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Los Angeles (AFP) - Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points and Norman Powell added 23 off the bench as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 136-125 to edge closer to an NBA playoff berth on Saturday.

In a potential playoff preview, Klay Thompson tallied a game-high 29 points as the Warriors cruised to an important road win over the shorthanded Kings, 119-97.

The Celtics look to stay in the win column after a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, while the Blazers look to snap a four-game skid that began at TD Garden last week.

The Blazers star laments current state of what matters in the NBA.

Welcome to one of my favorite times of the year. It’s the portion of the NBA calendar when there are only a few weeks left, and the postseason is close enough to where clubs often begin jockeying for position—aka sitting out their best players—to manifest the first-round playoff matchup they…

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid crashed Matisse Thybulle’s homecoming.

The Trail Blazers’ franchise player knows his team has faced plenty of adversity this season, but he’s more committed than ever to win a title in Portland.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Starting big man Wendell Carter Jr. sat for the third consecutive game in the Orlando Magic’s 131-124 home loss to the Utah Jazz, but he’s hoping to play in the next game.

The Portland Trail Blazers used the first pick in the 2007 NBA Draft on Greg Oden ahead of the likes of Kevin Durant, but injuries ultimately derailed his promising career