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.