Przybilla snatches 25 boards vs. Clippers

Last update: March 24, 2008 - 1:10 AM

LOS ANGELES - Without the injured Chris Kaman to deal with in the paint, Portland center Joel Przybilla had plenty of elbow room to dominate the glass against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Przybilla had a career-high 25 rebounds along with 14 points, and the Trail Blazers sent the Clippers to their seventh consecutive loss with an 83-72 victory late Saturday night.

"One of the assistant coaches told me before the game they were probably going to go small, so just try to get every rebound. And that's what I focused on," said Przybilla, who starred at Monticello High School and played a season and part of another for the Gophers. "Last night we played at home and I only got three rebounds, so I was upset with myself because that's not me. I take a lot of pride in my rebounding. That's what my job is."

The 7-1 Przybilla came in averaging 7.8 rebounds, but the Clippers had only one player dressed who was listed as taller than 6-9. That was 6-11 reserve forward Nick Fazekas, who had nine rebounds in 17 minutes. Josh Powell led Los Angeles with 10 boards.

"I'm jealous," said Kaman, who missed his eighth consecutive game because of a sore back. "I mean, Przybilla got out there, played hard, worked his butt off and went after all the boards. We were small, and he took advantage of it. He never does stuff like that. But it was one of those nights. In an 82-game season, you're going to have a few of those nights if you're playing consistent minutes."

Przybilla, whose career high was 22, eclipsed that with an offensive rebound with 8:49 left.

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