2024-01-22 05:52:01
LOS ANGELES (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 34 points, LeBron James added 28 and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 134-110 on Sunday to get back to .500.
Austin Reaves scored 15 points and Anthony Davis added 14 points and 14 rebounds to help the Lakers (22-22) bounce back from their 18-point loss to Brooklyn two nights earlier.
Russell and James combined to score the Lakers’ first 19 points of the quarter. Russel shined in a quick play in which he dribbled behind his back before making a basket. James dunked, hit a 3-pointer and made four free throws as the hosts opened a 23-point lead.
With the game under control, James sat out the final six minutes, along with Davis and other starters.
Malcolm Brogdon led Portland with 23 points and nine assists. Anfernee Simons added 19 points and Jerami Grant added 17, and the second-to-last team in the West saw its two-win streak end.
Russell contributed 13 points in the third and hit three 3-pointers as the Lakers extended their lead from 13 to 22 points. He hit two more 3-pointers to tie his season high of six.
Russell finished one point shy of his best this season, 35 points, and added eight assists.
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