The Portland Trail Blazers are back on the court after the Gary drama to face the Los Angeles Lakers in a duel between two teams that find themselves on the edge of the playoff picture. The latest player acquisitions should be in uniform for both teams, so it should be fun. On Friday the Blazers played a wild game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but (stop me if you’ve heard this before) couldn’t seal the deal in the fourth quarter, losing 138-129.
Lakers fans are feeling somewhat better about their deadline deals than Blazers fans, bringing in reinforcements while sending out perpetual piñata Russel Westbrook.