Anfernee Simons scored 25 points and Deandre Ayton added 15 points and 12 rebounds as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers posted a 106-105 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in Inglewood, California.

Scoot Henderson had 14 points while Deni Avdija had 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Blazers won for the second time in their past three games and earned their first road victory in two tries.

Ayton scored the go-ahead basket on a jump hook in traffic after an offensive rebound with 1:38 remaining. The Clippers failed to tie or take the lead on their final four possessions of the game.

Los Angeles’ Norman Powell scored 30 points and James Harden added 19 points with 10 assists. Ivica Zubac had 12 rebounds but was held to six points after averaging 22.7 points through the first three games of the season.

Kevin Porter Jr. scored 10 points for Los Angeles, which fell to 0-2 in the new $2 billion Intuit Dome.

The Clippers took a 10-point lead 7:25 into the game and led 26-24 after one quarter. The Trail Blazers jumped to a 54-43 lead with 1:29 left in the first half before the Clippers closed the first half with a 7-0 run to trail 54-50.

Los Angeles led 84-75 with 1:56 left in the third quarter, but Portland closed the deficit to 85-82 heading into the final period after five straight points from Henderson.

The Trail Blazers evened the score at 92-92 on a 3-pointer by 7-foot-2 rookie Donovan Clingan, the first long-range hoop of the first-round draft pick’s young career. With 5:03 remaining, the 7-foot Ayton hit a 3-pointer to pull Portland within 97-98.

After Ayton’s late go-ahead goal, the Clippers had several chances to take the lead, but Zubac missed two free throws with 1:20 to go, Amir Coffey missed a three-point attempt with 47 seconds left and Powell had a layup blocked. by Deni Avdija with 29 seconds left.

The Clippers had one last chance, but Harden’s inbound pass was stolen by Ayton with one second left.

–Field-level media