The Los Angeles Lakers return home from their four-game road trip to take on a rebuilding Portland Trail Blazers team. Simply put, this is essentially a must-win after suffering three demoralizing losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks.
Seeing how L.A. has lost seven of its last nine games, the vibes cannot be high right now with frustration creeping into mind. Thankfully, the Lakers have for the most part handled business against below .500 teams with a notable exception being the loss to the Detroit Pistons.
Portland is 3-7 in their last 10 games though and currently is on a three-game losing streak, recently getting blown out 141-99 by the Utah Jazz on Friday.