Lakers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
21
52
73
3028
3030
21
5
24
84
33
39
17
10
59
41
1
42
3
19
6
10
17
81
4
54
10
19
2221
77
3
22
21
95
1211
01
1212
30
54
23
33
1715
6060
66
22
33
2219
109
5
310
25
8
810
00
810
00
64
02
22
2425
6060
5
1
20
22
7
32
2
2
100
12
0
12
3
5
2
3
17
60
4
0
0
21
7
33
2
1
50
11
1
12
0
4
3
3
15
60
6
2
33
22
10
45
3
2
67
8
0
8
0
6
0
2
24
60
6
2
33
19
9
47
10
5
50
10
0
10
0
4
2
2
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jordan
Clarkson
Jordan Clarkson
True
37
4
16
25
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
7
7
6
0
0
3
1
10
-18
none
D'Angelo
Russell
D'Angelo Russell
True
33
8
19
42
1
4
25
5
5
100
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
3
22
-17
none
Julius
Randle
Julius Randle
True
27
2
7
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
2
1
1
2
3
4
-21
none
Ivica
Zubac
Ivica Zubac
True
25
4
9
44
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
7
7
2
0
0
1
3
10
-8
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
True
19
1
5
20
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
3
-10
none
Larry
Nance
Larry Nance
False
29
4
7
57
0
2
0
1
5
20
0
7
7
1
0
0
0
2
9
-6
none
David
Nwaba
David Nwaba
False
28
4
4
100
1
1
100
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
9
-6
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
25
6
15
40
1
6
17
1
2
50
0
3
3
5
3
0
1
1
14
3
none
Tarik
Black
Tarik Black
False
13
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
none
Nick
Young
Nick Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Metta
World Peace
Metta World Peace
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Thomas
Robinson
Thomas Robinson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
March
2017
Tuesday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Wizards
Washington
True
Trail Blazers
Portland
Western Conference
Northwest
35
38
73
3601
3602
28
12
43
89
36
40
18
13
72
49
12
61
4
24
8
13
16
97
4
68
21
31
2620
87
3
45
43
96
1314
43
1357
21
45
32
34
2218
6060
86
63
73
2518
156
6
36
15
42
1210
23
1233
01
105
12
06
3720
6060
6
2
33
26
8
31
4
4
100
13
4
17
2
4
3
3
22
60
8
1
12
20
7
35
5
3
60
14
3
17
1
5
2
4
18
60
8
6
75
25
15
60
3
1
33
12
2
14
0
10
1
0
37
60
6
3
50
18
6
33
6
5
83
10
3
13
1
5
2
6
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Damian
Lillard
Damian Lillard
True
30
7
20
35
4
10
40
4
7
57
1
6
7
5
3
0
1
3
22
21
none
CJ
McCollum
CJ McCollum
True
29
5
13
38
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
1
1
3
1
0
4
1
13
6
none
Noah
Vonleh
Noah Vonleh
True
25
4
8
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
12
14
0
0
0
1
0
8
-4
none
Maurice
Harkless
Maurice Harkless
True
25
2
4
50
0
2
0
4
4
100
1
1
2
3
2
0
2
1
8
13
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
True
24
4
15
27
0
0
0
1
2
50
4
9
13
4
1
1
2
3
9
10
none
Allen
Crabbe
Allen Crabbe
False
29
7
12
58
4
8
50
0
0
0
1
5
6
1
1
2
0
3
18
14
none
Al-Farouq
Aminu
Al-Farouq Aminu
False
25
3
6
50
1
2
50
2
3
67
1
9
10
4
0
1
1
2
9
13
none
Evan
Turner
Evan Turner
False
20
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
7
none
Meyers
Leonard
Meyers Leonard
False
19
3
7
43
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
0
0
0
1
8
13
none
Shabazz
Napier
Shabazz Napier
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
-5
none
Jake
Layman
Jake Layman
False
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-4
none
Pat
Connaughton
Pat Connaughton
False
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
-4
none
28
March
2017
Tuesday
Moda Center
Portland
Nuggets
Denver
True
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 97 - 81 at Staples Center on Sunday . The Trail Blazers ( 35 - 38 ) picked up a third win in a row and are heating up at the right time , given the Nuggets loss earlier Sunday , they are now tied for the eighth seed in the Western Conference . In addition , they host the Nuggets on Tuesday in an important game in the battle for the final playoff spot out West . Depth made the difference for Portland , as their bench ran seven players deep , while the Lakers ( 21 - 52 ) totaled nine players in rotation . Brandon Ingram ( knee ) was sidelined in the contest . Damian Lillard and C.J . McCollum were not spectacular , but did enough on the offensive end to keep the Blazers ahead , while the Lakers 39 percent shooting effort was far from enough to match that of Portland . Lillard finished with 22 points , five assists , seven rebounds and three steals and McCollum added 13 points on 5 - of - 13 shooting . Allen Crabbe totaled 28 minutes off the bench and pitched in 18 points and six boards , while Al-Farouq Aminu fell one points shy of a double - double and went for nine points and 10 rebounds across 26 minutes of action . D'Angelo Russell matched Lillard 's 22 points . Jordan Clarkson did not find a rhythm at any point and finished with just 10 points on 4 - of - 16 shooting , while Tyler Ennis led the bench with 14 points , five assists and three rebounds . Next up , the Blazers host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday , while the Lakers play the same night and host the Washington Wizards . Neither team was explosive on the scoring end , but the Trail Blazers edged the Lakers in a needed win to make it three in a row and tie the 8 - seed Nuggets in the Western Conference on Sunday . Damian Lillard scored 22 points , which matched D'Angelo Russell for the game high , and added five assists , seven rebounds and three steals . C.J . McCollum finished with 13 points on 5 - of - 13 shooting . Allen Crabbe and Al-Farouq Aminu were effective off the bench , which the Blazers ran eight players deep . Crabbe logged 28 minutes and scored 18 points , to go with six rebounds , while Aminu finished with nine points and 10 rebounds . Jordan Clarkson could not find a rhythm , and sank just four shots on 16 attempts to finish the game with 10 points , while Russell 's 22 points came on 7 - of - 20 shooting , including 4 - of - 10 from behind the arc .
