The Trail Blazers (4-4) face the Lakers (3-4) in Portland tonight after a tough overtime loss to future Hall of Famer Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz 112 to 103. The Lakers, meanwhile, are coming off a great team win against the Pistons. Tonight the Blazers will look to extend their streak of 12 wins against the Lakers dating back to 2014.
Heading into tonight the Blazers have lost back-to-back games and with two of their wins coming against the Suns, are looking to prove they are a playoff contender in the Western Conference.