National Basketball Association
Portland 105, L.A. Lakers 98
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #44 Brett Nansel, #13 Monty McCutchen, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance: 19393

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum each scored 24 points to power the Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-98 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night at Moda Center.

Mason Plumlee added 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Trail Blazers (20-27), who won their second straight game.

Reserve guards Lou Williams (31 points) and Jordan Clarkson (22) led the Lakers (16-33), who lost for the seventh time in eight outings.

McCollum had 16 points and Lillard 13 as the Blazers, who shot .533 from the field, held a 59-58 lead at intermission. Williams scored 16 points for the Lakers before the break.

Portland opened the third quarter with a 13-2 surge to jump in front, 72-60. The Blazers led 83-75 going into the final period.

Williams buried three straight 3-pointers, then knocked down a jumper to get the Lakers within 89-88 with 8:30 to play. Nick Young sank back-to-back 3-point shots to push the Lakers in front 94-91 with 5:35 left.

Lillard was fouled shooting a 3-pointer and made three free throws to square the game at 94-94 with 4:41 to go. McCollum's 3-pointer gave Portland a 97-94 lead with 3:14 remaining. McCollum's driving layup made it 99-94 with 2:41 to play.

Larry Nance Jr. converted a dunk to cut it to 99-96, but Plumlee dunked at the other end to extend the Blazers' advantage to 101-96 with 1:55 left.

Lillard scored on a runner for a 103-96 lead with 46 seconds left. Clarkson answered with a bank shot to cut it to 103-98, but Plumlee's dunk wrapped it up seconds later.

With Lillard scoring 11 quick points, Portland jumped to a 26-19 lead. The Lakers scored 10 straight to go ahead 29-26. They took a 31-30 advantage into the second quarter.

The Blazers outscored the Lakers 13-4 to start the quarter to go on top 43-35. The Lakers responded with a 17-9 run to seize a 54-52 lead. Portland carried a one-point edge into the half.

NOTES: The Trail Blazers celebrated the 40th anniversary of the only NBA championship team in their history with a halftime presentation. The leader of that team was C Bill Walton, whose son, Luke, coaches the Lakers. "I'm a Blazer," Bill Walton said, "but I want what's best for my son." Said Luke: "If he's out there in a Blazer jersey, I won't be upset. But I would hope he's rooting for his son to have some success." ... The Lakers were coming off a 122-73 lacing by Dallas on Sunday, the most one-sided defeat in franchise history. "We shouldn't need that to be motivated to play tonight," Walton said before the game. "We're a team near the bottom trying to fight our way up. Portland has beaten us 10 straight times. There are all sorts of different motivations you can find."
Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Lakers   Portland
Lou Williams 31 Scoring Damian Lillard 24
Lou Williams 5 Assists C.J. McCollum 4
Ivica Zubac 10 Rebounds Mason Plumlee 13
Lou Williams 5 Free Throws Made Damian Lillard 7
Lou Williams 3 Steals Mason Plumlee 2
Larry Nance Jr. 3 Blocks Al-Farouq Aminu 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Lakers 98 39.4 11-30 13-14 16 51 9 5 15
Portland 105 47.8 4-15 15-20 17 49 4 5 11
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .368 after a win and .464 after a loss.
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Lakers have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .364 after a loss.