Experts Made Their Predictions For Lakers-Blazers Game

The Portland Trail Blazers (14-18) are eighth in the NBA at the moment. They are hosting LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers (24-7). The Lakers are first in the NBA. Both teams lost their last two and four games, respectively, and both teams will try to end the losing streaks with this game.

Portland a 14-18 record, and they sit in the 8^th place of the Western Conference. The Trail Blazers have back-to-back losses and in their last contest they lost a road game to the Utah Jazz with a 115-121 score. Damian Lillard leads the team with 26.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and a team-high 7.5 assists per match. CJ McCollum comes right after him with 22.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

Los Angeles has a 24-7 record and sits in the first place of the Western Conference. The Lakers has four straight losses and they lost the Christmas Day at home to the Clippers with a 106-111 score. Anthony Davis leads the team with 27.7 points and a team-high 9.3 rebounds per game. LeBron James comes right after him with 25.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and a team-high 10.6 assists per contest.

In their previous game of the regular season, the Lakers won on the road with a 113-136 score. Portland 8-7 at home, and LeBron’s team is 14-3 on the road. Both teams play similar on offense, scoring 112.3 and 112.1 ppg. The Lakers have a better defense. They allow 105.1 ppg to the Blazers’ 113.3. Los Angeles has a better field goal percentage (48.1% to 45.2%), but Portland has a better 3-point percentage (36.2% to 35.2%). The Blazers are better in rebounding (46.6 to 45.4) and turnovers committed (13.6 to 15.4). LeBron’s team is better in assists made (25.8 to 19.7). The Lakers are given a -3.5 spread, and they are expected to beat the odds for a road victory.

LeBron suffered a groin injury, and Anthony was injured, too. Hopefully, the injuries won’t affect their next few games. Los Angeles needs a win. They need to win the title this season. Game on, Lakers! You’ve got the season!