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Three Takeaways From the Lakers’ Game 3 Win Over the Blazers

Three thoughts on the Lakers’ 116–108 win over the Blazers on Saturday, giving Los Angeles a 2–1 lead in the first-round series:

LeBron James & Anthony Davis

Okay, so this isn’t so much of a thought as it is a statement of nouns, but LeBron and AD were both outstanding in Game 3. After scoring only 10 points in Game 2, James was aggressive in looking for his shot Saturday. He finished with 38 points in 34 minutes, with all of his field goal attempts coming in the paint or from behind the three-point line.