In contrast to last year's 18.3 clip, Norman Powell's points per game have surged this year to 14.2.Norman Powell has made an impressive 47.5% of his attempts from downtown this season, a sizeable increase from his 38.8 rate last season.Norman Powell has tallied an impressive 26.1 minutes per game this year, quite a bit higher than his 26.6 minutes per game last year.This year when they have the home court advantage, the other team has totaled 9.5 three-pointers per game (fewest in the NBA) vs. the Portland Trail Blazers, making this a challenging matchup.The Clippers will likely see an increase in opportunities in this game from facing the 2nd-speediest pace-of-play home offense in the league over the last 13 games (the Trail Blazers).
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