LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Los Angeles Lakers have a considerable shooting problem. Their first-round opponent is arguably the hottest team in the NBA’s Disney bubble and happens to have the best 3-point shooting percentage (42.2) of all 16 playoff teams.
Conversely, the Lakers have been atrocious from beyond the arc during the restart. They were already a bottom five team in that department before teams migrated to Orlando, but now they’re laying so many bricks that Newark, New Jersey, might need a new nickname.
The Portland Trail Blazers stole Game 1 on Tuesday night, winning 100-93 with Damian Lillard pouring in a game-high 34 points on 6-of-13 3-point shooting.