Deprived of LeBron James injured in the calf, the Lakers welcomed the Blazers who were left with two defeats in a row when they wanted to remain perfect at home.
In control of the match almost from start to finish, especially after a convincing third quarter led by the Anthony Davis – Austin Reaves duo, Los Angeles had a little scare in the last quarter but ended up holding on to their result (116- 110), to balance his record at five victories for as many defeats.
Anthony Davis (30 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists) and Austin Reaves (18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists) were the main architects of the victory, but they were well helped by Rui Hachimura (19 points) and Cam Reddish (18 points, 7 rebounds) who seems more and more comfortable in the Lakers collective.
If the two teams remained in a tight spot for a long time in the first half, the Californian squad returned with other intentions upon returning from the locker room, like Anthony Davis.
After Anthony Davis, it was Jerami Grant who had his quarter of an hour of madness, scoring 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to attempt the comeback. Unfortunately, the Blazers winger was a little lonely while Shaedon Sharpe (19 points, 7 lost balls) faded at the end of the match and Deandre Ayton (12 points, 7 rebounds) simply did not see a only attack ball…
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– The Lakers always perfect at home. Despite several notable absences, including LeBron James but also Gabe Vincent and Jarred Vanderbilt, the Lakers managed to achieve a fourth success in a row at home, in four games at the Crypto.com Arena. After their complicated “road trip” (three defeats in four games), the Lakers really need that to hang on to the pack in the Western Conference.
– A return in vain for the Blazers. Pushed back 11 lengths before the start of the last quarter, the Blazers never gave up with Jerami Grant scoring half of his team’s points (15 out of 30) in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, several actions at the end of the match, including an interception by Taurean Prince, were very damaging to Portland’s morale and it ended up crumbling…
– A big gap in throws. 37 to 9. This is the number of shots obtained by the Lakers and the Blazers respectively. An abysmal gap which tends on the one hand to demonstrate that Portland clearly lacked aggressiveness towards the circle and on the other hand to prove that the Lakers were rather in place defensively, at home.
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
