Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said his team was rusty and sometimes lacked focus during the defeat in the Blazers’ first game back from the All-Star break. The Lakers (33-21), however, were playing the second game of a back-to-back without star guard Luka Doncic,

Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James – 40 points, 4 3PM, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 11 TOs Second career game of 40+ PTS as a 40-year-old There have been 3 such games in history, LeBron – 2; Jordan – 1 Austin Reaves – 32 points,