

there.

Lillard

trying

to

get

the

active

shooting,

but

Lillard

did

a

good

job

to

bring

that

up

quickly

knowing

the

Clippers

are

going

to

use

that

foul.

We

want

to

send

Brian

Roberts

in

now

to

go

all

small

with

shooters;

Plumlee

will

get

a

break.

Roberts

can

spread

the

defense,

and

that's

what

Portland

will

try

to

do.

And

so

to

match

that,

Doc

Rivers

will

go

small,

taking

Jordan

out,

smaller

anyway,

as

Jeff

Green,

who's

will

check

in.

So

it's

all

relative.

He'll

check

Crabbe.

They

double

Lillard.

CJ,

with

time,

lays

it

up

and

in.

Six

tenths

left.

Rivers

got

it

off.

But

the

Trail

Blazers

during

the

regular

season,

are

Portland

is

a

very

good

front-running

team.

Will

that

be

the

case

tonight?

And

if

it

is,

then

Clippers

are

on

vacation.

And

that's

what

the

Trailblazers

would

love

to

have

happen.

But

there's

a

lot

of

work

left.

Clippers

are

not

about

to

go

quietly.

They

know

they

did

this

last

year

to

San

Antonio.

They

had

more

weapons

at

that

point.

They're

showing

some

heart

here

tonight.

So

they've

got

to

do

something

about

Jamal

Crawford.

Hold

the

lead

after

the

first.

It

was

tied.

Clips

to

shooting.

They're

shooting

Portland

has

made

six

threes.

They

made

four.

So

that's

why

this

game

is

very

close,

with

the

Blazers

having

a

two-point

lead

because

of

those

factors.

So

the

Blazers

have

to

shoot

it

a

little

better.

They're

getting

shots.

They

only

average

shots

in

the

game.

So

they're

well

above

that.

Keys

to

the

game.

Clippers'

ball

to

begin

the

second

half.

Austin

Rivers

will

start

the

second

half.

Crawford

on

the

bench

as

Jamal

has

already

played

minutes.

But

this

is

of

course,

for

them.

Desperation

time.

They'll

play

him

however

many

they

have

to,

and

you

can

believe

they'll

play

him

for

a

while.

But

Jamal

Crawford

will

be

in

there

soon

if

the

Blazers

take

any

kind

of

a...

If

they

can

get

Redick

going

along

with

Crawford,

that

could

spell

trouble

for

the

Blazers.

Rivers.

He

stops

in

the

middle.

He

missed

the

shot

short.

Plumlee

had

a

chance

at

the

rebound.

But

Aminu

tracks

it

down.

Pretty

good

defense

on

Rivers

that

time.

Blazers

want

to

go

to

work

quickly.

Lillard

to

Aminu.

He

wouldn't

take

the

three.

He

puts

it

on

the

ground

against

Green.

Harkless

from

his

favorite

spot.

See

that

penetration.

Find

the

open

man.

They

sag

into

that

middle

so

much.

They

leave

people

open.

Now

remember,

In

game

five,

Trail

Blazers,

Close

game

at

halftime.

Portland

scored

the

first

points

of

the

third

quarter.

He'd

love

to

have

a

start

like

that

again.

Green

around

and

out.

That's

a

loose

ball

foul

on

Plumlee.

Plumlee

held

DeAndre

Jordan.

I

remember

Jordan

averaging

almost

five

offensive

rebounds

a

game.

But

I'll

give

you

a

stat

if

you're

curious

about

offensive

rebounds.

I

am.

Second-chance

points.

for

Portland

in

this

game.

Yeah.

That's

why

they

have

that

shot

lead.

It's

so

big.

Rivers

works

around

a

Jordan

pick.

Floats

it

up

and

in.

Once

again.

There's

one

thing

protecting

the

rim

against

Jamal,

He's

getting

to

the

foul

line.

He's

got

to

step

up

a

little

bit

and

challenge

those

mid-range

shooters.

Trying

to

post

up

Harkless

against

Redick.

An

advantage

there.

DeAndre

Jordan

is

hanging,

though,

making

it

difficult.

They

have

to

end

up

settling

for

an

Aminu

jumper

with

a

hand

in

his

face.

Good

defensive

set

for

the

Clippers.

Yeah,

Harkless

did

do

a

great

job

of

fighting

to

get

position.

Rivers,

back-to-back.

No.

Rebound

tipped

in.

There's

the

first

second

chance

bucket

of

the

game

for

the

Clippers.

See,

Harkless

didn't

get

position

down

on

one

end.

And

on

the

other

end,

He

didn't

work

hard

enough

to

get

around

the

pick

for

Redick.

Harkless

has

to

get

more

aggressive.

Steele,

Rivers.

Mbamute

in

transition.

Scores,

and

he's

fouled.

The

Blazers

thought

they'd

come

out

in

the

second

half

like

they

did

in

game

five

and

blitz

the

Clippers.

It's

not

happening.

And

as

this

is

happening,

The

Clippers'

confidence

that

chip

on

their

shoulder

about

being

undermanned

grows.

Yeah,

In

the

last

two

sequences,

the

Blazers

have

looked

awful,

flat

out

there.

I

think

they're

just

trying

to

figure

out

how

to

attack

the

defense.

Yeah,

it's...

The

Blazers

have

to

worry

more

about

their

defense;

their

offense

will

come.

But

the

Clippers

are

overplaying

everybody,

and

Portland

is

having

a

tough

time

getting

any

open

looks.

There

is

some

credit

due

to

the

Clippers'

defense.

Harkless

there's

another

mid-range

shot.

We

saw

one

by

Aminu

a

moment

ago.

We

see

one

by

Harkless

now.

Well,

They're

keeping

the

ball

out

of

CJ's

hands,

not

with

the

double

team.

Foul.

On

the

pass-off,

the

Blazers

are

saying

no

free

throws

here.

Yes,

They're

giving

free

throws.

Now

they're

going

to

discuss

this.

Is

Redick

shooting

or

passing?

He

was

passing.

And

that's

what

they

decide.

Doc

Rivers

comes

clear

over

half

court

to

argue

it,

But

you

can

see

Redick

looks

off

to

his

right

as

he

was

trying

to

go

up

top

to

Rivers.

Now

Zach

Zarba,

who

is

celebrating

a

birthday

today,

By

the

way,

He

will

go

talk

to

Doc

Rivers.

They're

trying

to

figure

out

who

the

foul

is

on

right

now.

Well,

Doc

wants

it

on

CJ

because

that's

his

third.

Yes,

Right.

But

they

give

it

to

Harkless.

Yeah.

And

that's

his

first.

And

that's

what

Doc

was

fighting

for.

It

wasn't

so

much

two

shots

as

everybody

could

see

it

was

a

pass-off.

Jordan,

The

big

pick.

Redick,

The

three.

And

if

they

get

him

going

with

Crawford,

Look

out.

Well,

The

Blazers

have

fallen

a

little

asleep

on

defense.

Foul

called

out

top

on

DeAndre

Jordan

for

overplaying

Plumlee.

And

what

you've

seen

now

is

what

you

feared,

And

you

and

I

talked

about

this

before

the

game,

getting

off

to

a

good

start,

Not

giving

the

Clippers

any

thought

that,

hey,

We

could

pull

an

upset

here.

Well,

Now

their

confidence

is

flowing,

And

all

of

a

sudden

those

tired,

heavy

legs

don't

feel

so

heavy

anymore.

Aminu

passes

up

the

three,

takes

it

and

hits

it

a

big

shot

for

Al-Farouq

Aminu.

