INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — The Portland Trail Blazers ’ first road game of the season did not go well.

Kawhi Leonard scored inside and out, Ivica Zubac owned the interior and James Harden finished with a double-double as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Blazers 114-107 Sunday night at Intuit Dome.

The Clippers seized momentum with a dominant third quarter, during which they held the Blazers to 22 points on 29% shooting, then held on in the fourth to send Portland to a loss in the opener of its three-game trip.

The Blazers (1-2), who have built their identity around defense and pressure, were given a taste of their own medicine by the veteran Clippers (2-1), whose physical, suffocating defense neutralized Portland’s high-octane attack.

Los Angeles held the Blazers to 37% percent shoot

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