The Portland Trail Blazers saw their disappointing road trip come to a fitting conclusion on Wednesday night, falling to the Los Angeles Lakers by a final score of 99-94. The defeat was their third consecutive, and fifth in the last six games overall. The Blazers shook off a dreadful start to make things competitive, but sloppy play plagued both teams throughout the night. In the end, the Lakers cleaned things up enough down the stretch to pull away with the victory.
In a game where headliners LeBron James and Damian Lillard were out due to injury, it was Anthony Davis (30 points, 15 rebounds, three blocks) and Norman Powell (30 points, five rebounds) who led their respective teams.