The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 108 - 87, Tuesday at Staples Center. Tuesday's outing for the Trail Blazers (17 - 23) was a lot closer than the final score would make it seem, as Portland actually found themselves down by two points heading into halftime. Then, a dominant third quarter completely opened the game up and they never looked back. C.J. McCollum led the way with an excellent shooting performance, scoring a game - high 25 points on 10 - of - 18 shooting from the field. His running mate in the backcourt, Damian Lillard, was not too far behind, scoring 20 points on top of eight rebounds and six assists. It was a great shooting night for the Trail Blazers overall, as the team shot an impressive 51 percent from the field. As for the Lakers (15 - 27), things did not go as smoothly after they put together a great performance in the first half. In the end, Luol Deng ended up as the only Los Angeles starter to score in double figures with his team - high 14 points, with Brandon Ingram scoring 12 points off the bench and Lou Williams adding 10 of his own. As a team, the Lakers shot horridly from both the field and the free throw line with percentages of 39 and 54, respectively. Up next, the Trail Blazers will head home Wednesday to play the Cavaliers, while the Lakers will head to San Antonio on Thursday to play the Spurs.
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