Los Angeles and Portland face off in conference matchup

Sat, Oct 22, 2022
NBA News (AP)

Portland Trail Blazers (1-0, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (0-2, sixth in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Portland plays Los Angeles in Western Conference action Sunday.

Los Angeles finished 18-34 in Western Conference play and 21-20 at home during the 2021-22 season. The Lakers averaged 24.0 assists per game on 41.6 made field goals last season.

Portland went 27-55 overall and 11-41 in Western Conference play during the 2021-22 season. The Trail Blazers averaged 106.2 points per game while allowing opponents to score 115.1 last season.

INJURIES: Lakers: Thomas Bryant: out (thumb), Troy Brown Jr.: day to day (back), Dennis Schroder: out (thumb).

Trail Blazers: Trendon Watford: out (hip), Gary Payton II: out (core), Olivier Sarr: out (wrist).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.