Clippers lose grip on eighth seed with yet another loss to Trail Blazers

PORTLAND — Before Friday night’s de facto playoff game at the Moda Center against the Portland Trail Blazers, LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said the Clippers have always played April games under some amount of pressure. That’s good to look back on, since Lue’s Clippers have a history of winning the April games they’ve needed.Advertisement