Lakers one step closer to the NBA draft's top pick: With this loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, the Lakers fell to 21-52, half a game worse than the Phoenix Suns. The team with the worst record in the NBA will have a 64.1% chance of having a lottery pick in the top three. -- Los Angeles Times
Trail Blazers go deep to defeat Lakers and sweep season series: When less than five minutes remained in the third quarter Sunday night, the Portland Trail Blazers began to drown the Lakers in three-pointers.