That's

the

first

time

they've

double-teamed

one

of

the

Blazers'

guards.

They

immediately

gave

it

to

Plumlee.

That's

why

he

has

all

the

assists;

he

gave

it

to

one

of

the

shooters.

Jordan

is

trying

to

draw

a

foul.

A

lot

of

travel.

Redick.

Good

defense

by

McCollum,

right

in

his

face.

It

sure

was

that

time.

That's

better

Blazers'

defense.

Dame

the

other

way.

Jordan

leaves

him.

Lillard

takes

the

three

and

hits

it.

DeAndre

thought

he

had

help.

Turned

and

ran.

Lillard

said

thank

you

very

much.

Yeah,

And

the

Blazers

not

knowing

should

we

double-team

right

off

the

pick

and

roll?

Should

we

back

up?

They've

done

both

this

game.

Lillard

with

Blazers

back

on

top.

Rivers

using

a

A

couple

of

Jordan

picks.

Scores

again.

Well,

Even

without

Jamal

Crawford

in

the

game,

And

they're

getting

him

good

rest

on

the

bench

so

he

can

play

in

the

fourth

quarter.

Lillard

thought

about

the

three.

Harkless,

Another

three.

That

one's

good

in

front

of

the

Clipper

bench.

Well,

They're

sharing

it

now.

Penetration.

Hit

the

open

man.

As

I

said,

It's

not

the

offense

they

have

to

worry

about.

They'll

score.

It's

the

defense.

Rivers.

DeAndre

Jordan,

No

threat

out

there.

No,

They

don't

play

him

out

there.

Smart.

Shot

clock

at

eight.

Jeff

Green

puts

it

on

the

deck.

Ball

tipped

away.

Plumlee

grabs

or

tips

to

Aminu.

And

now

here's

Lillard.

He

took

over

the

second

half

of

game

five.

Goes

to

the

rim.

Scores

once

again.

No

double

team.

Lillard

scores.

And

Crawford

answers.

They

can't

wait

any

longer.

As

I

said,

They

did

a

very

good

job

of

staying

in

the

game

with

Crawford

out.

Rivers

pick-and-roll

with

Jordan.

Blazers

get

back

and

cover

it.

Takes

it

on

Harkless.

Draws

the

foul.

Well,

Right

now

it's

an

Blazer

run

that

Rivers

can

try

to

end

here

with

some

free

throws.

But

the

last

Blazer

possessions.

First,

The

Lillard

three.

That

stretches

the

defense.

Yeah,

And

that's,

Once

again,

They're

not

quite

sure

how

to

play

it.

And

once

again,

A

wide-open

shot

for

the

Blazers.

That

was

Lillard.

Pass

the

ball

to

Harkless.

Then

he

gets

that

layup

because

they

don't

help

out.

And

Rivers,

Austin

Rivers,

that

is,

Deserves

some

big-time

credit.

He

got

stitches

in

his

eye

above

and

below

from

that

elbow.

And

look

at

that

thing.

It's

a

mess.

And

that's

only

going

to

get

worse.

He's

got

a

shiner

now.

Yeah,

But

wait

a

little

while.

I

don't

think

he'll

be

able

to

see

out

of

it

until

the

morning.

Yeah,

You're

right.

It'll

close

up,

But

he's

giving

it

his

all.

It

sure

is.

You

know,

This

is

playoff

time.

He's

got

points

and

a

couple

of

big

free

throws

there,

Cutting

the

Blazer

lead

back

to

two.

Lillard

fouled

by

Rivers.

He

was

trying

to

go

for

the

steal

there.

He

didn't

like

the

call.

Here

comes

Dad

to

help

him

out.

Doc

is

saying

what

every

coach

says.

Watch

down

at

the

other

end.

How

about

the

other

end?

It's

kind

of

like

"he

did

it

first."

That's

right,

the

Clippers

are

playing

that

defense

that

overplays

the

perimeter.

We've

seen

it

all

series:

Plumlee

playing

quarterback,

Harkless

hits

another

three

Maurice

Harkless,

points

for

Harkless.

Oh,

Covington,

strong.

Now

he's

got

to

play

good

defense

on

Rivers;

he's

been

getting

picked

too

easily.

Jordan

down

the

middle.

Foul.

Good

foul

by

Plumlee.

That

is

his

third.

But

a

good

foul

at

this

time

of

the

game.

You

saw

that

a

couple

of

times

in

game

five.

Blazers.

You

don't

want

to

guard

Jordan

on

the

perimeter,

but

you've

got

to

at

least

close

the

lane.

There's

the

Harkless

three.

Once

again,

as

soon

as

they

start

thinking

about

playing

C.J.

and

Lillard

a

little

stronger,

Somebody's

got

to

hit

an

open

shot.

They

did.

Now

that

looked

pretty

good.

That's

the

follow

through

and

the

whole

confidence

thing.

Michael

Holton,

How

have

the

Trailblazers

adjusted?

Well,

What

Terry

Stotts

has

done

is

he's

taken

that

weak-side

shooter

and

moved

him

up

the

floor

so

that

when

we

hit

the

roll

guy,

Plumlee,

the

help-and-recover

guy

has

too

long

a

way

to

run.

The

Trailblazers

had

four

made

threes

in

the

first

half.

They've

got

four

already

in

this

third

quarter.

Good

point.

Here's

Lillard

through

the

middle.

Boy,

Rivers

all

over

Dame

on

his

hip.

Shot

clock

at

Now

Plumlee

out

playing

point

guard,

which

he

can

do.

He

goes

to

Harkless.

Baseline.

Puts

on

the

brakes

and

scores.

Boy,

Redick

went

right

past

him.

Didn't

think

he

was

going

to

get

that

shot

up.

And

I

didn't

think

the

pass

was

going

to

get

that.

That's

five

straight

games

for

Harkless

in

double

figures.

Matching

a

season

high.

Crawford.

Right

side.

Back

to

work.

Jamal

Crawford.

He's

got

Once

again,

They

have

to

pay

a

little

more

attention

to

him.

C.J.

for

three.

Short.

Rebound.

Picked

up

by

Jordan.

Just

as

the

Blazers

push

and

reclaim

the

lead,

it's

the

Clippers

who

don't

let

him

retake

control.

Pick

and

roll.

Jordan

spins

it

up

and

in.

Pretty

move

to

avoid

the

foul.

And

the

Clippers

back

to

within

one.

That's

when

the

weak

side

the

other

side

of

the

floor

really

has

to

cave

in.

They

haven't

taken

any

outside

shots,

so

you've

got

to

make

sure

that

you're

helping

out

in

the

middle.

Lillard

crossover

move.

Aminu

for

three

that's

good.

Lillard

the

assist.

Now

they're

getting

the

help

off

the

bench,

absolutely,

and

they're

wide-open

shots.

I

mean,

it's

not

like

anybody

has

to

do

much

to

get

one

of

those

up.

I

said

bench,

I

meant

supporting

cast.

Yes.

Yes.

It

was

what

we've

been

calling

him

here

in

the

series.

Crawford,

though,

putting

on

his

show.

That

time

short.

Rebound

Plumlee.

Blazers

look

to

push.

Terry

Stotts

saying

go,

go,

go.

McCollum

to

Lillard.

Can't

get

the

three

away.

Plumlee

kicks

it

out.

Fouled

on

the

pass

that'll

be

the

third

team

foul

on

the

Clippers,

and

Harkless'

three

won't

count.

But

it's

nice

to

see

that

he

stays

in

rhythm.

