After going 3-1 on a four-game homestand, the Trail Blazers head to Los Angeles to face the Lakers in their first game at Staples Center since the passing of Kobe and Gianna Bryant, John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah and Payton Chester, Christina Mauser and Ara Zobayan. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
SERIES NOTES
ALL TIME: Lakers lead, 122-107
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 70-45
AT THE LAKERS: Lakers lead, 77-37
LAST PORTLAND WIN: 104-101, 4/9/19 (Los Angeles)
LAST LAKERS WIN: 128-120, 12/28/19 (Los Angeles)
CURRENT WIN STREAK: Two (Los Angeles)
GAME NOTES
• Friday’s game is the third and final matchup between the Trail Blazers and Lakers during the 2019-20 season.