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Perhaps head coach JJ Redick’s pregame speech should be spent convincing the team that every game is actually the second night of a back-to-back. Bizarrely, the team’s last two wins came the night after blowout defeats. And each time, they looked great in those contests, responding with their own blowout wins. And the opponent both […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 1 hour ago | 0 reads
For the second time in a week, the Lakers had a bounceback performance on the second night of a back-to-back, beating the Raptors 110-93 on Sunday. After a back-and-forth first half saw both teams hold nine-point leads, the Lakers used a big second-half run to blow the game open. Jarred Vandebrilt and Drew Timme had […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 2 hours ago | 0 reads
After an impressive performance Saturday evening against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers hit the road for one game to face the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. Shaedon Sharpe lead the way for the Blazers against the Kings with 25 points, with Donovan Clingan adding 11 boards, and Caleb Love contributed 22 points and […]
From Blazer's Edge | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads
A nice overall game flow is not what fans saw when the Lakers played the Blazers on Saturday night. The whistle was active and erratic during the opening quarter. Portland was awarded a whopping 22 free throws, which was the most in any quarter for any team this year. To contextualize that even further, the […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 12 hours ago | 0 reads
The Los Angeles Lakers (24-16) are only 1.5-point underdogs against the Toronto Raptors (25-18) at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, January 18, 2026. The game begins at 9:30 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA and TSN. The matchup has an over/under set at 223.5 points. Our computer predictions for Sunday’s game may help you make an informed wager by picking the best bets available. How to Bet on Raptors vs. Lakers Pick the Lakers (+1.5) to Cover The Raptors have played 43 games, with 21 wins agains...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 15 hours ago | 0 reads
The Lakers find themselves in a precarious situation. This year’s roster needs upgrades. However, the Lakers don’t have much in the way of sweeteners to make those improvements. Misses on Jalen Hood-Schifino and Dalton Knecht mean the young prospects aren’t there to put into trade packages and undoing the Russell Westbrook trade and making the […]
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The Toronto Raptors (25-18) take on the Los Angeles Lakers (24-16) on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. It starts at 9:30 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA and TSN. In their most recent game on Saturday, the Lakers suffered a 132-116 loss to the Trail Blazers. The Raptors’ last outing was a 121-117 overtime loss to the Clippers on Friday. Marcus Smart scored a team-high 25 points for the Lakers in the loss. Scottie Barnes scored 24 points in the Raptors’ loss, leading the team. When is L...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 19 hours ago | 0 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers’ 132-116 win over the Los Angeles Lakers was simple on Saturday night. The almost routine nature of the victory — Portland’s second straight 16-point win with star Deni Avdija out of the lineup — reflects the newfound stability this team has found as it moves past the midway point of the […]
From Blazer's Edge | about 20 hours ago | 0 reads
The Toronto Raptors (25-18) are only 1.5-point underdogs against the Los Angeles Lakers (24-16) at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, January 18, 2026. The game begins at 9:30 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA and TSN. The matchup has an over/under of 224.5 points. Lakers vs. Raptors Odds Lakers odds to win: -126 Raptors odds to win: +108 Spread: Lakers (-1.5) Total: 224.5 How to Bet on Lakers vs. Raptors Game Time and Information When: Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. ET Where: ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 22 hours ago | 0 reads
The Lakers (24-15) will be on another second night of a back-to-back as they host the Toronto Raptors (25-18) at home on Sunday. This will be the final time they see the Raptors this season. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors When: 6:30 p.m. PT, Jan. 18 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: Spectrum […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 1 day ago | 0 reads
In context, this was a pretty understandable loss for the Lakers. Amidst a tough portion of the schedule with some notable injuries, it wasn’t a shock to see the Lakers come up short on Saturday against the Blazers. But context or not, the losses are really starting to pile up for the Lakers. They’ve lost […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers blew out the Los Angeles Lakers at home 132-113 to make it two straight wins. The Blazers took control of the game early and never looked back as they kept a double-digit buffer throughout the contest. Portland was led in scoring by Shaedon Sharpe, who finished with 25 points, with both […]
From Blazer's Edge | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Lakers were routed by the Portland Trail Blazers, 132-116, on Saturday night. Without Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes, the Lakers were forced to go deep into their bench. While there were some standout offensive performances, the Lakers ultimately could muster little resistance defensively. It was a Maxi Kleber takeover from […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers took a double-digit lead in the first quarter and never looked back, surviving a few half-hearted scares to top the Luka-less Los Angeles Lakers (say that five times fast) 132-116. With Deni Avdija out again with a back injury (and seen sitting on the sideline in an elevated chair), Portland got […]
From Blazer's Edge | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers are going at it tonight in Portland’s Moda Center. The first half is finished. What will the second half bring? Talk about the action with your friends and neighbors here! Here’s what you need to know if you’re trying to find the game. Los Angeles Lakers – […]
From Blazer's Edge | 1 day ago | 0 reads
UPDATE: Well, as if the week wasn’t going poorly enough already, the Lakers are severely depleted in the front court against the Blazers on Saturday evening. Over the course of the day, both Jaxson Hayes and Deandre Ayton were ruled out for the Lakers. Each was listed as questionable coming into the game. Ayton was […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers will renew a rivalry as old as Elves vs. Dwarves (or, for Gen Z, as old as Slytherin vs. Gryffindor or Hufflepuff vs. coolness) when they face the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at 7:00 PM. This one always feels special for Blazers fans. Let’s see what the evening brings! Here’s what […]
From Blazer's Edge | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Moda Center will be packed with Blazers fans screaming “Beat LA” and Lakers fans decked out in purple and gold tonight as the beat-up Portland Trail Blazers host the battered visiting Los Angeles Lakers. Each team’s roster is decimated by injury to key contributors. LA will sit Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves (and perhaps Deandre Ayton and […]
From Blazer's Edge | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija is doubtful to play against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday as he continues to deal with a back injury, which has now been diagnosed as a lower back strain, the organization announced. The injury was originally identified as lower back soreness on previous injury reports earlier this week. […]
From Blazer's Edge | 2 days ago | 1 read
The Lakers (24-15) will travel to Portland this weekend, where they will take on the Blazers (20-22). This is the third and final meeting between the two teams. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers When: 7 p.m. PT, Jan. 17 Where: Moda Center Watch: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet Just when the […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 2 days ago | 0 reads
It’s no secret that the Lakers are trying to add a two-way wing to this roster via a trade. The question is, how can they get that done while keeping the parts of their roster that are working well? After all, the Lakers are still in the running for a top-four seed in the Western […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Lakers haven’t made any significant roster moves during the season so far, but they have a couple more weeks to do so before the NBA trade deadline arrives. While the team hasn’t officially stated the ways they might want to improve in the immediate future, we do have some reports hinting at the direction […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 3 days ago | 0 reads
LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, and Kon Knueppel all played at their best to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a win over the Lakers. The post Recap/Analysis: All the stars shine as Hornets defeat Lakers first appeared on At The Hive .
From At The Hive | 3 days ago | 1 read
LOS ANGELES – It’s no secret that the Lakers are a bad defensive team. Los Angeles has a defensive rating of 117.1, sixth-worst in the NBA, and with all three of their stars being offensive juggernauts but with their defensive struggles, it’s difficult for the Lakers to ever lock down any team. Thursday’s contest against […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Lakers have suffered this specific type of loss a half-dozen times at this point in the season. A team with athletic wings and some outside shooting torches them defensively and the team can’t keep up on the other end, resulting in a blowout loss. The really frustrating part is that it just happened on […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 3 days ago | 0 reads