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Russell Westbrook amassed nine points, 13 assists and 10
rebounds as the Lakers won after going 2-4 on their
just-concluded road trip. The trek, which began Jan. 21, was
played exclusively against Eastern Conference teams.
All three defeats in the losing streak came without LeBron
James, who remained out with swelling in his left knee.
Norman Powell scored 30 points and Anfernee Simons added 19 as
the Trail Blazers lost their third consecutive game and fell for
the fifth time in their past six contests. Portland is now 8-9
without star guard Damian Lillard, who is out after having
abdominal surgery.
Jusuf Nurkic scored 16 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for
the Trail Blazers, who finished 1-3 on a four-game road trip and
now head home for the next five games.
The Lakers started fast, leading by as many as 13 in the second
quarter, but the Blazers had a 32-20 advantage over the final
9:23 of the first half to trail just 54-53 at the break.
Portland entered the fourth quarter with a 75-72 advantage
before the Lakers opened the period on an 8-2 run to lead by
four. The Trail Blazers tied the game 89-all on a 3-pointer by
Powell with 2:44 remaining.
Davis put the Lakers ahead for good 91-89 on a step-back jumper
with 2:24 remaining, and he went on a personal 6-0 run to put
Los Angeles up 95-89 with 52 seconds remaining. The Lakers
didn't score a point off a turnover until Davis made a free
throw with 2:07 remaining.
Davis was playing in just his fourth game since returning after
more than a month away because of a knee injury. He has scored
at least 27 points in each of the past three games.
Avery Bradley scored 11 points for the Lakers, while Dwight
Howard had 10 points and seven rebounds. Anthony finished with
eight boards.
CJ McCollum scored 15 points and Robert Covington added 13
rebounds for the Blazers, who had a 24-1 advantage in points off
turnovers.
--Field Level Media
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