When less than five minutes remained in the third quarter, the Portland Trail Blazers began to drown the Los Angeles Lakers in three-pointers.
Suddenly an eight point lead became a 21-point lead and the Lakers never recovered. The Trail Blazers beat the Lakers, 97-81, sweeping the season series between the two teams.
Damian Lillard scored 22 points, had seven rebounds and finished with five assists, while Portland forward Noah Vonleh scored eight and had a game-high 14 rebounds.
D’Angelo Russell led the Lakers with 22 points, one rebound and two assists.