Lakers Rip Portland, 135-115.
- Updated: August 25, 2020
The Los Angeles Lakers looked like the Lakers last night against the Portland Trail Blazers, as they took a commanding 3-1 lead in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs with a remarkable 135-115 victory.
From the start of this game, the Lakers showed everyone that the definitely came to play. There were no issues with their shooting, as the team jumped all over the Blazers from the beginning until the end of this game. This was the most complete win since the restart of the
season.
LeBron James became the second-oldest player to score 30 points and dish out 10 assists. The only other player to accomplish this feat was Steve Nash. Anthony Davis scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Danny Green was amazing, scoring 14 points with 3 of 4 from downtown. Kyle Kuzma came off the bench for 22 minutes and scored 18 points, as he led the 3-point attack with five three-pointers on nine attempts.
This was the Lakers’ most convincing and complete game shooting thus far, 56.3% from the field, an outstanding 43.6% from 3-point range, and a-okay 66.7% from the free-throw line.
On the flip side, the Blazers in the first several minutes of this game looked shellshocked and misplaced and did not expect the Lakers to aggressive play. C.J. McCollum scored the first points for the Blazers after the Lakers ran off 15-straight points to start the game. At one point in this game, the Lakers built a 38-point lead that the Blazers never recovered from.
Damian Lillard had his worst night inside the bubble, only scoring 11 points still hampered with the left index finger injury he suffered in game 3, left the game in the third quarter with a right knee injury.
The Lakers will try to send the Blazers home tomorrow night. The spirit of the late Kobe Bryant was with the Lakers as the won this game for him on 8-24, “Mamba Day.”
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