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LeBron passes Wilt as the Lakers crush Blazers

LOS ANGELES -- With 3-pointers raining down on both ends of the floor on Wednesday night, and LeBron James the most prolific rainmaker of them all, the Lakers upped their record to 8-6 with a 126-117 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers represent an interesting measuring stick for the Lakers. Los Angeles opened the season in Portland with a uninspired loss, after which James declared that the Lakers product wasn't instant oatmeal. The Lakers avenged that loss a couple of weeks later in a tight game in which the Trail Blazers missed 10 uncontested 3-pointers.