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MANILA, Philippines – LeBron James showcased an all-around effort as the Los Angeles Lakers edged the Portland Trail Blazers, 114-110, for their second straight win on Saturday, November 3 (Sunday, November 4, Philippine time).
James pumped in 28 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks to lead 4 other players in twin digits for the Lakers, who exacted revenged on the Trail Blazers following a 119-128 loss in their season-opener two weeks ago.
“We haven’t had a lot of success against this team either at home or away for long time so this is a really good win,” said James.
“We haven’t played that well on the road. It was good for us to come into one of most hostile buildings in the Western Conference and win.”
Rajon Rondo flirted with a triple-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals while JaVale McGee put up a formidable offensive and defensive performance of 12 points, 9 rebounds and 6 blocks.
Kyle Kuzma fired 12 points and 6 rebounds and Josh Hart chipped in 11 markers for Los Angeles, which hiked its record to 4-5.
The backcourt combo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum dropped 30 points apiece but that wasn’t enough for Portland to extend its winning streak to 4 game. It fell to a 6-3 card.
The Lakers seized a 17-point lead in the 3rd after a 16-0 run but the Blazers answered with a 22-8 surge to cut the margin to just 6 points with 3:34 left on the clock.
Sloppy play once again came back to hurt the Lakers as they committed 7 turnovers in the 4th quarter and finished with 20 overall, but somehow managed to hang on. – With a report from Agence France-Presse
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