Lakers vs Trail Blazers

Anthony Davis and Troy Brown Jr. are active as the Los Angeles Lakers look for thier first win of 2022-23 against the Portland Trail Blazers.

And on offense, Damian Lillard is seemingly back to his best self, averaging 30.5 points through his first two games of the season. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! However, the Trail Blazers have a top-10 transition defense, giving up just 1.26 points per possession on the break. The Lakers head into the game dead-last in both field goal rate (36.5%) and 3-point percentage (22.4%), relying heavily on the defense-generated chances in transition. is making his season debut after featuring with the same status as Davis on the injury report. [have Anthony Davis starting at the 5 again](https://lakersnation.com/lakers-injury-update-anthony-davis-troy-brown-jr-probable-for-game-against-trail-blazers/2022/10/22/).

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Portland Trail Blazers at 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday at Crypto.com Arena after having had a few days off. The Lakers are out to ...

We'll see if Portland can repeat their recent success or if Los Angeles bounces back and reverse their fortune. Los Angeles 103 Los Angeles 119 Los Angeles 93 Los Angeles 101 The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Portland Trail Blazers at 3:30 p.m. Los Angeles 105 [NBA picks](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/picks/#ttag=SL19_lk_cbssports_nba_htw) for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. Los Angeles was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 103-97 to the Clippers. It was all tied up 56-56 at halftime, but Los Angeles was not quite the Los Angeles Clippers' equal in the second half when they met this past Thursday. Regional restrictions may apply.) The Lakers are the favorite in this one, with an expected 3.5-point margin of victory.

Your Los Angeles Lakers lost a heartbreaker at home to Damian Lillard and his Portland Trail Blazers. L.A. coughed up a seven-point advantage in the game's.

Given how few scorers the Lakers have, James will probably need to surpass that record on Wednesday when L.A. will face off against a tanking Utah Jazz team on Friday, November 4th, though as of this writing Utah started out its season 2-0, much to the presumptive chagrin of Danny Ainge. James forced up a buzzer-beating midrange turnaround jumper attempt with Lillard switched onto him at the end of regulation. In the third quarter, Los Angeles finally got its act together from beyond the arc (somewhat). Though the Lakers passed well and remained aggressive defensively, the team's 1-of-16 mark from three-point land hurt it tremendously through the game's first two quarters. coughed up a seven-point advantage in the game's closing two minutes to drop a very winnable game to the visiting Trail Blazers, falling 106-104 after a weak fadeaway attempt to tie by LeBron James missed at the buzzer.

LeBron James misses a three-pointer at the buzzer as the Lakers give up an eight-point lead and lose 106-104 to Damian Lillard and Portland.

It’s the Lakers third-straight loss to begin the season. But with the game on the line, the Lakers failed to get a stop, Grant driving past James to score around Anthony Davis in the paint. James was unable to force overtime, missing a jumper at the buzzer.

Damian Lillard and Jerami Grant hit clutch shots, and LeBron James can't convert at the buzzer as the Trail Blazers top the Lakers. By ...

James has scored at least 10 points in 1,099 consecutive games since January 2007, and he remains on track to surpass [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4145/kareem-abdul-jabbar) as the top scorer in league history this winter. [LeBron James](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) missed a 17-footer at the buzzer. [Patrick Beverley](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3964/patrick-beverley), James and [Russell Westbrook](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) all missed shots for LA down the stretch, and [Anfernee Simons](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4351851/anfernee-simons) hit a leaning layup over [Anthony Davis](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) with 36 seconds left to trim Portland’s deficit to 102-101. Ham and Portland coach Chauncey Billups were teammates in Detroit from 2003-05. scored four points in 22 minutes in his debut with Los Angeles, which signed the Las Vegas native away from Chicago in July. Before Beverley hit an uncontested 3 early in the third quarter, the Lakers were 20 for 103 on 3-pointers in their first three games. Trail Blazers: Simons went 5 for 17 from the field. Until the final minutes, it didn't look like enough to beat the Lakers as they played their most complete game yet under Ham, the longtime NBA assistant in his first head coaching gig. [Karl Malone](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/501/karl-malone) for the most 20-point games in NBA history. Grant, who finished with 16 points, then drove and scored the tiebreaking bucket. [Austin Reaves](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066457/austin-reaves) was responsible for the Lakers' only made 3-pointer in a 1-for-16 first half. [Damian Lillard](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6606/damian-lillard) scored 41 points, [Jerami Grant](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2991070/jerami-grant) made a driving layup with three seconds left, and the unbeaten [Portland Trail Blazers](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers) kept the [Los Angeles Lakers](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) winless under new coach Darvin Ham with a 106-104 victory Sunday.

Enjoy the game and Go Blazers! How to Watch. Sunday, October 23 - 12:30 p.m. PT. The game will be available to watch on Root Sports Plus, SPECSN and NBA League ...

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