The Los Angeles Lakers will play host to the Portland Trail Blazers in California on Sunday evening. The Lakers may be without one of their most valuable players for the contest, as Anthony Davis is listed as injured.
Davis is averaging 25.2 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2.5 blocks per contest while shooting 31.8% from three-point range and 55.7% from the field. He has appeared in 41 games. The Lakers have a 21-22 record in their first 43 games and are ranked eleventh in the Western Conference standings.
They have a ten-game losing streak of four wins and suffered a 130-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets most recently. Davis recorded 26 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, three thefts, and two blocks in 35 minutes of action, all on 9/13 shooting. Tuesday evening, the Lakers will remain in Los Angeles to face the Clippers (as the travel team) after their match against the Trail Blazers. They are 15-8 in 23 games played at home.
The Western Conference’s fourteenth seed Trail Blazers have accumulated a 12-29 record in their initial 41 contests. Despite a current two-game winning string, their record in their last ten contests stands at 3-7. The Trail Blazers defeated the Indiana Pacers by a score of 118-115 just recently. Tuesday evening, they will travel to Oklahoma to face the Oklahoma City Thunder, following their match against the Lakers.