The Los Angeles Lakers came into the Moda Center on Wednesday night expecting a relatively easy win over the Portland Trail Blazers. They didn’t get an easy game, nor did they get the victory. Instead the Blazers played with dogged determination, refusing to bow to the Los Angeles mystique, which on this night held all the appeal of a bottle of glitter spilled on the carpet. The Blazers shot worse than the Lakers, had fewer rebounds and assists, and couldn’t stop LeBron James, who shot 11-22 for 30 points. But Portland brought the hustle, forced turnovers, and got up 15 more shots than L.
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