Norman Powell scored 30 points, James Harden had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-105 on Tuesday night

The Clippers were eliminated from NBA Cup contention during Tuesday night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Intuit Dome.The primary goal on this night, however, was for the Clippers to continue to compete at a high level and play their smothering defense.

The Los Angeles Clippers hosted the Portland Trail Blazers on the final night of NBA Cup qualifying games at the Intuit Dome tonight. While the Clippers may no longer qualify to advance NBA Cup, James Harden made sure to put on a show for the fans tonight and made some history along the way.

Ahead, 115-113, Clippers guard Norman Powell was fouled by Christian Braun with 2:24 left in the game and made all three foul shots to take a 118-113 lead. After Jokic made one of two foul shots, James Harden hit a 16-foot jump shot to push the Clippers up, 120-114.

Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden brought back an old celebration in the team's win against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.

After missing six games, Norman Powell scores 28 points and Clippers defeat Nuggets, who get a triple-double from Nikola Jokic.

Norman Powell scored 30 points and James Harden added 23 to go along with seven assists as the Los Angeles Clippers extended their home winning streak to nine games with a 127-105 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night at Inglewood,

The Portland Trail Blazers collapsed late against the Los Angeles Clippers in a 127-105 loss on Tuesday night to close out their Emirates NBA Cup slate. Despite coming into the game not mathematically eliminated from a wildcard spot,