The Portland Trail Blazers fell 114-106 to the LA Clippers in their first loss of the 2016-17 season at the Moda Center on Thursday.
Damian Lillard led Portland with 29 points and 10 rebounds while Moe Harkless added 23 points and eight rebounds for the Blazers (1-1).
Blake Griffin scored 27 points and 13 rebounds and Chris Paul added 27 points, five assists and five rebounds for the Clippers (1-0).
Portland will play their first road game of the season on Saturday at Denver.
In the video above, Trail Blazers center Mason Plumlee talks about his scuffle with Clippers center DeAndre Jordan.