BLAZERS 116 CLIPPERS 112...CP3 misses a Potential Game-Winner...then it was the BLAKE Show vs the L-TRAIN on your BLOCK...RIP City pulls out another close one...LOGO WATCH with something brewing in the ROSE CITY #BLAZERmania #RipCityBLAZERS

The Clippers and Blazers mirror each other and you have not seen the last of these two teams playing head to head. After a sluggish 1st frame both teams settles in to give an action-packed 5-Star Contest filled with everything from Money Ball Daggers to "Splash Plays" to taking the Elevator up and the whole nine. After the smoke cleared it as the home team that was victorious.

The Portland Trailblazers dodged a few bad Oranges in this one to pull out a 116-112 OT Victory over the LA Clippers who were coming off of a tough Christmas Night and the Day after Christmas Games out of the Motel. Behind a magnificent performance from All-Star LaMarcus "L-Train" Aldridge, who was almost a no-go with the flu-like symptoms, led with 32 points and ten boards. But it was his one on one battle with the Clips Blake Griffin who went for 35 points and eleven boards that was made for NBA on TNT Thursday Night.

The Blazers also get 19 points from both Wes Matthews and Nicolas Batum as they put six players in double figures. The Clips Point God CP3 chipped in with 34 points and sixteen helpers as the Clips just four players in double figures.  Thew Game was won at the Arc where the Blazers held a +15 advantage.

The Clips fall to 20-11 as they hit a tough part of the schedule. The Blazers move to 24-5 and there record is no fluke as they get it...