PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers are hoping one game can turn around their season.
The Los Angeles Lakers are hoping one game won't define theirs.
The Trail Blazers (19-27) play host to the Lakers (16-32) in a matchup of teams that had very different results the last time out.
Portland knocked off Boston 127-123 in overtime last Saturday to end a four-game losing streak and finish a four-game road trip in winning fashion. The Blazers had won only six of their previous 23 games.
"I'm really proud of our team," Portland coach Terry Stotts told the media afterward.