The Portland Trail Blazers (27-29, 15-13 Home) host the Los Angeles Lakers (26-31, 13-17 Away) Monday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Los Angeles topped the Golden State Warriors 109-103 at Chase Center on Saturday. Dennis Schroder had a standout performance with 26 points. The Lakers are the 13th seed in the Western Conference.
Portland dropped their last game on Friday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder 138-129. Damian Lillard had 38 points and nine assists in the losing effort, leading the team. The Trail Blazers are the 12th seed in the Western Conference.
It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. Portland will be looking to split the season series after winning only one of the three earlier matchups. Los Angeles won the most recent showdown 121-112 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on January 22.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 37 points, while Thomas Bryant was a key contributor with 31 points and 14 rebounds. Anfernee Simons had 31 points in the losing effort. The Lakers have been led this season by James, who is averaging 30.2 points per game, seventh-highest in the league.
James also has grabbed 8.5 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook is dishing 7.5 assists. Lillard’s 31.0 points per game have powered the Blazers on offense. He ranks as the fourth-highest scorer in the league. Lillard also has distributed 7.3 assists per game, ninth-most in the league.
Jusuf Nurkic has posted 9.4 rebounds per game. The Trail Blazers have had success in the last 10 meetings between the teams at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, winning six. In the last 10 games, Los Angeles is 4-6 with an average margin of -3.4 (116.5-119.9).
Portland has gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 124.4 points per game on average while allowing 124.3 (+0.1 margin). The Trail Blazers are averaging 114.9 ppg for the full season while allowing 114.8.
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dennis Schroder: 25.6 | 19.6 | +6.0
Thomas Bryant: 10.0 | 19.6 | -9.6
Points per game:
Lonnie Walker IV: 8.8 | 13.5 | -4.7
TRAIL BLAZERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Trendon Watford: 17.0 | 10.5 | +6.6
Points per game:
Josh Hart: 16.0 | 9.5 | +6.5
Assists per game:
Anfernee Simons: 5.6 | 4.2 | +1.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Portland Trail Blazers (-140)
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