The Los Angeles Lakers (21-25, 9-14 Away) travel to face the Portland Trail Blazers (21-24, 11-9 Home) Sunday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Los Angeles edged past the Memphis Grizzlies 122-121 at Crypto.com Arena on Friday. With 29 points, Russell Westbrook was the leading scorer.
Dennis Schroder added 19 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. The Lakers are the 13th seed in the Western Conference. Portland lost on Thursday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, falling to the Philadelphia 76ers 105-95.
Damian Lillard had 25 points, 11 assists, and six rebounds in the loss, leading the team. The Trail Blazers are the 12th seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Los Angeles and Portland have split their two matchups this season.
The Lakers earned the win in the last meeting, beating the Trail Blazers 128-109 at Crypto.com Arena in November 2022. LeBron James led the Lakers with 31 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds. Jerami Grant had 27 points and five assists in the loss.
The Lakers have been led this season by James, who is averaging 29.6 points per game, seventh-highest in the NBA. James also has grabbed 8.4 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Westbrook is dishing 7.7 assists.
Lillard has been the primary provider of the Blazers’ offense, averaging 29.2 points per game. He has the eighth-highest scoring average in the NBA. Lillard also has tallied 7.2 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic has collected 10.0 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers have had success in recent matchups between the teams at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, winning seven of the last 10.
In the last 10 games, Los Angeles is 6-4 with an average margin of +1.3 (120.8-119.5). Portland has a 3-7 record over the last 10, scoring 114.8 points per game on average while allowing 114.1 (+0.7 margin).
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Wenyen Gabriel: 17.4 | 11.3 | +6.1
Points per game:
Russell Westbrook: 24.0 | 16.1 | +7.9
Thomas Bryant: 8.6 | 12.3 | -3.7
TRAIL BLAZERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Trendon Watford: 3.0 | 9.8 | -6.8
Points per game:
Damian Lillard: 39.0 | 29.2 | +9.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Portland Trail Blazers (-250)
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