Trail Blazers
Portland
Western Conference
Northwest
16
22
38
3626
3585
33
12
36
81
43
53
30
20
67
39
8
47
5
29
6
13
21
118
4
85
42
49
2618
1210
46
26
12
46
127
21
148
12
107
11
25
2924
6060
128
42
33
2116
1110
52
616
512
83
119
32
151
11
84
31
42
3134
6060
8
4
50
26
12
46
2
1
50
12
2
14
1
10
1
2
29
60
5
2
40
18
10
56
6
2
33
7
1
8
2
7
1
5
24
60
12
4
33
21
11
52
6
5
83
11
3
14
1
8
3
4
31
60
8
2
25
16
10
62
16
12
75
9
2
11
1
4
1
2
34
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Damian
Lillard
Damian Lillard
True
35
7
14
50
4
10
40
3
4
75
0
5
5
10
0
0
2
3
21
28
double
CJ
McCollum
CJ McCollum
True
35
11
21
52
3
11
27
2
2
100
1
3
4
7
1
0
2
4
27
6
none
Al-Farouq
Aminu
Al-Farouq Aminu
True
34
3
8
38
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
10
11
4
2
1
0
1
7
19
none
Mason
Plumlee
Mason Plumlee
True
31
6
7
86
0
0
0
3
8
38
1
6
7
5
1
1
2
6
15
16
none
Maurice
Harkless
Maurice Harkless
True
29
4
6
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
6
6
2
1
3
3
2
9
12
none
Evan
Turner
Evan Turner
False
28
7
11
64
1
2
50
5
6
83
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
20
1
none
Allen
Crabbe
Allen Crabbe
False
25
4
10
40
2
5
40
4
4
100
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
14
-13
none
Ed
Davis
Ed Davis
False
15
1
3
33
0
0
0
3
4
75
3
5
8
0
0
0
1
3
5
-11
none
Noah
Vonleh
Noah Vonleh
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
-13
none
Shabazz
Napier
Shabazz Napier
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Meyers
Leonard
Meyers Leonard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jake
Layman
Jake Layman
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Pat
Connaughton
Pat Connaughton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
January
2017
Sunday
Moda Center
Portland
Pistons
Detroit
True
Lakers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
13
26
39
3011
3012
31
10
32
86
36
42
33
27
82
30
10
40
3
15
7
11
25
109
4
312
16
5
1827
516
28
150
130
87
119
23
142
02
37
13
32
2438
6060
610
21
3
2120
87
4
612
410
67
55
32
87
10
23
21
42
2225
6060
3
1
33
18
5
28
15
13
87
11
2
13
0
3
1
3
24
60
12
6
50
27
16
59
0
0
0
9
3
12
2
7
3
2
38
60
6
2
33
21
8
38
6
4
67
5
3
8
1
2
2
4
22
60
10
1
10
20
7
35
12
10
83
5
2
7
0
3
1
2
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon
Ingram
Brandon Ingram
True
37
3
6
50
2
4
50
3
4
75
1
3
4
1
0
1
2
4
11
-6
none
Julius
Randle
Julius Randle
True
36
4
13
31
0
1
0
9
11
82
2
7
9
5
1
0
2
5
17
-17
none
Nick
Young
Nick Young
True
35
5
15
33
3
9
33
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
4
13
-18
none
D'Angelo
Russell
D'Angelo Russell
True
34
6
18
33
0
8
0
10
11
91
1
3
4
2
2
0
3
2
22
-12
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
10
3
5
60
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
2
7
-9
none
Jordan
Clarkson
Jordan Clarkson
False
31
8
14
57
4
7
57
1
2
50
1
2
3
1
2
0
0
2
21
5
none
Lou
Williams
Lou Williams
False
23
3
8
38
1
2
50
3
4
75
0
3
3
2
0
0
3
0
10
-2
none
Thomas
Robinson
Thomas Robinson
False
14
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
2
2
0
0
2
6
5
none
Tarik
Black
Tarik Black
False
14
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
0
2
1
4
2
9
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
Marcelo
Huertas
Marcelo Huertas
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Luol
Deng
Luol Deng
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
José
Calderón
José Calderón
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
6
January
2017
Friday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Heat
Miami
True
The Portland Trail Blazers got the better of the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday . Damian Lillard returned to the lineup after a brief stint on the sideline nursing an ankle injury . Lillard finished with 21 points , five rebounds and 10 assists on 7 - of - 14 shooting ( 4 - of - 10 from three point territory ) . C.J . McCollum continued his trend of premier shooting with 27 points , four rebounds , seven assists and one steal on 11 - of - 21 shooting . The Lakers got their two best performances from D'Angelo Russell and Julius Randle . Russell went for 22 points , four rebounds and two assists on 6 - of - 18 shooting . Julius Randle scored 17 points , grabbed nine rebounds , dished out five assists and notched one steal . As a unit , the Lakers shot 42 percent and 32 percent from the field and three point line , respectively , compared to that of the Blazers who shot 53 percent and 36 percent from the field and behind the arc . The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 118 - 109 at Moda Center on Thursday . The Trail Blazers ( 16 - 22 ) improved to 10 - 7 on their home court and saw a strong game from Damian Lillard , who returned to the lineup after a few missed games due to an ankle injury . LIllard 's back court teammate , C.J . McCollum , was pullling the weight on the scoring front in Lillard 's absence , and continued to pour in points with the back court now at full strength . The Blazers responded stronger in the second half , taking advantage of the Lakers pour ability to close out games , and scored 30 - plus points as a unit in each of the third and fourth quarters . McCollum 's driving six foot jumper with just over four minutes remaining in the game put the Blazers up by one point , and the hot shooting McCollum dropped in a long distance three to add to the lead . Portland did not have to look back after that , doing the finishing touches from the free throw line . The Lakers best performer was D'Angelo Russell , who finished the game with 22 points , four rebounds and two assists on 6 - of - 18 shooting . Nick Young managed three buckets from behind the arc , but finished just 3 - of - 9 for the game and scored 13 points . Julius Randle rounded out the box score again , as he went for 17 points , nine rebounds , five assists and one steal . Brandon Ingram drew the start at small forward and finished with 11 points on 3 - of - 6 shooting . Next up , the Lakers play the second game of a back - to - back when they host the Miami Heat , while the Blazers visit the Detroit Pistons on Saturday .
