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Clippers-Trail Blazers open thread

Can the Clippers right their ship in Portland, even without Chris Paul? They'll enjoy a significant advantage off the bench in this game, but the Blazers starters, playing with two days rest, may be too much for L.A.

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2012/2013 NBA Regular Season
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21-21
January 26th, 2012, 7:00 PM
The Rose Garden
Prime Ticket, KFWB 980 AM, KWKW 1330 AM
Clippers Tickets
Probable Starters
Eric Bledsoe PG Damian Lillard
Willie Green SG Wesley Matthews
Caron Butler SF Nicolas Batum
Blake Griffin PF LaMarcus Aldridge
DeAndre Jordan C J.J. Hickson
Advanced Stats through Jan. 25
91.9 (11th of 30) Pace 91.2 (21st of 30)
109.8 (4th of 30) ORtg 104.6 (15th of 30)
101.4 (5th of 30) DRtg 106.5 (20th of 30)
Injuries/Suspensions/Other
Chris Paul (knee) DTD
Elliot Williams (Achilles surgery) out
Chauncey Billups (Achilles surgery) out
Sasha Pavlovic (plantar fasciitis) doubtful
Trey Thompkins (knee) out

The Blazers, who rely heavily on their starters, haven't played since Wednesday so unfortunately for the Clippers they should be fresh.