But

how

big

have

Chief

and

Harkless

been

here

in

the

quarter

when

the

Blazers

have

needed

buckets?

Boy,

They

sure

have.

In

different

ways,

Harkless

opens

them

up

by

hitting

outside

shots.

Aminu

hits

his.

Hey,

fans.

Make

some

noise

for

him,

Rip

City.

Ryan

representing

Vancouver.

Lines

up,

and

it

is

short.

It

is

short

and

to

the

right.

Blazers

lead

by

four.

but

are

still

not

able

to

put

any

distance

between

themselves.

And

the

shorthanded

Clippers

are

fighting

hard

to

stay

alive

tonight.

left

in

the

quarter.

Well,

the

Blazers,

At

this

time,

The

Blazers

have

more

shots.

But

now

they're

starting

to

make

three-point

shots.

Look

at

that.

Six

for

six

in

the

third

quarter

from

the

three-point

line.

So

the

Blazers

have

opened

up

that

three-point

barrage

just

in

time.

Harkless

has

in

the

quarter.

Meanwhile,

for

Portland.

C.J.

thinks

about

the

three.

He's

got

Jordan

away

from

the

rim.

Plumlee

can

go

to

work.

They

try

to

dish

it

off

inside,

and

it's

stolen

away.

Paul

Pearson

there

for

the

Clippers.

Every

time

the

Blazers

have

pushed

and

made

a

run,

the

Clippers

have

answered.

Rivers

gets

a

pick

from

Jordan,

and

rolls.

Rivers

to

the

rim.

You

have

to

honor

Jordan

on

the

roll.

and

Rivers

is

able

to

go

all

the

way

to

the

rack

and

lay

it

in.

That's

not

Plumlee's

fault.

He

has

to

stay

back

and

watch

the

alley-oop.

The

Blazer

guards

have

to

do

a

better

job.

Lillard

puts

on

the

brakes.

McCollum

is

picked

up

by

Jordan.

He

takes

the

shot

anyway.

With

Jordan

there

to

bother

him.

And

here

come

the

Clippers

once

again

out

of

a

timeout.

They

have

Paul

Pierce

back

in

the

game.

Pierce

steps

into

a

three.

That

one's

long.

Rebound

tipped

back

by

Jordan.

And

Rivers

can't.

He

lost

it.

They're

saying

no

control.

No

over-and-back.

Rivers

puts

his

head

down.

He

scores.

Tie

game.

Don't

think

the

Clippers

ever

had

control

of

that.

Maybe

not.

On

a

back

tip,

it's

anybody's

ball.

They're

not

doubling

anybody.

They're

standing

still

a

bit.

Terry

Stotts

yelling

to

move.

McCollum

lost

it

at

midcourt.

Crawford

picks

it

up.

That

was

over-and-back.

That

was

over-and-back.

That

was

over-and-back.

Johnson

for

three.

No.

Aminu

rebounds.

That

one

looked

good.

Portland's

trying

to

attack.

Lillard

draws

the

foul.

He'll

be

shooting

three.

Got

Austin

Rivers

in

the

air.

Here

comes

Doc

Rivers.

He's

not

happy.

He

comes

all

the

way

out.

He's

trying

to

say

rip

through

or

the

man

went

into

my

man.

Three

free

throws

coming.

Mark

Davis

not

listening,

and

Doc

Rivers

has

to

be

careful

now.

So

when

contact's

made,

Lillard

was

off

the

floor.

Doc

was

trying

to

say

he

wasn't.

It's

one

of

those

bang-bang

plays

in

the

NBA,

although

they

did

in

game

five.

That

was

C.J.

DeAndre

Jordan

called

for

a

foul

in

the

corner.

But

they

didn't

call

that.

These

are

the

first

free

throws

of

the

night

for

Lillard.

Crawford

has

made

more

doubles

than

the

whole

Blazer

team.

So

they

haven't

been

getting

into

that

fouling.

It's

a

crucial

time

right

now.

Blazers

have...

Henderson,

Crabbe

in

there.

And

Dame

makes

all

three.

points

for

Lillard.

It

was

a

tight

game

in

Game

Five.

Through

three

quarters,

and

then

the

Blazers

outscored

the

Clippers

by

ten

in

the

fourth.

They

kind

of

wore

them

down.

We'll

see

if

this

game

follows

the

same

script.

What

a

shake

move

by

Crawford.

He

finally

misses

one,

But

Johnson

gets

the

offensive

rebound.

Jordan

inside.

He

puts

it

up

and

scores.

Big

second

chance

bucket.

They're

starting

to

get

a

few

of

those.

They

had

in

the

first

half.

It's

on

the

floor

this

time.

Tries

to

go

up

high.

It's

blocked.

Trying

to

get

it

back.

Can't.

Down

goes

Jordan.

He

and

Harkless

tangled

up.

The

Clippers

are

looking

to

reclaim

the

lead.

Boy,

Harkless

is

slow.

Rivers

for

three.

Good.

The

Clippers

have

the

lead.

Two

and

a

half

minutes

left

in

the

third.

Harkless

took

a

tough

shot

on

one

end

and

then

didn't

get

up

and

get

back.

Well,

DeAndre

Jordan

was

lying

on

top

of

him.

That's

why.

But

then

Jordan

got

back.

Because

he

was

on

top

of

him.

Lillard

for

three.

Good!

They

reclaim

the

lead.

Lillard

with

As

we

said

earlier,

Lillard

will

have

a

big

game.

They're

not

paying

as

much

attention

to

him

as

they

did

the

first

five

games.

Rivers.

Jamal

Crawford.

Jumper,

top

of

the

key

not

long,

perhaps

getting

heavy

legs.

Blazers

are

hoping,

anyway.

Here's

another

second

chance;

Rivers

again,

that

one

long

rebound,

third

chance

for

the

Clippers.

Blazers

gonna

bite

their

tongue

on

this

possession.

Rivers

Crawford

mid-range

layup

for

him.

If

they

keep

that

up,

they'll

have

as

many

shots

as

the

Blazers

had

three

attempts

that

time.

Blazers

played

pretty

good

defense.

But

they

didn't

rebound

well

off

of

it.

Lillard,

way

downtown.

Long

rebound,

Rivers.

The

Clippers

are

carrying

momentum.

And

as

we

said

before,

If

they

continue

to

stay

close

and

lead

in

this

game,

Maybe

you

don't

feel

those

tired

legs

like

you

would

otherwise.

Crawford

on

the

move.

Off

the

mark.

Another

second

chance

bucket

for

the

Clippers.

That's

second

chance

points

in

the

quarter

for

the

Clippers.

Boy,

That's

not

saying

much

for

the

Blazers

getting

after

it.

Harkless,

Crabbe,

They've

got

to

get

in

there

and

rebound.

Plumlee,

Henderson,

Harkless.

Rebound,

swept

away.

Portland's

been

living

on

threes.

And

threes

from

guys

like

Harkless

and

Aminu

here

in

the

quarter.

Rivers,

Long.

Loose

ball

foul

on

the

Clippers.

It's

on

Rivers.

No,

I

think

it's

on

the

Blazers.

It's

on

Portland.

Yes,

so

it's

on

Henderson,

seconds

left.

Free

throws

coming

for

the

Clippers.

Their

lead

is

three,

and

there's

a

chance

to

make

it

five.

As

we've

talked

about,

the

growing

confidence.

For

the

Blazers,

Damian

Lillard

has

points.

In

the

eighth

playoff

game,

he

continues

to

add

to

his

legacy.

And

he's

done

it

already

by

leading

his

team

into

the

playoffs

this

year.

