Los Angeles Lakers Lose To Portland Trail Blazers; 106-94
- Updated: January 11, 2015
(Courtesy of @Lakers)
The Los Angeles Lakers were unable to conquer the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. They lost 106-94.
Kobe Bryant missed another game tonight as he was resting for the sixth time in 11 games, and second in a row. Wesley Johnson returned to the team tonight following an injury that kept him out of the last three games.
Johnson scored 17 points, and Ronnie Price had a career-high of 12 assists. Tarik Black had another effective game tonight as he completed a driving-dunk to tie the game up at 69-69.
ESPN.com reports the following:
“Lakers reserve guard Nick Young, who was 3 for 11 from the field and 1 for 8 from 3-point range, missed one from behind the arc just before the third-quarter buzzer as Portland took a 72-69 lead into the fourth. Young’s fast-break layup a minute into the quarter gave the Lakers a 73-72 edge, their last of the game.
Meyers Leonard put Portland ahead to stay with a 3-pointer, triggering a 17-3 run that helped the Trail Blazers open up an 89-76 lead with 6:50 to play. Lillard made a 3-pointer, a driving layup and a three-point play during a 1:54 span before Aldridge capped the rally with a 20-footer.
The Lakers got to 97-90 on 3-pointers by Wayne Ellington and Wesley Johnson against a defense that entered Sunday first in the NBA in defending the 3-point shot.
The 6-foot-3 Lillard Portland’s final eight points, including a soaring slam dunk between the 6-10 duo of Jordan Hill and Ed Davis and turned it into a three-point play.
Lillard averaged 25 points over his previous four games against the Lakers. He scored 16 of his 39 points in the final 5:11 when the Blazers beat them 98-84 at Portland last Monday, and also had a 38-point effort against the Lakers on April 10, 2013.”
Up next the Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.
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