The Portland Trail Blazers used a cohesive bench attack to defeat Lebron James in his Lakers debut on opening night by a score of 128-119. The win marks the 16th straight time the Blazers have defeated the Lakers and also the 18th straight opening night home win for Portland, the longest such streak in the NBA. The Lakers struggled to find any hint of a shooting touch until it was too late, while the Blazers leaned on 28 points from Damian Lillard, 24 points off the bench from a scorching Nik Stauskas, and a terrific showing from the other reserves to hold the lead for the better part of the night and finish with the win.
Stauskas and Blazers Bench Spoil Lebron’s Lakers Debut
