Point guard Damian Lillard scored 30 points, dished out a career-high 13 assists and grabbed six rebounds, and the Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers 107-93 at Staples Center.
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Portland Trail Blazers forward Maurice Harkless, left, dunks as Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, November 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. He shot 12-of-25 from the field and only turned the ball over twice in 37 minutes, getting anywhere he wanted to vs. the Lakers’ perimeter defenders. “They cut the lead down and we tightened up defensively”. He has the vision, he has the talent, he has to get a little more familiar with what we do offensively.
Lillard executed at least a 30-point performance for the fourth time in six meetings between the two clubs. “Our defense led our offense tonight”.
J.J. Redick scored 17 points for Los Angeles (6-7), which has lost three straight and seven of nine after starting the season 4-0.
F Ed Davis had had nine points in nearly 18 minutes off the bench for Portland against his former team, the Lakers. Randle finished with a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds.
The Trail Blazers are three games under.500, but they own Los Angeles.
LAKERS GUARD D’ANGELO RUSSELL (on his responsibility) “I’m trying to earn the respect from playing with older guys and (having) them respect my play calls”.
Lillard and McCollum dictated the third quarter. The reserves built up a sizeable lead and allowedStephen Curry to rest the entire fourth quarter. The Blazers finished the third on a 9-1 run. “(We) just get stuck and every shot we take is a challenged shot under duress and until our guys start to really trust each other, it’s going to be like that”. “We’re going to just be patient and keep working them the way we’ve been working them and try to bring them along”.
Is he playing how he expected to play to this point?
DeMar DeRozan had 21 points, DeMarre Carroll scored each of his 21 points in the first half, and the Raptors held Griffin and Paul scoreless through the first 20-plus minutes of a 91-80 victory over the Clippers. They also had the edge on fast-break points, 18-2.
“I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned, “Hey guys, this is a back-to-back.’ I just say, ‘We play Portland and this is what we have to do”. “We started fouling a little bit more, and we were missing rotations”.
The Lakers (2-11) will attempt to stop the Golden State Warriors (15-0) from setting the record for best start to a season in National Basketball Association history on Tuesday night on the road.
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“He’s been very determined”, Portland coach Terry Stotts said. “He’s always been a confident scorer, and it’s kind of his time”. Portland plays host to the Chicago Bulls, while the Lakers visit the Golden State Warriors.
