LeBron and Anthony give Lakers a win to advance into the next round.

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LeBron James and Anthony Davis get some records on their names. LeBron James scored 13 triple-doubles with 30+ points which are a record by any player. This is Lakers' first playoff series win since 2012. LeBron James finished a game with 36 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Anthony Davis scored 43 points with 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Lakers duo combined 79 points on 28-39 shooting to give a victory over Portland and advance into the semifinals of the Western Conference.

Damian Lillard's absence was the main reason where Portland has no chance in this game against the Los Angles Lakers. This is the first game after 18 years in which two players scored more than 35+ points in a game, In 2002 Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal dropped 36 points and 35 points in that game.    

First Half 

First Quarter

8:42 to go, Lebron gave a ball to McGee with the behind back pass and McGee tried to dunk on Nurkic but he blocked a shot of McGee. Anthony Davis scored the first 8 points for Lakers in the first quarter. 2:18 to go, LeBron drove to the rim and scored a bucket with a foul. 3 points play by LeBron James gave Lakers a lead. Lakers made 13-0 run in the last minutes of the quarter.  

The King jumpstarting a 13-0 run 🥵

(📺: @SpectrumSN & TNT) pic.twitter.com/zOWSfKTgW4

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 30, 2020

Second Quarter :

Just under 5 minutes to go Portland got 5 points lead. 1:30 minutes to go, Portland had 7 points lead but Lakers made comeback in the quarter and tied a game at 68-68 with LeBron hitting last moment 3-pointer in the quarter. 

 

LeBron James scored 24 points with a rebound and 5 assists. Anthony Davis dropped 12 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. In Portland's team CJ McCollum lead a team with 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Carmelo Anthony added 18 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. Portland Trail Blazers were super in the first half of the game from the long-range with making 10 3's from 15 and shooting percentage of it 66.7%.

First Half: Los Angeles Lakers 68 - Portland Trail Blazers 68

Second Half 

 Third Quarter 

Los Angeles Lakers made 11-0 run in the last 2 minutes of a game when 6:55 remaining in the quarter and they got 11 points lead in a game. 3:37 to in the quarter, It was a physical play but Anthony Davis finished with a dunk and drew a foul for 3 points play. 32 seconds to go, CJ McCollum scored a bucket to cut a lead to 5 points but in the next possession, Lakers replied with 3-pointer. Lakers got 8 points lead after the third quarter.

Fourth Quarter  

9:45 to go in the quarter, Portland Trail Blazers tied a game at 100-100 with Simon's 3-pointer. Lakers had 14 points lead in a game. 7:08 to go, Haward finished with a dunk what a set up by Caldwell-Pope. 6:43 to go, Portland Trail Blazers tied a game with a 3-pointer but Lakers replied with Caldwell-Pope's 3-pointer. 6:10 to go, offensive 3-second call violation by Lakers. 

5:11 to go, Anthony Davis finished with a jumper which extended a lead to 5 points for Lakers. 4:30 to go, Anthony Davis made a layup and drew a foul, Anthony Davis' 3-points play gave 5 points lead to Lakers. Another 2 free throws made by Anthony Davis gave 7 points lead to Lakers. 3:56 to go, Once again Anthony hammered a ball down, first, it started with Alex Caruso who stole a ball and passed a ball to Danny green. Danny Green made an alley-oop pass to Anthony Davis. Just under 3 minutes to go, Lakers got 13 points lead in a quarter.  Once the game was tied at 109-109 but Lakers made 20-7 run to get a victory.

AD throws down the oop for a 40-point game 🔥🔥🔥

(📺: @SpectrumSN & TNT) pic.twitter.com/KVxHWIyC6J

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 30, 2020

Full Game: Los Angeles Lakers 131 - Portland Trail Blazers 122

Los Angeles Lakers' Scorer 

Anthony Davis was superb in this game as he scored 43 points on 14/18 shooting with 9 rebounds and 4 assists. LeBron James dropped 36 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists on 14/19 shooting with a shooting percentage of 73.68%. Caldwell-Pope scored 14 points with 5 rebounds. Alex Caruso didn't score many points in a game but he was all over the floor for Lakers and made some very good play on defense at the right time. Howard scored 11 points and 6 rebounds for Lakers. 

HIGHLIGHTS: @AntDavis23 goes off for 43 points to lead the Lakers to the second round. pic.twitter.com/NkoGXcuu7w

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 30, 2020

Portland Trail Blazers' Scorer

 CJ McCollum dropped 36 points with 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 1 steal. Melo added 27 points with 7 rebounds and Nurkic is on the board with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, and a block. Trent Jr added 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in a game. Simons scored 13 points with 5 rebounds and 2.  

HIGHLIGHTS: @KingJames puts up a 36-point triple-double in the first-round finale. pic.twitter.com/kaCUE8ojTK

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 30, 2020