Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) scores against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game Saturday, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Portland Trail Blazers' Hassan Whiteside (21) is defended by Los Angeles Lakers' Danny Green (14) and JaVale McGee (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game Saturday. Previous NextWhile the ultimate objective is to win a title, LeBron James said the Los Angeles Lakers achieved a key goal against the Portland Trail Blazers — and it wasn’t simply to win the first-round playoff series. The Lakers hadn’t won a playoff series since 2012. CJ McCollum had 36 points for the surprisingly scrappy Trail Blazers, who played without injured All-Star guard Damian Lillard.

Source: The Standard August 30, 2020 05:26 UTC