But

there's

a

chance

to

get

into

the

second

round

with

a

win

tonight.

But

the

Clippers,

an

undermanned

team

They

kind

of

scrapped

their

playbook.

The

Blazers

had

to

adjust

to

that.

And

Dominick

and

Sue

are

sitting

on

the

sideline

here.

Trail

Blazers'

Mike

Rice

knows

this

Clippers

team

now

has

confidence.

That's

a

scary

thing.

Well,

They

know

they

can

score

from

the

guard

spot.

Austin

Rivers

is

doing

a

nice

job.

Jeff

Green

in

the

first

half

had

a

lot

of

dribble

penetration.

And,

Of

course,

Jamal

Crawford

is

for

He's

for

from

the

foul

line.

He

matches

Lillard

and

points.

Well,

It's

gone

back

to

game

one

when

you

look

at

percentages.

The

Clippers

shot

in

game

one.

Then

went

as

Portland's

defense

got

better

in

But

tonight,

The

Clippers

are

at

And

they're

not

taking

a

lot

of

shots.

Although

the

Blazers

only

have

six

more

shots

at

this

time.

Earlier,

It

was

more

shots.

The

Clippers

have

more

in

the

quarter.

Yes,

And

that's

all

from

second-chance

opportunities.

Offensive

rebounds.

Rivers

makes

one

of

two.

So

it's

a

four-point

lead.

Blazers

are

of

shooting

in

the

quarter.

So

it's

not

that.

It's

all

the

second

chances

they've

allowed

the

Clippers.

They

went

at

Lillard

with

Paul

Pierce.

They

got

what

they

wanted.

The

Blazers

are

trying

to

spread

the

floor.

DeAndre

Jordan's

back

in

the

middle.

Dame

for

three.

No.

Followed

in

by

Crabbe.

No

foul

to

give

for

Portland.

Terry

Stotts

says

cross

switch

now.

Rivers

gets

an

open

three

long.

And

that'll

do

it

for

the

quarter.

The

Blazers

led

by

two

at

halftime.

It'll

be

the

Clippers

taking

a

two-point

lead

to

the

fourth

quarter.

During

the

regular

season,

when

the

Clippers

had

you

after

three

quarters,

you

were

just

about

dead

meat.

Trail

Blazers

are

trying

to

knock

them

out

for

good

tonight.

But

the

shorthanded

Clips

are

putting

up

a

fight.

after

three.

Time

for

some

high-flying,

Gravity-defying,

Rim-rattling,

Trampoline,

Playoff-style

slam-dunking

action.

Put

your...

Game

six,

We

head

to

the

fourth

quarter.

Trail

Blazers

and

Clippers.

Clippers

scored

points

in

the

first

quarter.

in

the

second.

in

the

third.

That's

got

the

Trail

Blazers

concerned.

And

so

does

the

scoreboard.

Clippers

Blazers

as

we

check

the

scoreboard.

Yeah.

And

the

big

stat

is

they've

used

men

in

this

game

who

have

played

at

least

five

minutes.

So

they

won't

be

as

tired.

In

this

game

as

they

were

in

the

last

game.

Yeah.

Game

five,

They

ran

out

of

gas.

And

Doc

Rivers

admitted

that.

And

the

Blazers

have

only

used

eight

men.

C.J.

guarded

by

Aldridge.

They've

got

the

mismatch.

McCollum

tries

the

middle.

Goes

to

the

left.

And

he's

fouled.

So

free

throws

coming

for

C.J.

Blazers

tonight.

Seven

of

ten

at

the

foul

line.

He

shot

just

three

free

throws

in

that

third

quarter.

And

those

were

all

on

Muller's.

C.J.

McCollum.

Three-pointer;

he

was

fouled

by

Rivers.

And

I

really

like

what

Stotts

came

out

with.

That

dribble

handoff.

The

old

weave

that

got

the

defense

really

moving

around.

Yeah.

And

they

switched

on

it.

And

that's

why

Aldridge

ended

up

with

C.J.

And

he

did

a

great

job

exploiting

that

by

going

in

and

getting

to

the

foul

line.

Doc's

found

somebody

that

will

listen

to

him,

and

that's

Sean

Wright

for

the

time

being.

C.J.

misses

the

second,

so

it

stays

a

one-point

lead

for

the

Clippers.

The

Clippers

are

trying

to

find

a

way

without

Chris

Paul

and

Blake

Griffin

to

force

this

thing

to

a

Game

in

Los

Angeles;

it

would

be

Sunday.

Jordan's

getting

a

good

rest

right

here

the

Blazers

have

to

take

advantage

of

it.

Foul

on

Allen

Crabbe

by

Jamal

Crawford.

That's

the

third

on

Crabbe.

Team

foul

trouble

against

the

Clippers

early

in

the

quarter.

That's

the

whole

thing.

It's

not

so

much

the

fouls

on

the

Blazers.

It's

team

fouls

against

the

Blazers

that

put

them

on

the

free-throw

line.

And

that's

how

they've

stayed

in

this

ballgame.

They're

for

We

talked

earlier

about

the

concern

of

giving

the

Clippers

the

idea

they

could

win

here

and

pull

the

upset.

They've

got

the

idea

now.

But

we've

seen

Crawford,

perhaps

on

his

last

few

shots,

really

off

the

mark

for

him

when

he'd

been

on

the

money.

He's

played

a

lot

of

minutes

the

last

couple

of

games.

Henderson

passes

up

the

three.

He

takes

a

mid-range

two

and

drops

it

in.

Good

on

Gerald

for

taking

a

higher-percentage

look.

And

without

Jordan

in

there,

They're

switching

on

everything.

And

once

again,

Aldrich

ends

up

on

a

guard.

The

guard

passes

to

Henderson.

He

makes

his

shot.

Aldrich

goes

out

to

give

Crawford

the

high

pick.

Jamal

tries

again.

Again,

way

off.

Blazer

rebound.

So

Crawford

has

gone

a

little

cold.

Blazers

have

to

take

advantage

of

that.

Yes,

CJ.

Crabbe,

Extra

pass.

Henderson

almost

over

his

head.

Gerald's

shot

is

short.

Rebound.

Rivers.

They're

doing

a

nice

job

of

boxing

out.

I'd

like

to

see

Harkless

get

a

little

more

aggressive

on

the

offensive

boards.

He

can

take

advantage

of

a

smaller

man.

Austin

Rivers

goes

all

the

way

to

the

middle.

Floats

it

up

and

in.

He

has

with

stitches.

Yes,

gutting

it

out.

CJ

goes

down.

He'll

shoot

two.

Crawford

ran

under

him.

McCollum

split

his

last

pair

and

will

get

a

chance

to

redeem

himself

here.

Foul

shooting

is

going

to

be

very

big

now

for

the

Blazers,

Especially

without

Jordan

in

the

game.

They

are

trying

to

be

more

aggressive

on

dribble

penetration.

But

with

Jordan

out

of

the

game,

They

have

to

take

advantage.

He's

the

guy

that

defensively

holds

them

together

now

that

Chris

Paul

is

out

of

the

series.

On

Sunday.

Jeff

Green

gets

a

step

to

the

middle,

fouled

by

Aminu.

Free

throw's

coming.

Right

now,

the

Clippers

have

the

Blazers

spread

out

and

are

picking

the

defense

apart.

And

what

they're

doing...

When

Jeff

Green

has

it,

anytime

he

gets

it

he's

going

one-on-one,

and

the

Blazers,

without

Plumlee

in

the

game,

are

being

a

little

too

aggressive

trying

to

block

the

shot.

