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NBA playoffs tracker: Lakers advance despite rally from short-handed Blazers

The NBA resumed its playoff schedule in the bubble Saturday after a three-day player strike to protest police brutality in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

A three-game slate tipped off with the rescheduled Bucks-Magic matchup that initiated the player walkout when Bucks players refused to take the court on Thursday.

Saturday’s schedule/results

Lakers win on big nights from LeBron James, Anthony Davis

The Blazers put up quite a fight despite missing Damian Lillard and nearly half of the forwards in their rotation, but it just wasn’t enough against the team with LeBron James and Anthony Davis.