Lakers 107-98 Trail Blazers (December 8, 2024) Game Recap

LOS ANGELES — – Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell added 28 points with 14 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-98 on Sunday night without LeBron James.

When James missed his first game of the season with a left foot contusion, Max Christie started his second game for the Lakers and scored four points with four rebounds.

Rui Hachimura scored 23 points for Los Angeles, which ended a three-game losing streak. The Lakers had lost seven of their previous nine games.

Deandre Ayton scored 14 points with 19 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who lost their fourth straight game and have lost six of their last seven. Shaedon Sharpe scored 19 points for Portland, which was coming off a 42-point loss to the Utah Jazz at home on Friday.

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: After being outscored 61-34 against the Jazz, Portland was more active on the glass led by Ayton.

Lakers: Russell had a season-high 14 assists, and it came in a reserve role. Russell was the starting point guard for the first eight games before being moved to the bench. He started two games last week with Austin Reaves nursing a pelvic injury.

Key moment

Hachimura gave the Lakers just what they were looking for without James, scoring 14 points in the second quarter on 5-of-6 shooting as Los Angeles rallied from a first-period deficit to take a 59-45 halftime lead .

Key state

There were seven MVP awards in all when he watched the game, with James’ four on the Lakers’ bench and the three won by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, who watched from a private viewing section seven rows behind the courtside seats.

Next

The Trail Blazers return home to face the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. The Lakers play at Minnesota on Friday.

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