Playoff time!!! So, I’m not sure what’s felt like a longer wait: from March 10 to today, when the Lakers last played in the regular season, or L.A.’s unprecedented – for the Lakers – playoff drought, going back to 2013 … OK fine it’s the latter, but the point is, it’s been far too long. That all stops tonight at 6 p.m. on Spectrum when the Lakers play Portland in Orlando. Here are three things you need to know:
BATTLE OF THE STARS
Nearly every game the Trail Blazers played in the Bubble was of the “must win” variety, while the Lakers had nothing of the kind.