The Los Angeles Lakers walked away with a win in their final home game before a 6-game road trip when they comfortably beat the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. LA won the game 109-128 and will next face the Milwaukee Bucks with a returning Khris Middleton on Friday.
The Lakers were coming off a shock loss where they blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead and proceeded to get gamed by Indiana Pacers rookie Andrew Nembhard. They held their lead this game, as LeBron James had a great comeback performance after taking the blame for the Lakers’ loss against the Pacers.
Fans were praising ‘Bron and the Lakers for having their most comfortable win of the season against a Portland Trail Blazers squad that has been good even with Damian Lillard out.
A good night on home court. #LakersWin pic.twitter.com/v3jLmNzeZL
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 1, 2022
just a friendly reminder: pic.twitter.com/PnuzKKLQE6
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) December 1, 2022
Lakers this season:
2 wins — First 12 games
6 wins — Last 8 games pic.twitter.com/zLe4ccKoeL
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 1, 2022
Lakers and Blazers just played the most entertaining two minutes of basketball I’ve seen all year to close that second quarter
— 500 🏎 (@Kameron_Hay) December 1, 2022
Lakers fans after every win https://t.co/2VkxiVm0oL
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) December 1, 2022
These guys. pic.twitter.com/XbPjzUmPpp
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 1, 2022
LAKERS WIN!!! 8-12 record. Close to .500 👀. Great win! #LakeShow
— Lakers Empire (@LakersEmpire) December 1, 2022
LeBron and AD tonight:
31 PTS 27 PTS
7 REB 12 REB
8 AST 3 BLK pic.twitter.com/fPxgNxSF8m
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 1, 2022
LeBron in his last 6 games:
27 points
30 points
21 points
39 points
21 points
31 points
Mama there goes that man. 👑 pic.twitter.com/Oq155BTZm3
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) December 1, 2022
Idk how y’all can watch LeBron be this good at 38 yo and not realize he’s the greatest of all time…
— 🎭 (@MaskedInLA) December 1, 2022
LeBron throwing around no look passes tonight pic.twitter.com/7mWp0zPwvY
— Raj C. (@RajChipalu) December 1, 2022
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody at all:
LeBron before doing his step back: pic.twitter.com/gM8gyHjgDV
— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) December 1, 2022
— Monk (@MonkersCx) December 1, 2022
Bron and Reaves tn pic.twitter.com/Kt7CEXrJ3j
— LeNew Coach James (@lebronintern) December 1, 2022
Lebron and ADpic.twitter.com/a8DdFdM4cF
— Alex 🇵🇭 (90-69) (@Fire__Monkey23) December 1, 2022
Austin Reaves as a starter pic.twitter.com/Vt6EPFxoJs
— Larry Fisherman #LMWT (@Ogulcan24M) December 1, 2022
The Lakers had LeBron James contribute 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists on 12-18 shooting. Anthony Davis had 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks on the night to ensure the Lakers take the win.
Will The Lakers Go All-In With A Trade?
The Lakers supporting cast have really improved since their 2-10 starts, going 6-2 in their last 8 games to keep their play-in hopes alive. The rumors of the Lakers making a big trade ahead of December 15 seems to be looking very real, especially with the Lakers releasing Matt Ryan to create a spot on the roster.
The Lakers are waiving wing shooter Matt Ryan, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Ryan impressed in stint with L.A., shooting 38.2 percent from 3, including a clutch shot in win over Pelicans in November. The move opens up a roster spot for Lakers ahead of Dec. 15 trade date.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 1, 2022
Russell Westbrook had a poor game tonight, taking 14 shots in just 22 minutes and scoring just 10 points. The Lakers have been reducing his minutes recently and it seems it might be because a trade is inevitably coming.
It’ll be very interesting to see how LA can salvage their season and what players they will end up trading for to give LeBron James and Anthony Davis a fighting chance this season.
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