The Los Angeles Lakers notched a perfect 3-0 road trip as they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 136-113.
Anthony Davis and JaVale McGee took advantage of their size in the paint to kick off the game as they combined to score 22 of the team’s first 24 points. However, the Trail Blazers frontcourt kept pace with them as Carmelo Anthony and Hassan Whiteside carried the scoring load early for their team.
Down the stretch of the quarter, the two teams traded baskets as neither side was able to string together consecutive stops. Portland played more uptempo which helped their offensive rhythm, but back-to-back threes from Kyle Kuzma and Troy Daniels helped give Los Angeles a 39-34 lead to end the first quarter.