The Portland Trail Blazers stepped into Staples Center looking to avenge their ouster from the 2020 NBA Playoffs at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. After a slow start wherein the L.A. bigs pounded Portland unmercifully, the Blazers turned up the guard power and cruised past the World Champs, 115-107. Gary Trent, Jr. was the knockout star of the evening with 28 points on 7-11 shooting from the arc. CJ McCollum added 20 and Damian Lillard 31 in the Blazers victory.
Portland started out slow once again as LeBron hit 3 buckets for 7 points in first three minutes of play, giving L.