The Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers game will be played on Sunday, December 8th, 2024, at 9:30 PM ET at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers have been struggling big time lately. They’ve lost three straight games and only managed to win one of their last five – and that was a nail-biter against the 14th-place Utah Jazz, 105-104. They’ve dropped from being a top 5 team in the Western Conference to sitting at 10th with a 12-11 record. Their latest loss was a close one, too, falling to the Atlanta Hawks 132-134.
The Trail Blazers aren’t faring much better. They’re sitting at 8-15, in 13th place in the West, and are also on a three-game losing streak. Their most recent loss was a brutal blowout to the Jazz, 99-141. The Lakers and Blazers have faced off 244 times in the regular season, with LA coming out on top 130 times and Portland winning 114.
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The Lakers’ performance this season has been a bit of a rollercoaster. They’re averaging 112.3 points per game but giving up 116.5, ranking 16th and 23rd in the league, respectively. On the boards, they’re struggling, pulling down only 40.3 rebounds per game (4th-worst in the NBA) while allowing 44.1. They’ve been decent from three, making 11.7 per game, but their 35% shooting from beyond the arc ranks them 17th in the league.
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The Trail Blazers haven’t been much better. They score 106.8 points per game, ranking them among the lowest in the NBA, and allow 116.4 points, putting them 21st defensively. Portland’s rebounding has been a problem as well, averaging 42.7 per game while allowing 45.8. When it comes to shooting from deep, they make 11.9 threes per game but only shoot 33.6%, ranking 22nd and 25th in those categories.
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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Head-To-Head Stats
Over the past three seasons, the Lakers have had a pretty strong record against the Trail Blazers, winning 7 out of their last 11 matchups. In the 2023-24 season, they won all three games, including a dominant 134-110 victory on January 21, a 107-95 win on November 17, and a close 116-110 win on November 12. In the 2022-23 season, the Lakers won two out of three games, taking victories on January 22 (121-112) and November 30 (128-109). Portland managed to grab one win on February 13, 127-115, and also won the first game of the 2022-2023 season on October 23, 2022, with a 106-104 victory.
Looking back at the 2021-22 season, the two teams faced off four times, with the Lakers taking 2 wins and the Blazers grabbing 2. LA won on February 2 (99-94) and December 31 (139-106), while Portland took the other two matchups, 105-90 on November 6 and 107-105 on February 9. Despite a couple of close games, the Lakers have had the better overall record in recent meetings.
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