It's

important

for

both

teams

that

they

know

Jordan

is

not

in

there,

but

I

think

Stotts

at

some

time

will

take

advantage

of

the

hack

on

Jordan

depending

on

the

score

and

the

time;

he

is

three

for

eight

tonight,

which

is

above

his

average

for

the

series.

Yes.

Green

makes

one

of

two.

Of

course,

Green

with

a

long

stint

with

Boston

Celtics,

Memphis.

OKC.

OKC,

Right.

That's

right.

They

double

McCollum.

Now

Aldridge

is

trying

to

get

back.

Allen

Crabbe,

baseline,

lost

the

ball.

Boy,

Ed

Davis

was

fortunate

there.

They

fouled

Davis

trying

to

get

it.

I

don't

know

if

that

ball

slipped

out

of

Crabbe's

hands

or

if

he

tried

to

change

his

mind

after

he

started

to

pass

it.

But

Ed

Davis

fortunately

reached

out.

Davis

slapped

him.

Yeah,

Davis

did

a

nice

job

of

sealing

his

man

off

so

he

had

position.

Lillard's

rest

likely

won't

last

long.

Gerald

Henderson

steps

in

for

a

two.

Long

off

again.

Rebound

Green.

So

all

of

a

sudden

now,

We've

talked

about

Crawford

being

off

the

mark.

The

Blazers

are

following

him.

Crawford

nearly

had

his

pocket

picked

by

Crabbe.

Shot

clock

at

Jeff

Green

puts

his

head

down

on

Aminu.

Pulls

it

up.

Missed

it

long.

Rebound,

back

tip

by

Aldridge.

Another

second

chance.

Aldridge

was

all

by

himself

with

four

Blazers.

They

lobbed

to

Aldridge.

Back

out

to

Crawford.

Wide

open

three.

Around

and

out.

Boy,

Jamal

had

several

of

those

in

Game

Five

in

the

second

half

and

couldn't

put

them

down.

C.J.

C.J.

tight-ropes

the

sideline.

Pulls

from

No.

Rebound.

Grabbed

by

McCollum.

Allen

Crabbe

for

three.

Yes,

Sir!

Yes,

sir.

Timeout,

Clippers.

All

the

second

chances

have

been

going

to

the

Clippers.

There's

one

for

the

Blazers.

Yes,

and

Allen

Crabbe

has

made

a

couple

of

big

ones

in

this

game.

But

bigger

than

that

three-pointer

right

there.

Blazers

now

have

three-pointers.

In

the

ballgame,

they've

got

eight

in

the

second

half.

And

there's

still

left

in

game

six.

Portland

by

three.

This

packed

house

at

Moda

wants

to

see

a

Trailblazers

victory.

Close

this

series

out.

Clippers

hanging

tough.

Blazers

by

only

three.

Following

the

Allen

Crabbe

three-pointer.

And

Damian

Lillard

headed

back

into

the

game

with

left.

The

assist

of

the

game

right

there.

Allen

Crabbe,

There's

a

nice

shot.

Give

Henderson

credit

for

keeping

that

alive.

That's

right.

We

talked

about

Jamal

Crawford.

He

played

minutes

in

that

last

ballgame,

minutes

tonight.

He

only

has

four

points

in

the

second

half.

So

the

Blazers'

Allen

Crabbe

has

done

a

better

job.

And

he's

missed

badly

on

some

shots

that

normally

are

in

his

wheelhouse.

They

get

Redick

started.

And

again,

J.J.

Redick

can

pick

up

the

slack

while

Crawford's

off

the

mark.

And

every

time,

you

talk

about

this

during

the

timeout,

if

this

game's

going

to

follow

the

script

we've

seen

so

far,

it'll

be

the

Clippers

with

a

surge

out

of

the

last

timeout.

Yeah.

Portland's

been

unable

to

sustain

any

long

runs

to

build

the

lead.

Shot

clock

at

four.

Lillard

fades

for

three.

It

is

short.

Rebound

Redick.

He

would

much

rather

have

him

take

Johnson

off

the

dribble.

Redick

is

open

again.

That

one

long.

Rebound

McCollum.

Blazers

want

to

run.

Catch

the

Clippers

in

transition.

C.J.

hesitates

with

the

dribble,

tried

to

go

left

side

to

Davis,

threw

his

hands

out

of

bounds.

Good

idea.

Yeah,

but

Davis

is

thinking

rebound,

offensive

rebound.

He's

running

in,

and

C.J.

caught

him

kind

of

off

stride,

running

in

to

get

a

rebound.

Usually

C.J.

will

shoot

that

ball.

They

leave

Aldrich

by

himself.

Wesley

Johnson.

Boy,

Lillard

right

in

his

face.

And

then

Dame

hustles

down

the

rebound.

Great

defense

by

Lillard.

Yeah,

and

you'd

like

to

see

Johnson

take

that

shot.

Lillard

right

side.

Hits

the

deck.

Three-pointer

by

Crabbe

is

off,

Ed

Davis

offensive

rebound,

and

he's

fouled.

So

that'll

be

three,

Make

it

four

team

fouls

on

the

Clippers.

So

they're

the

team

getting

into

team

foul

trouble

now.

And

DeAndre

Jordan

coming

back

in

the

game

for

Cole

Aldrich

will

sit

for

the

Clippers.

He's

had

a

nice

rest.

Jordan.

Doc

Rivers

has

done

a

nice

job.

He's

used

people

in

this

ballgame.

Blazers

have

used

eight.

So

this

is

a

second

chance

for

Portland.

Jordan

in

the

middle

now.

McCollum,

because

of

that,

has

to

go

baseline

to

Ed

Davis;

he

put

it

up

and

in

with

the

left.

Beautiful

by

Davis

assist

to

CJ;

the

lead

back

to

three.

That

was

a

tough

catch,

not

an

easy

catch

for

Davis,

and

I

think

Ed

thought

he

missed

it

when

he

first

let

it

go.

Trying

to

run

Redick

off

screens,

he

gets

an

open

look,

gives

it

up

to

Green,

who

traveled.

Missed

the

shot.

Jordan

rebounds.

Lillard

wrestles

it

away.

Blazers

three-on-two.

Lillard

left

side.

Aminu

scores!

That

was

big.

It

gets

the

crowd

into

the

game.

Crawford

steps

around

a

Jordan

pick.

Takes

it

on

Crabbe.

Puts

it

up

and

off

the

rim.

Rebound.

Picked

up

by

Aminu.

That

ball

just

wouldn't

stay.

Chief

in

transition.

Now

waits

for

his

troops.

Lillard

against

Crawford.

Gets

by

him.

Dame

to

the

middle.

Up

and

under.

Gets

the

foul.

We'll

shoot

free

throws.

Big

Big

attack.

Last

couple

of

laser

buckets.

First,

the

pass.

CJ,

look

at

that

nice

no-look

pass

to

easy

Ed.

And

watch

the

rebound.

Ed

Davis

kept

it

alive.

Ed

Davis

just

did

his

job

in

the

Blazers'

fast

break.

Nice

pass

by

Lillard.

He

looked

both

guys.

He

had

two

wings

coming

down.

And

they

were

wide

enough

he

could

have

chosen

either

one.

Austin

Rivers

back

in

for

the

Clippers.

He'll

replace

Wesley

Johnson.

Doc

Rivers

is

going

with

all

his

big

guns

from

the

perimeter.

He's

going

real

small.

But

they

have

Jeff

Green

in

there.

He's

not

a

great

defensive

rebounder.

How

tight

has

this

game

been?

