Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 107-98

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 107-98 on Sunday night without LeBron James thanks to 30 points and 11 rebounds from Anthony Davis and 28 points and 14 assists from D'Angelo Russell. Max Christie began his second game for the Lakers and finished with four points and four rebounds after James missed his first game of the season due to a bruise in his left foot.

Los Angeles snapped a three-game losing slide with 23 points from Rui Hachimura. In their last nine games, the Lakers had lost seven of them. The Trail Blazers, who have lost six of their previous seven games and are now in their fourth straight loss, had 14 points and 19 rebounds from Deandre Ayton. Portland, which was coming off a 42-point home defeat to the Utah Jazz on Friday, had 19 points from Shaedon Sharpe. Portland was more aggressive on the glass under Ayton's leadership after losing to the Jazz 61-34.