Mason Plumlee’s Top 5 Games With The Portland Trail Blazers

5. Big Night in the Playoffs

Game: Apr. 20, 2016 at the Los Angeles Clippers, Game 2, Western Conference First Round
Result: A 102-81 Loss
Stat line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals (23.5 Game Score)

Mason Plumlee really got up for games against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Plumlee played 13 games against L.A. as a Blazer, including one six-game playoff series. He averaged 11.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game in those matchups. Five of his top-20 scoring performances in Portland came against the Clippers.

The Blazers went 5-8 in those 13 games against the Clippers. This was one of those losses.

After falling 115-95 in Game 1 of the First Round series, the Blazers were looking to even things up in Game 2 in Los Angeles.

Heading into the fourth quarter, the Blazers trailed by a manageable 67-61 margin. However, a 35-20 Clippers outburst in the final frame put Portland away for good and put LA up 2-0 in the series.

Both Plumlee and Lillard put up a team-high 17 points, with Plumlee adding a team-high 10 rebounds and game-high 7 assists. C.J. McCollum added 16 points.

But the Blazers struggled collectively against the Clippers that night. The team shot 34.1 percent from the field and the bench was outscored 43-8 by the Clippers’ second unit.

Mason Plumlee had a number of big games against the Clippers, win or lose. This is the first of three Clippers games on the list, including one other game from this series.