The Portland Trail Blazers got the better of the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Damian Lillard returned to the lineup after a brief stint on the sideline nursing an ankle injury. Lillard finished with 21 points, five rebounds and 10 assists on 7 - of - 14 shooting (4 - of - 10 from three point territory). C.J. McCollum continued his trend of premier shooting with 27 points, four rebounds, seven assists and one steal on 11 - of - 21 shooting. The Lakers got their two best performances from D'Angelo Russell and Julius Randle. Russell went for 22 points, four rebounds and two assists on 6 - of - 18 shooting. Julius Randle scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out five assists and notched one steal. As a unit, the Lakers shot 42 percent and 32 percent from the field and three point line, respectively, compared to that of the Blazers who shot 53 percent and 36 percent from the field and behind the arc.
The Portland Trail Blazers got the better of the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Damian Lillard returned to the lineup after a brief stint on the sideline nursing an ankle injury. Lillard finished with 21 points, five rebounds and 10 assists on 7 - of - 14 shooting (4 - of - 10 from three point territory). C.J. McCollum continued his trend of premier shooting with 27 points, four rebounds, seven assists and one steal on 11 - of - 21 shooting. The Lakers got their two best performances from D'Angelo Russell and Julius Randle. Russell went for 22 points, four rebounds and two assists on 6 - of - 18 shooting. Julius Randle scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out five assists and notched one steal. As a unit, the Lakers shot 42 percent and 32 percent from the field and three point line, respectively, compared to that of the Blazers who shot 53 percent and 36 percent from the field and behind the arc. The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 118 - 109 at Moda Center on Thursday. The Trail Blazers (16 - 22) improved to 10 - 7 on their home court and saw a strong game from Damian Lillard, who returned to the lineup after a few missed games due to an ankle injury. LIllard's back court teammate, C.J. McCollum, was pullling the weight on the scoring front in Lillard's absence, and continued to pour in points with the back court now at full strength. The Blazers responded stronger in the second half, taking advantage of the Lakers pour ability to close out games, and scored 30 - plus points as a unit in each of the third and fourth quarters. McCollum's driving six foot jumper with just over four minutes remaining in the game put the Blazers up by one point, and the hot shooting McCollum dropped in a long distance three to add to the lead. Portland did not have to look back after that, doing the finishing touches from the free throw line. The Lakers best performer was D'Angelo Russell, who finished the game with 22 points, four rebounds and two assists on 6 - of - 18 shooting. Nick Young managed three buckets from behind the arc, but finished just 3 - of - 9 for the game and scored 13 points. Julius Randle rounded out the box score again, as he went for 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists and one steal. Brandon Ingram drew the start at small forward and finished with 11 points on 3 - of - 6 shooting. Next up, the Lakers play the second game of a back - to - back when they host the Miami Heat, while the Blazers visit the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.
<GAME> <DATE> 5 January 2017 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Moda Center <CITY> Portland <HOME> <TEAM> Trail Blazers <CITY> Portland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 118 <WINS-LOSSES> 16 22 <QTRS> 29 24 31 34 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 20 <TEAM-REB> 47 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 8 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Moda Center <NEXT-CITY> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pistons <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Lakers <CITY> Los Angeles <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 26 <QTRS> 24 38 22 25 <TEAM-AST> 15 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 27 <TEAM-REB> 40 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 6 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Staples Center <NEXT-CITY> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Heat <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> CJ McCollum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 27 <FG> 11 21 52 <FG3> 3 11 27 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damian Lillard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 5 <AST> 10 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Evan Turner <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mason Plumlee <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 7 86 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 8 38 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Allen Crabbe <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Maurice Harkless <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al-Farouq Aminu <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ed Davis <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pat Connaughton <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <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> Jake Layman <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <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> Meyers Leonard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <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> Shabazz Napier <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <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> Noah Vonleh <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> D'Angelo Russell <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 22 <FG> 6 18 33 <FG3> 0 8 0 <FT> 10 11 91 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Clarkson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 21 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Julius Randle <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 17 <FG> 4 13 31 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 9 11 82 <REB> 9 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Young <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 15 33 <FG3> 3 9 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Ingram <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lou Williams <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thomas Robinson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tarik Black <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> José Calderón <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-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> Luol Deng <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-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> Marcelo Huertas <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-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> VIS-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