The Trail Blazers dropped their preseason opener. Portland lost to the Clippers 102-97 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Damian Lillard scored a team-high 16 points, while Jerami Grant added 14 points and four rebounds. Jusuf Nurkic posted 13 points and nine rebounds in the loss. The Blazers fell to oh-and-1 in the preseason and host the Jazz tonight at the Moda Center.