This

is

Portland's

largest

lead

of

the

night

right

now.

Lillard

misses

his

first

free

throw

of

the

night.

Every

free

throw

is

so

important.

Going

down

the

stretch.

It

stays

a

two-possession

game

because

of

it.

Crawford

goes

on

Crabbe.

Redick.

Good

defense

by

McCollum.

He

couldn't

get

the

three

away.

Jeff

Green

puts

his

head

down,

Floats

it

up

and

in.

They

do

have

people

that

can

get

their

own

shot

off

the

dribble.

Rivers,

Crawford,

Jeff

Green.

Not

so

much

Redick.

He

needs

a

little

help.

Here

comes

DeAndre

Jordan.

They

double

Lillard.

The

open

man

is

Aminu.

He

can't

get

the

three

away.

Allen

Crabbe.

Crabbe

takes

a

difficult

bank

shot

and

hits

it.

Well,

Aminu

and

Ed

Davis

did

their

thing.

They

didn't

force

anything.

They

made

the

smart

pass.

Crabbe

with

Big

shot

there.

They're

going

all

iso

against

the

Blazers.

Crawford

puts

it

up,

And

he's

fouled

by

Crabbe.

Jamal

Crawford.

They'll

do

this

the

rest

of

the

game

to

spread

the

floor

and

let

him

operate.

Yep.

And

the

Blazers

will

have

to

continue

to

score,

Continue

to

attack.

Crabbe

has

given

them

offense

off

the

bench.

Let's

see

who's

winning

tonight.

Back

here

in

Portland,

A

beat

L.A.

chant

going.

left.

Ed

Davis'

follow.

Crawford

missed

a

free

throw

in

the

first

half.

He

is

not

likely

to

miss

again

if

you

believe

in

numbers.

Big

two

points

there

by

the

Clippers

who

just

want

to

stay

within

reach.

Blazers

using

that

small

lineup

with

Aminu

being

the

power

forward.

Lillard

moves

around

a

pick.

He

hesitates.

He

thought

about

the

three.

McCollum

takes

a

three

and

hits

it.

Once

again,

Lillard

brings

everybody

to

him.

Timeout,

Clippers.

Finds

his

partner,

CJ.

So

far

this

game

following

the

script

of

Game

Five:

Clippers

getting

their

way,

and

all

of

a

sudden,

maybe

late,

starting

to

run

out,

getting

tired

legs,

and

the

Blazers

look

fresh,

hitting

threes.

Look

at

Lillard;

he

had

three

Clippers

around

him.

Big-time

three.

Four

and

a

half

to

go.

It's

a

huge

moment

in

this

game.

Clippers

by

seven.

Redick

for

three.

No.

Rebound

tipped

and

grabbed

by

Crabbe.

They

need

a

field

goal

right

here.

Put

a

lot

of

pressure

on

this

Clippers

offense.

Plumlee

offers

the

screen.

Lillard,

pick

and

roll.

Plumlee

was

open

inside.

Aminu

perhaps

thought

he

was

going

for

the

lob.

They

turn

it

over.

Crawford

trying

to

make

him

pay.

Jamal

to

the

rim.

No.

Jordan,

Yes.

Boy,

Blazers

have

to

get

in

there.

So

you've

got

to

get

rebounds.

Get

rebounds.

He

would

have

had

an

easy

dunk,

Plumlee

at

the

rim.

Yeah,

Plumlee

was

wide

open.

I

don't

know

if

he'll

pass.

Lillard

splits

the

double,

gets

to

the

rim.

Hangs,

No.

Didn't

get

the

whistle.

Rivers

with

the

rebound.

So

here

come

the

Clippers

out

of

the

timeout,

as

they've

done

all

night,

it

seems.

Plumlee

has

to

come

out

on

Rivers,

who's

a

threat

from

here.

He

takes

the

three,

No.

Rebound

tipped

and

grabbed

by

Jordan.

Second

chance.

Crawford,

Watch

the

three

here.

There

it

goes.

Plumlee

can't

grab

it;

third

chance

for

the

Clippers.

And

Plumlee

wisely

grabs

and

fouls

DeAndre

Jordan.

DeAndre

rolled

his

ankle.

Watch

his

right

ankle

here.

He

steps

on

Plumlee's

foot.

Blazers

may

be

able

to

pick

somebody

up

if

he

can't

play.

In

the

last

three

minutes,

he's

not

as

valuable.

You

don't

want

anybody

else

shooting

free

throws.

Well,

if

he

can't

continue

and

he

won't.

And

that

would

be

the

wise

move

by

the

Clippers

to

get

him

out.

But

Jordan

says,

No,

I'm

fine.

And

they're

kind

of

saying,

Are

you

sure?

Maybe

you

should

take

a

minute.

He

couldn't

come

back

in

the

game

if

they

replaced

him,

but

he's

not

that

important

in

the

last

three

minutes.

He

never

touches

the

ball

because

he's

afraid

to

get

fouled.

And

defensively,

the

Blazers

are

taking

a

lot

of

outside

shots.

They're

taking

him

out

right

now

for

that

reason.

So

the

Blazers

have

one

more

foul

before

it's

free

throws.

They

missed

once

again

and

the

opponents

got

the

long

rebound.

This

is

the

third

chance

on

this

possession

for

the

Clippers

at

crunch

time

Redick

for

two.

Portland

turnovers

at

one

end

and

allowing

offensive

rebounds

at

the

other,

and

we're

right

back

to

three

again.

Dangerous

pass.

Crabbe

out

of

bounds.

Another

Blazer

turnover.

They're

overplaying

and

the

Blazers

are

forcing

passes.

They're

making

it

tougher

than

it

should

be.

Clippers

making

it

tough

on

Portland

as

well.

You

talk

about

the

pressure

being

on

Portland

to

close

this

thing

out

at

home.

Clippers

hoping

the

Trail

Blazers

are

showing

some

cracks.

Lillard

in

the

frontcourt

with

under

five

minutes

left.

Dribbles

left.

Now

on

the

move.

Drives

past

Jordan.

Throws

to

McCollum.

A

three-pointer

right

of

the

circle.

Just

one

of

the

assists

the

Trailblazers

have

handed

out

tonight.

Trailblazers'

lead

down

to

three.

And

the

Clippers

get

the

ball

back.

Portland

moments

ago

had

a

seven-point

lead

with

the

ball.

But

this

is

the

playoffs.

And

it's

crunch

time.

The

Clippers

have

played

inspired

defense.

And

now

can

they

have

a

good

offensive

possession

with

left.

Arguably,

right

now,

The

biggest

few

possessions

of

the

season

for

both

these

teams.

There's

no

doubt

about

it.

The

Blazers

only

have

three

turnovers

in

the

fourth.

But

they're

coming

at

inopportune

times

when

the

Clippers

can

put

the

nails

in

the

coffin.

Right

now,

Aminu's

got

to

be

very

careful

with

the

ball.

He

has

four

turnovers.

And

Plumlee

has

four.

But

Plumlee

is

the

guy

who's

kind

of

the

escape

valve

for

this

Blazer

team.

So

Rivers

goes

back

to

Crawford.

Stotts

goes

back

to

Gerald

Henderson.

Aminu

will

come

out.

The

Clippers

have

to

feel

like

they've

been

given

new

life.

Oh,

There's

no

doubt.

After

trailing

by

seven

just

moments

ago,

Things

were

looking

bleak.

Here

they

are

with

the

ball.

One

possession

game.

Redick.

Rivers.

Puts

a

move

on

Lillard.

Gets

to

the

lane.

