LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 factors and had 11 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell added 28 factors with 14 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Path Blazers 107-98 on Sunday night time with out LeBron James.
With James lacking his first sport of the season due to a left foot contusion, Max Christie began his second sport for the Lakers and scored 4 factors with 4 rebounds.
Rui Hachimura scored 23 factors for Los Angeles, which ended a three-game shedding streak. The Lakers had dropped seven of their earlier 9 video games.
Deandre Ayton scored 14 factors with 19 rebounds for the Path Blazers, who misplaced their fourth consecutive sport and have dropped six of their final seven. Shaedon Sharpe scored 19 factors for Portland, which was coming off a 42-point loss to the Utah Jazz at residence Friday.
Takeaways
Path Blazers: After they had been outrebounded 61-34 towards the Jazz, Portland was extra lively on the glass led by Ayton.
Lakers: Russell had a season excessive along with his 14 assists and it got here in a reserve position. Russell was the place to begin guard for the primary eight video games earlier than he was moved to the bench. He began two video games final week with Austin Reaves nursing a pelvic harm.
Key second
Hachimura gave the Lakers simply what they had been on the lookout for with out James, scoring 14 factors within the second quarter on 5-of-6 taking pictures as Los Angeles rebounded from a first-period deficit to take a 59-45 lead into halftime.
Key stat
There have been seven whole MVP awards watching the sport, with James’ 4 on the Lakers’ bench and the three received by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, who watched from a non-public viewing part seven rows behind the courtside seats.
Up subsequent
The Path Blazers return residence to face the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night time The Lakers play at Minnesota on Friday.