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 97 - 81 at Staples Center on Sunday. The Trail Blazers (35 - 38) picked up a third win in a row and are heating up at the right time, given the Nuggets loss earlier Sunday, they are now tied for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. In addition, they host the Nuggets on Tuesday in an important game in the battle for the final playoff spot out West. Depth made the difference for Portland, as their bench ran seven players deep, while the Lakers (21 - 52) totaled nine players in rotation. Brandon Ingram (knee) was sidelined in the contest. Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum were not spectacular, but did enough on the offensive end to keep the Blazers ahead, while the Lakers 39 percent shooting effort was far from enough to match that of Portland. Lillard finished with 22 points, five assists, seven rebounds and three steals and McCollum added 13 points on 5 - of - 13 shooting. Allen Crabbe totaled 28 minutes off the bench and pitched in 18 points and six boards, while Al-Farouq Aminu fell one points shy of a double - double and went for nine points and 10 rebounds across 26 minutes of action. D'Angelo Russell matched Lillard's 22 points. Jordan Clarkson did not find a rhythm at any point and finished with just 10 points on 4 - of - 16 shooting, while Tyler Ennis led the bench with 14 points, five assists and three rebounds. Next up, the Blazers host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, while the Lakers play the same night and host the Washington Wizards.
The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 97 - 81 at Staples Center on Sunday. The Trail Blazers (35 - 38) picked up a third win in a row and are heating up at the right time, given the Nuggets loss earlier Sunday, they are now tied for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. In addition, they host the Nuggets on Tuesday in an important game in the battle for the final playoff spot out West. Depth made the difference for Portland, as their bench ran seven players deep, while the Lakers (21 - 52) totaled nine players in rotation. Brandon Ingram (knee) was sidelined in the contest. Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum were not spectacular, but did enough on the offensive end to keep the Blazers ahead, while the Lakers 39 percent shooting effort was far from enough to match that of Portland. Lillard finished with 22 points, five assists, seven rebounds and three steals and McCollum added 13 points on 5 - of - 13 shooting. Allen Crabbe totaled 28 minutes off the bench and pitched in 18 points and six boards, while Al-Farouq Aminu fell one points shy of a double - double and went for nine points and 10 rebounds across 26 minutes of action. D'Angelo Russell matched Lillard's 22 points. Jordan Clarkson did not find a rhythm at any point and finished with just 10 points on 4 - of - 16 shooting, while Tyler Ennis led the bench with 14 points, five assists and three rebounds. Next up, the Blazers host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, while the Lakers play the same night and host the Washington Wizards. Neither team was explosive on the scoring end, but the Trail Blazers edged the Lakers in a needed win to make it three in a row and tie the 8 - seed Nuggets in the Western Conference on Sunday. Damian Lillard scored 22 points, which matched D'Angelo Russell for the game high, and added five assists, seven rebounds and three steals. C.J. McCollum finished with 13 points on 5 - of - 13 shooting. Allen Crabbe and Al-Farouq Aminu were effective off the bench, which the Blazers ran eight players deep. Crabbe logged 28 minutes and scored 18 points, to go with six rebounds, while Aminu finished with nine points and 10 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson could not find a rhythm, and sank just four shots on 16 attempts to finish the game with 10 points, while Russell's 22 points came on 7 - of - 20 shooting, including 4 - of - 10 from behind the arc.
<GAME> <DATE> 26 March 2017 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> Staples Center <CITY> Los Angeles <HOME> <TEAM> Lakers <CITY> Los Angeles <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 81 <WINS-LOSSES> 21 52 <QTRS> 17 15 24 25 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 33 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 10 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 28 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Staples Center <NEXT-CITY> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Wizards <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Trail Blazers <CITY> Portland <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 97 <WINS-LOSSES> 35 38 <QTRS> 22 18 37 20 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 61 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 28 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Moda Center <NEXT-CITY> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> D'Angelo Russell <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 22 <FG> 8 19 42 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 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20 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Julius Randle <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thomas Robinson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Metta World Peace <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Young <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tarik Black <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damian Lillard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 22 <FG> 7 20 35 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 4 7 57 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Allen Crabbe <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> CJ McCollum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al-Farouq Aminu <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 10 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 15 27 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 13 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Meyers Leonard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Maurice Harkless <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Noah Vonleh <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 14 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Evan Turner <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pat Connaughton <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jake Layman <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Napier <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none