Trail Blazers' Evan Turner: Solid effort off bench Thursday

Turner produced eight points (2-7 FG, 4-4 FT), three rebounds, three assists and a steal over 25 minutes in Thursday's 109-108 preseason loss to the Clippers.

Analysis:

Turner took the latest round in the head-to-head small forward battle with Maurice Harkless, with the trend of the reserve outperforming the starter coming to fruition once more. The 27-year-old has been the more consistent of the two over the first four preseason games, averaging 9.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists over 25.5 minutes.