Portland Trail Blazers vs. LA Clippers
December 26, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Clippers beat the Trail Blazers 119-103 on 2025-12-26 on the road against the Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers started Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Kris Murray, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, and John Collins. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 21 points (8/14) in his matchups, with Toumani Camara as his primary defender. Shaedon Sharpe (Trail Blazers) scored 4 points (2/6) in his matchups, with Kris Dunn as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
103
Did not play: Jerami Grant (DND - Injury/Illness), Damian Lillard (DND - Injury/Illness), Matisse Thybulle (DND - Injury/Illness), Blake Wesley (DND - Injury/Illness), Hansen Yang (DNP - Coach's Decision)
LAC
LA Clippers
119
Did not play: Kobe Brown (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Kris Murray · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan Starter 9.5 min
- Deni Avdija · Caleb Love · Sidy Cissoko · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan 5.7 min
- Robert Williams III · Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Kris Murray · Toumani Camara 5.3 min
- Deni Avdija · Sidy Cissoko · Rayan Rupert · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan 3.5 min
- Robert Williams III · Shaedon Sharpe · Caleb Love · Kris Murray · Rayan Rupert 3.4 min
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · John Collins Starter 14.8 min
- Brook Lopez · Nicolas Batum · James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn 9.9 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 4.5 min
- Brook Lopez · James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Jordan Miller 3.1 min
- Brook Lopez · Nicolas Batum · James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Jordan Miller 2.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Trail Blazers defense
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Kawhi Leonard 21 pts (8/14) in 77 possessions
Guarded by: Toumani Camara (30 %, 9 pts) · Kris Murray (20 %, 4 pts) · Deni Avdija (15 %, 3 pts)
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James Harden 5 pts (2/13) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Toumani Camara (30 %, 0 pts) · Deni Avdija (30 %, 0 pts) · Caleb Love (8 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Deni Avdija | James Harden: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Kris Dunn: 13 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Toumani Camara | Kawhi Leonard: 23 poss., 9 pts (3/5) · James Harden: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Shaedon Sharpe | Kris Dunn: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Kawhi Leonard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kris Murray | Kawhi Leonard: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Nicolas Batum: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Donovan Clingan | Brook Lopez: 25 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Caleb Love | Kris Dunn: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kawhi Leonard: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Robert Williams III | Brook Lopez: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Sidy Cissoko | Nicolas Batum: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · James Harden: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rayan Rupert | Jordan Miller: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Nicolas Batum: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Duop Reath | Nicolas Batum: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · James Harden: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Clippers defense
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Shaedon Sharpe 4 pts (2/6) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Kris Dunn (29 %, 0 pts) · Nicolas Batum (17 %, 0 pts) · James Harden (13 %, 4 pts)
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Deni Avdija 17 pts (5/13) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Nicolas Batum (27 %, 0 pts) · John Collins (22 %, 0 pts) · Brook Lopez (13 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Kris Murray: 33 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Toumani Camara: 17 poss., 6 pts (1/3) |
| James Harden | Toumani Camara: 39 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Shaedon Sharpe: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Brook Lopez | Donovan Clingan: 22 poss., 11 pts (3/7) · Robert Williams III: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Kris Dunn | Shaedon Sharpe: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Caleb Love: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nicolas Batum | Deni Avdija: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Shaedon Sharpe: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| John Collins | Deni Avdija: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donovan Clingan: 7 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Kobe Sanders | Shaedon Sharpe: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Caleb Love: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Miller | Caleb Love: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Shaedon Sharpe: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | Robert Williams III: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donovan Clingan: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | Caleb Love: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Toumani Camara: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Christie |