The Portland Trail Blazers (2-0, 1-0 Away) are on the road to face the Los Angeles Lakers (0-2, 0-1 Home) Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. Portland edged past the Phoenix Suns 113-111 in overtime at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on Friday. Damian Lillard had a standout performance with 41 points and seven rebounds.
Los Angeles fell short on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 103-97. Lonnie Walker IV led the team in scoring in defeat with 26 points. With 25 points, Anthony Davis also impressed. Portland and Los Angeles split their matchups last season, taking two games apiece.
The Trail Blazers came out on top in the last meeting 107-105 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on February 9. Anfernee Simons led the Trail Blazers with 29 points. LeBron James had 30 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists in the loss.
Lillard is averaging 30.5 points per game to lead the Blazers in scoring so far this season. Lillard also has dished 5.5 assists per game. Meanwhile, Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 12.0 rebounds.
Davis (26.0 ppg) and James (25.5) have powered the Lakers on offense. James has also stuffed the stat sheet with 12.5 rebounds, seventh-most in the NBA, and 7.0 assists per game. The Trail Blazers have had the advantage in the last 10 trips to Crypto.com Arena, winning six.
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