In a little back-to-back action, the Lakers couldn't hang on to their game against the Trail Blazers, falling 115-107. In the 12 times Los Angeles and Portland have encountered each other, the Lakers walked away with the win 8 of those times. Tonight was a different story.
This was the first time these two teams have faced each other since the Lakers went 5-1 over Rip City in the first round of the NBA Finals. And while there were some similarities tonight compared to a few months ago, including an unstoppable LeBron James (29 pts, 9 reb, 6 ast), for the most part this was an entirely new matchup.