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NBA Summer League: Championship Game Portland vs. LA Lakers

What a difference a year makes. The Portland Trail Blazers can attest to that as the team coasted to the 2018 NBA Summer League Championship following a 91-73 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers. Coming into the game, both teams sported a 6-0 record. The Lakers had won 12-straight summer league games dating back to last year.

The Portland Trail Blazers hoist up the 2018 NBA Summer League Championships after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, 91-73. The win avenged the team's loss in the title game last summer. -Photo Credit: Terrel Emerson
The Portland Trail Blazers hoist up the 2018 NBA Summer League Championships after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, 91-73. The win avenged the team’s loss in the title game last summer.
-Photo Credit: Terrel Emerson

The rout was on from the beginning as Portland built a lead as large as 17 points in the first quarter.