Neither team was explosive on the scoring end, but the Trail Blazers edged the Lakers in a needed win to make it three in a row and tie the 8 - seed Nuggets in the Western Conference on Sunday. Damian Lillard scored 22 points, which matched D'Angelo Russell for the game high, and added five assists, seven rebounds and three steals. C.J. McCollum finished with 13 points on 5 - of - 13 shooting. Allen Crabbe and Al-Farouq Aminu were effective off the bench, which the Blazers ran eight players deep. Crabbe logged 28 minutes and scored 18 points, to go with six rebounds, while Aminu finished with nine points and 10 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson could not find a rhythm, and sank just four shots on 16 attempts to finish the game with 10 points, while Russell's 22 points came on 7 - of - 20 shooting, including 4 - of - 10 from behind the arc.
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