Throws

it

up.

No.

Plumlee

is

trying

to

grab

it.

Loose

ball

foul.

Aldrich.

And

that'll

send

Plumlee

to

the

free

throw

line.

And

Doc

Rivers

is

saying

that's

not

a

foul.

Watch

the

hustle

by

Plumlee.

He

can

make

himself

big

inside

in

situations

like

this

to

grab

key

rebounds.

That's

why

he's

third.

Doc

Rivers

is

pushing

Sean

Wright

right

now.

That

was

a

great

rebound

by

Plumlee.

In

traffic.

And

those

are

the

ones

The

Blazers

haven't

been

getting

the

long

rebounds.

The

guards

haven't

been

getting

the

long

rebounds.

First

trip

to

the

line

tonight

for

Mason.

He's

in

the

series,

but

he

misses

the

first.

He

was

of

That's

higher

than

he

shot

during

the

regular

season.

So

he's

been

a

great

free-throw

shooter

in

the

playoffs.

Doc

Rivers

still

all

over

Sean

Wright.

Wright

is

taking

it

too

far;

he

won't

tee

up

Doc

at

this

point.

Mason

misses

a

pair

and

the

ball

is

out

of

bounds

off

of

the

Clippers.

That

was

Henderson.

He

did

a

nice

job

of

squeezing

the

inside

man,

so

once

again,

a

second

chance

for

the

Blazers

here.

What

will

they

do

with

it?

They've

looked

tight

the

last

few

possessions.

Perhaps

rushing

a

bit.

Plumlee

to

Lillard.

Lillard

turns

the

corner.

McCollum,

three-pointer.

Got

it!

Once

again,

Lillard

celebrates

to

the

crowd.

I

almost

thought

the

Blazers

were

going

to

race

the

timeout

to

get

the

ball

inbounds,

but

Crabbe

at

the

last

second

got

it

inbounds,

and

the

Blazers

hit

a

three.

Could

be

the

biggest

three

of

the

season.

Seven

assists

for

Lillard.

He

drew

the

defense.

CJ

was

parked

in

that

corner

right

in

front

of

the

Clipper

bench.

Boy,

CJ

had

a

couple

of

massive

threes

in

game

five

late

in

front

of

the

Clipper

bench;

here's

one

to

go

with

those

in

game

six

he

turns

around

and

has

a

little

something

to

say

as

well.

You

know

who

he

said

it

to?

Doc

Rivers:

"Keep

me

out

of

the

game,

will

you?"

Now

you're

going

way

back,

way

back,

the

lead

back

to

six

and

once

again

if

form

holds

the

Clippers

will

do

something

positive

out

of

the

timeout.

It's

happened

all

night

that

way.

The

Blazers

need

a

hold

on

defense.

I

really

think

they'll

do

one

of

two

things.

They'll

try

to

run

Redick

off

a

down

pick

on

the

left

side,

or

they'll

dribble

handoff

with

Jamal

Crawford

going

one-on-one

up

the

middle.

One

of

those

two

things

has

been

a

pretty

good

success

story

for

this

Clipper

team

in

this

game.

The

Blazers

have

three-pointers

in

this

ballgame.

That

is

a

franchise

record

for

a

playoff

game.

Of

course,

The

game

evolves.

And

that's

even

better.

It's

not

how

many

you

make,

it's

what

you

shoot

percentage-wise.

is

keeping

the

Blazers

ahead

in

this

game.

Throws

up

a

wild

shot

and

hits

it.

He

was

simply

looking

for

the

whistle.

Big

second

chance

there

by

the

Clips

after

a

great

block

by

Plumlee.

We're

inside

two

minutes.

They

were

just

looking

for

a

foul

that

time.

And

they

get

a

prayer.

McCollum

watches

Lillard.

Clippers

watch

him

as

well.

Crabbe

up

top.

Shot

clock

at

six.

Paul

overplaying

Lillard.

Dame

puts

it

on

the

floor.

Has

to

go

to

the

rim.

Score!

No!

Foul.

Thought

that

ball

was

going

to

go

down.

Two

foul

shots.

left.

Blazers

right

now

with

a

four-point

lead.

Lillard

would

love

to

make

this

a

two-possession

game.

And

they

haven't

been

making

a

lot

of

three-pointers.

Dame

missed

his

last

free

throw

moments

ago.

And

I

don't

know

why.

Once

again,

They're

letting

Doc

just

rail

on

the

officials

down

in

front

of

his

bench.

Lillard

makes

the

first.

Remember,

it

was

the

second

one

he

missed

on

his

last

trip

to

the

line.

They

put

Jordan

back

in

there.

They'll

work

a

little

high

pick-and-roll.

They'll

miss

to

make

it

a

six-point

lead.

It'll

be

Jamal

Crawford

working

off

DeAndre

Jordan

with

Redick.

Trying

to

get

a

pick.

Game

in

the

second.

Back

to

six.

Crawford.

He

turns

the

corner,

He

goes

down

the

middle,

floats

it

up

and

in.

That's

quick.

That

was

way

too

easy.

Way

too

easy.

They

could

have

gone

under

the

pick

and

roll

that

time.

They

would

have

picked

him

up

way

too

high.

points

for

Crawford.

You

said

before

the

game

he

could

have

or

You

weren't

far

off.

Plumlee

kicks

it

out

to

Henderson.

Allen

Crabbe.

Back

to

Henderson.

He

reluctantly

lets

it

fly.

Long.

Rebound.

Jeff

Green.

Clippers

have

plenty

of

life

and

plenty

of

time.

A

lot

of

time

and

they

have

timeouts.

Crawford

goes

through

the

middle.

Back

door.

Redick

lays

it

up

and

in.

One

minute

left.

And

it's

down

to

two.

They

don't

need

to

foul.

The

Moda

Center

is

on

its

feet.

A

massive

possession

for

Portland.

They're

trying

to

get

CJ

involved.

Lillard

tries

the

middle.

He

spins.

Goes

off

the

glass.

Too

hard.

Timeout,

Clippers.

Who

can

tie

it

or

take

the

lead

with

a

three.

They

were

trying

to

get

the

ball

to

CJ

that

time,

and

Redick

did

a

nice

job

of

face-guarding

him,

so

Lillard

had

to

take

it

one-on-one,

fighting

the

shot

clock

a

little

bit.

See

right

there.

They

will

not

let

CJ

get

it,

and

they

were

hoping

they'd

switch

so

Lillard

could

go

against

Redick.

You

can

play

a

little

more

physical

defense

at

this

point

because

they'll

let

a

little

more

go

late

in

a

game

like

this,

especially

a

playoff

game.

Now

they're

a

very

good

team

in

this

situation

simply

because

they

have

at

least

three

guys

that

can

go

one-on-one

and

get

their

own

shot,

get

to

the

foul

line

three

veteran,

battle-tested,

playoff-tested.

So

once

again,

You

have

to

take

away

the

three

from

Redick.

You

don't

want

to

get

behind

with

seconds.

So

you

play

him

tough.

You

have

to

just

play

head

up

on

Jamal

Crawford;

if

he

makes

it,

it's

two.

But

that's

a

lot

better

than

anybody

else

making

a

three.

So

you

have

to

play

it

strong.

Blazers

led

by

six

moments

ago.

Clippers

have

battled

right

back.

Crawford

tries

to

attack

quickly.

He

lost

it,

got

it

back.

He

turns

the

corner

at

the

rim.

Missed

the

shot.

Foul

called.

Foul's

going

to

be

on

Crabbe.

A

little

contact

down

low.

