National Basketball Association

Lillard has 32 and Blazers beat Clippers 96-88 in Game 3

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:08 p.m. ET

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Damian Lillard scored 32 points and the Portland Trail Blazers found their offense at home, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 96-88 on Saturday night to pull within 2-1 in the Western Conference first-round series.

Newly crowned Most Improved Player CJ McCollum added 27 points for Portland, which snapped a five-game losing streak to the Clippers going back to the regular season.

Mason Plumlee had six points, 21 rebounds and nine assists for Portland, which hosts Game 4 on Monday night.

Chris Paul finished with 26 points for the Clippers, who had held the Blazers to an average of just 88 points in the first two games - down from an average of 105.1 in the regular season. Paul has scored 25 or more points in four straight playoff games dating to last season.