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Los Angeles Lakers' duo LeBron James and Anthony Davis played great in this game and gave 116-108 victory to Lakers. James finished a game with 38 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. Anthony Davis scored 23 points in the second half alone. He scored 29 points with 11 rebounds and 8 assists. LeBron James and Anthony Davis both scored nearly triple-double in a game.
Lebron James achieved another milestone in this game as he climbed on number 3 for most 3-pointers in playoff history. Damian Lillard back to play against Lakers in a Game 3. in game 2 he injured his left-hand index finger.
First Quarter
There was no scoring in the first 1 and a half minutes of a game. 8:15 minutes to go, Damian Lillard's 3-pointer gave 7 points lead to the Portland. Portland was able to get 4 points lead after the first quarter of play in a game.
Second Quarter
Lakers missed so many free throws in the first half of the game. 4:31 left in the quarter, Dwight Howard got offensive rebounds and a ball went to Anthony Davis who scored a bucket with a dunk. After this Lakers missed some very good opportunities to score. 3:20 to go What a block by Anthony Davis on Damian Lillard who was going for a dunk. 2:26 to go in the quarter, Gary Trent Jr. scored a bucket with a jumper and drew a foul on Anthony Davis. This play gave Portland 7 points lead in a game.
1:29 minutes remaining LeBron James spins and makes it home to cut a lead to 3 points. On the next possession, LeBron James made both free throws which cut a lead to only one point. LeBron James had a chance to give a Lakers a lead but he missed both free throws. he missed 5 free throws in first half. Anthony Davis also missed 5 free- throws in the first half. CJ McCollum shots from the 3-point line at the buzzer gave 4 points lead to Portland Trail Blazers.
Lakers missed 13 free throws in the first half from 13, Anthony Davis and LeBron James missed 10 free throws.
First Half: Los Angeles Lakers 53 - Portland Trail Blazers 57
He makes it look easy.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 23, 2020
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Portland Trail Blazers dynamic duo played very well in the first half, Damian Lillard scored 19 points while CJ McCollum scored 20 points. LeBron James scored 22 points in the first half. Danny Green scored 8 points. Anthony Davis not as good as he was in the second game.
Third Quarter :
LeBron James starter a quarter with a 3-pointer but Carmelo Anthony replied with a 3-pointer.
9:25 to go LeBron James banged a 3-pointer which tied a game at 64-64. Caldwell Pope scored a 3-pointer which was assisted by Anthony Davis to give 3 points lead to Lakers.
LeBron James made all his free throws to give 6 points lead to the Lakers. 7:22 to go in the quarter, Anthony made a 2-pointer on LeBron James. 11 points of Carmelo Anthony in the first five minutes of a game tied a game at 72-72. 6:05 to go, Calwell-Pope scored long-range shot on LeBron James dish. What a beautiful move by CJ McCollum to score a bucket. Carmelo Anthony's jumper cut a lead to only one point with 4:35 remaining in the quarter.
3:40 to go in the quarter, What a move by Anthony Davis as he dunked on a rim with a two-handed jam. Kuzma's both free throws gave 6 points lead to the Lakers. Just under 3-minutes to go in the quarter, Caruso stole a ball, pass a ball to Caldwell who missed a 3-pointer but an offensive rebound grabbed by Anthony Davis, who scored a bucket with a two-handed jam. 2:29 to go, Caruso's 3-pointer gave 11 points lead to Lakers. Lakers outscored Portland in the third quarter with 40-29.
There's a heatwave hitting downtown.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 23, 2020
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Fourth Quarter
9:18 to go in the quarter, Another nice play by Caruso with Euro step and he passed a ball to Dwight who scored with a dunk. 8:32 minutes remaining in the quarter, Damian Lillard fouled by JR Smith on 3 points play, 3 free-throws for Damian Lillard who made 2 out of 3.
8 minutes to go, Dwight Howard finished with a dunk on LeBron's alley-oop pass. Once again LeBron James made another alley-oop pass to Anthony Davis who scored with a 2 handed dunk for 7 points lead to the Lakers. 6 minutes to go, Anthony Davis finished with a jumper to give 9 points lead to Lakers. 5:08 minutes to go in the quarter, Anthony Davis was fouled by Nurkic, Davis went to the foul line but he missed both free throws. What a sloppy play by both teams when 3:27 minutes left in the quarter.
LeBron James drove and tried to score with a layup but he missed, Anthony Davis was there to grab a rebound and put a ball into a bucket with a dunk. 1:21 minutes to go, Los Angeles Lakers made 3 block shots on 1 possession in which Danny Green made 2 blocks. 58 seconds to go, LeBron James banged a 3-pointer to give 14 points lead to the Lakers.
Full Game: Los Angeles Lakers 116 - Portland Trail Blazers 108
No. 3 with the clean-up 🧼 pic.twitter.com/U4WJTqWbVf
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 23, 2020
Los Angeles Lakers' Scorers
LeBron James and Anthony Davis scored combined 97 points in a game with 23 rebounds and 16 assists. LeBron stole a ball 2 times and Anthony Davis blocked a shot 3 times with 2 steals. Another good game from Caldwell Pope as he scored 13 points for Lakers. Alex Caruso added 10 points with 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
Portland Trail Blazers' scorers
Damian Lillard came back from his injury as he had a big game. Damian Lillard scored 34 points with 7 assists and 5 rebounds, CJ McCollum gave him support with 28 points 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block. Melo did a great job for Blazers, He added 20 points with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, and a block. Nurkic made 10 points with 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
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