
Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationLeBron James scores 40 points to lead Lakers past Trail Blazers 110-102

The Lakers were without guard Luka Doncic, who missed the game as he continues to recover from a strained calf.
Deni Avdija led Portland with 28 points.
After Portland tied it at 81 in the fourth quarter, Reaves gave the Lakers the lead again with a scoop shot. James then kicked things into a higher gear.
After an empty possession for Portland, James made a 3-pointer to give the Lakers an 86-81 lead. He hit another 3 moments later to make it 89-81. James then made a fadeaway jumper to cap a run of eight straight points — part of a 10-3 Lakers stretch that forced the Blazers to call a timeout.
After Portland’s timeout, James hit another jumper to make it 95-86. Reaves made three free throws to push the lead back to double-digits at 99-89.
Blazers: While rookie center Donovan Clingan is averaging 16 minutes per game, the Blazers think he’s ready for more following the injury to starter Deandre Ayton. Clingan finished with six points and six rebounds.
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Regular Season Series
LAL lead series 3-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 110 - 102 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 110 - 102 |
4th 2.0 | ![]() |
Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | 110 - 102 |
4th 2.0 | ![]() |
Anfernee Simons misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot | 110 - 102 |
4th 5.0 | ![]() |
LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 110 - 102 |
Statistics
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39-82 | FG | 38-86 |
47.6 | Field Goal % | 44.2 |
9-32 | 3PT | 12-37 |
28.1 | Three Point % | 32.4 |
23-25 | FT | 14-21 |
92.0 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
48 | Rebounds | 33 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
37 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
20 | Assists | 27 |
7 | Steals | 16 |
6 | Blocks | 7 |
22 | Turnovers | 17 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
24 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
31 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
20 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
50 | Points in Paint | 48 |
17 | Fouls | 24 |
18 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Robert Williams III, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Shaedon Sharpe, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Scoot Henderson, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Jerami Grant, SF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Deni Avdija, SF | Day-To-Day | Jun 24 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Adou Thiero, F | Out | Jul 6 |
Jake LaRavia, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Deandre Ayton, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 2 |
Game Information

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 19,399 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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50 | 32 | .610 | - | L1 |
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50 | 32 | .610 | - | W8 |
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48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
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40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | W1 |
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36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | L1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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68 | 14 | .829 | - | W4 |
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50 | 32 | .610 | 18 | W3 |
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49 | 33 | .598 | 19 | W3 |
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36 | 46 | .439 | 32 | W1 |
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17 | 65 | .207 | 51 | L2 |
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