Zach

Zarba

says.

That's

the

fourth

foul.

On

Crabbe.

And

Crawford

can

tie

it

up.

It's

the

fifth

on

Crabbe,

Actually.

Crabbe

is

always

very

aggressive.

And

they

tried

to

take

advantage

of

that.

And

the

great

thing

the

Clippers

did

there

is

they

got

themselves

in

a

two-for-one.

Yes.

Yes.

Now

they're

likely

to

get

the

last

shot

after

Crawford

ties

the

game

with

two

free

throws.

So

the

Blazers

can't

worry

about

the

clock.

They

have

to

get

the

best

shot

they

can

going

down,

even

if

it

uses

the

Clippers'

time.

The

team

loving

this

right

now

is

the

Golden

State

Warriors,

because

this

is

wearing

these

two

teams

out

and,

potentially,

if

there

is

a

Game

Seven,

buying

Curry

a

lot

more

time

with

that

knee.

We're

tied.

Timeout.

Portland

Blazers

still

have

two

timeouts

left;

Clippers

are

out

of

timeouts.

That's

a

big

factor

in

this

game.

You're

in

a

tie

game;

you

need

some

timeouts

to

organize,

but

you've

got

Jamal

Crawford.

He's

a

guy

that

could

go

one-on-one,

so

you

don't

need

a

timeout

with

him.

Crawford

with

points,

of

at

the

free-throw

line.

Blazers

knew,

and

they

talked

about

this

yesterday

at

practice.

They

talked

about

it

at

shootaround

today.

You

know,

Even

though

a

lot

of

the

country

had

the

Blazers

penciled

in

to

the

second

round

already,

There

was

a

Game

Six

to

be

played.

And

the

Trail

Blazers

know

better

than

most

teams.

You

write

a

team

off,

That's

when

they

become

dangerous.

And

the

Clippers

put

up

a

great

fight.

There's

owner

Steve

Ballmer

on

the

left.

Now,

the

thing

is

in

this

situation

normally

you

put

your

best

defensive

team

in

if

you're

the

Clippers

and

then

call

timeout

and

get

your

offensive

guys

in

there,

but

you

can't

do

it

if

you

don't

have

a

timeout

in

the

NBA;

timeouts

are

so

valuable,

especially

in

a

playoff

game,

so

they're

out

of

them

they've

got

to

make

all

their

plans

right

now.

You

got

to

decide,

Okay,

We'll

leave

two

offensive

guys

in

there,

Three

defensive

guys

in

there.

Boy,

And

I'll

tell

you,

This

has

been

something

else.

This

playoff

game.

A

lot

of

experience

is

being

gained.

And

you

hope

it's

good

experience

with

a

win.

They

have...

DeAndre

Jordan

is

in

there.

Looking

to

get

C.J.

Open

at

the

top

of

the

floor,

with

Dame

coming

along

the

baseline

to

give

them

room

to

operate.

Clippers

do

not

have

a

foul

to

give.

Blazers

do

have

timeouts

if

they

need

them.

Clippers

do

not.

McCollum

initially

trapped.

Now

one-on-one

against

Mbah

a

Moute.

Pretty

good

defender.

C.J.

To

the

middle.

Off

balance.

Up-and-under

for

the

lead.

No.

Rebound.

Plumlee.

Grab.

Fouled.

Free

throw

coming.

seconds

left.

Who's

going

to

shoot

the

foul?

Plumlee.

Okay.

He's

for

tonight.

As

we

just

talked

about.

He's

shot

them

well

here

in

the

series.

Now

the

Blazers

have

two

timeouts

left.

Again,

The

Clippers

do

not.

But

they

can

substitute

now

because

of

the

stoppage.

Yeah.

See,

That

kind

of

helps

them

out.

Oh.

Mason

swishes

the

first.

How

dare

you

doubt

him.

Now,

Here's

the

thing.

They

have

Redick

in

there.

They

have

enough

time

to

set

some

down

picks.

But

the

guy

who

will

have

the

ball

most

likely

is

Jamal

Crawford.

Since

you

can't

plan

a

play,

You

give

it

to

him

and

let

him

plan

a

one-on-one.

Plumlee

makes

a

pair.

No

timeouts

for

the

Clippers.

They've

got

to

go.

Down

two,

Crawford.

A

threat

from

three

and

two.

High

pick

coming

from

Rivers.

Jamal

Crawford.

Four

seconds.

Crawford

to

the

middle

for

the

tie.

No.

Rebound,

Plumlee.

And

he's

fouled.

seconds

to

go.

And

he

deflected

that

shot.

Defense

by

the

Blazers.

And

with

no

timeouts

left,

The

Clippers

are

in

trouble.

They

have

to

go

the

length

of

the

court

on

a

miss

or

a

make.

Of

course,

Two

free

throws

by

Plumlee

would

put

the

series

to

bed.

Now

he

needs

to

make

at

least

one.

So

they

have

to

take

it

free.

With

seconds,

They

have

to

go

the

length

of

the

court.

So

they've

got

to

make

sure

they

are

checking

Redick

and

Crawford.

Misses

the

first.

Now

you'd

probably

be

well

served

to

miss

the

second.

Would

you

not?

Yes.

You

don't

want

to

let

him

take

the

ball

out

of

bounds.

Yes.

You're

right.

It's

a

lot

better

if

he

misses

this

one.

But

if

he

makes

it

that

would

give

the

Clippers

a

chance

a

baseball

pass,

Pierce

to

Rivers

for

the

game.

The

Trail

Blazers

advanced

to

the

second

round.

Wow,

Austin

Rivers

thought

he

had

hit

that

shot;

it

looked

good

from

where

we

were

sitting

and

he

collapses.

It

sure

looked

good.

Teams

congratulating

themselves,

as

is

customary

at

the

end

of

a

playoff

series.

Austin

Rivers,

the

mess

that

is

his

left

eye.

What

a

gutty

performance

by

him.

And

I'll

tell

you,

a

gutty

performance

by

this

whole

Clippers

team.

They

just

fought

tooth

and

nail.

They

could

have

given

up

tonight.

No

way

did

they.

And

Austin

Rivers,

he

took

stitches

above

and

below

the

eye.

and

it's

streaming

with

blood

even

now.

Owner

Paul

Allen

slapping

some

fives

as

he

walks

off

the

floor.

The

Trail

Blazers

get

it

done

and

advance

in

the

playoffs.

People

would

have

thought

it

was

funny

just

to

say

'Blazers,

playoffs'.

But

to

say

'advance

in

the

playoffs'.

What

a

job

by

Terry

Stotts.

There's

the

schedule

for

the

Trail

Blazers–Golden

State

series.

We'll

see

how

the

Trail

Blazers

did

from

distance

tonight.

They

lived

on

the

three

for

a

while.

It's

amazing

when

you

talk

about

what

the

expectations

were.

You

think

back

to

last

draft

day

when

the

trades

were

made,

when

LaMarcus

Aldridge

went

to

San

Antonio

and

everybody

says,

There

go

the

Blazers.

This

team

has

exceeded

last

year's

in

terms

of

where

they've

advanced,

and

what

they've

done.

Player

of

the

game.

Despite

the

Clippers'

defense

on

him

in

the

series,

he

comes

up

with

points,

seven

assists,

five

rebounds,

two

huge

free

throws

late.

That's

Lillard

time.

We

should

expect

it

by

now.

And

how

about,

Speaking

of

foul

shots,

How

about

Plumlee

making

two

in

a

row?

Huge.

The

game-winning

free

throws.

Mason

Plumlee.

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