Lakers 116 vs 110 Trail Blazers : Lebron James misses first game with bruised calf

While 2020 half coach step injury, Davis and Hachimu­ra car­ry team to close win. Antho­ny Davis had 30 points and 13 rebounds. Rui Hachimu­ra scored 19 points, 8 in final 3 minutes. 

LeBron James missed first game with bruised calf. Lak­ers over­came to beat Port­land 116–110. Jera­mi Grant had 23 points for Blaz­ers. Duop Reath scored 11 in NBA debut. Lak­ers also out with­out Jarred Van­der­bilt and Gabe Vincent. 

Blaz­ers miss­ing Mal­colm Brog­don, Scott Hen­der­son and Anfer­nee Simons. Austin Reaves added 18 points for Lak­ers. D’An­ge­lo Rus­sell had 11 points and 11 assists. 

Cam Red­dish scored 16 points in first half. Lak­ers led by 13 ear­ly in 4th but Blaz­ers scored 12 straight. Hachimu­ra and Reaves hit late free throws to seal win for Lakers.