The Lakers are coming in the game after thrashing the young Timberwolves. They will meet the Trailblazers, who edged out the Rockets by merely 2 points despite James Harden‘s heroics.
The Lakers took care of the business without their stalwart Ant-Davis, who was out with a knee injury. C.J. McCollum led the Trailblazers with 44 points in the win against the Houston Rockets.
On the other hand, the reigning champions beat the Wolves through collective effort in an all-around show. The Lakers have shown great depth in the early season while Portland will look to find contributions from their bench as well.
MATCH DETAILS :
SERIES : NBA Preseason
VENUE : Staples Center, Los Angeles
DATE AND TIME : Tuesday, December 29, 2020 08:30 AM
LAL VS POR INJURY UPDATES :
LOS ANGELES LAKERS :
STATUS OUT : The injury bug may seem to catch on the Lakers so do check this section for updates
STATUS QUESTIONABLE: As of now, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Alex Caruso are questionable for the game against the Portland Trailblazers. Anthony Davis didn’t participate in the game against the Timberwolves.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS ROSTER : LeBron James, Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Marc Gasol, Kostas Antetokounmpo, Devontae Cacok, Quinn Cook, Jared Dudley, Montrezl Harrell, Talen Horton-Tucker, Wesley Mathews, Alfonzo McKinnie, Markieff Morris, Dennis Schroder
PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS :
STATUS OUT :
ZACH COLLINS : The big man continue to be out and won’t play against the Lakers
NASIR LITTLE : Little will not be able to participate in the fixture against the Los Angeles Lakers.
CARMELO ANTHONY : The veteran Forward has been ruled out of the game against the Lakers due to health and safety protocols.
STATUS QUESTIONABLE : No further issues for the Trailblazers
PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS ACTIVE ROSTER: Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Derrick Jones Jr., Jusuf Nurkic, Rodney Hood, Harry Giles III, Robert Covington, Enes Kanter, Anfernee Simmons, Gary Trent Jr., CJ Elleby, Keljin Blevins.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trailblazers, Key Players:
C.J. MCCOLLUM :
PPG: 33.5
RPG: 3.5
APG: 5.5
C.J. has started this season with a couple of hot nights. He is coming off a spectacular 44 points, 8 assists, and 3 rebounds game against the Houston Rockets. He will look to continue his scoring outings and make Trailblazers a concrete team this season. He can be considered as a Super-Player for the Dream11 Fantasy basketball match-up.
LEBRON JAMES :
PPG: 20.7
RPG: 7.0
APG: 6.7
LBJ, the last season’s Finals MVP is racking up major statistics as usual. Although his numbers have slid so far compared to the previous year, he has still helped his team 2 out of 3 games in terms of winning. The Lakers are getting contributions from all-around so they are not overly dependent on the services of the King. He is coming off 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
DAMIAN LILLARD :
PPG: 20.5
RPG: 4.5
APG: 8.0
Dame Dolla has shaken off his opening game shooting blues and looks to be back in the groove. The phenomenal shooter had a great day against the Rockets, where he racked up 32 points, 9 assists, and 5 rebounds in a close win. One can expect Damian to be among the top scorers when it is all said and done in this season.
JUSUF NURKIC :
PPG: 12.5
RPG: 7.0
APG: 4.5
Big Nurk is yet to find his rhythm this season in terms of scoring. Even then, one can expect him to pull his socks and display an all-around game. He is coming off 12 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 block game against the Rockets. He needs to be a solid presence in the paint for the Trailblazers to be successful.
SLEEPER PICKS–
KYLE KUZMA :
Kyle has had a decent start to the season as a Starter. He is averaging 16.0 PPG across three games, and top-scored for Lakers with 20 points in the game against the Wolves.
ENES KANTER :
The Turkish big man is an inst
ant offense and provides premium rebounding off the bench. He is averaging 12.5 PPG and 8.5 RPG within just 22 MPG.
MONTREZL HARRELL :
The undersized big-man has started with flying colors. He is averaging 17 PPG and 6.0 RPG across the three fixtures so far.
Note– Dennis Schroeder scored 11 points, 4 assists, and 4 rebounds in the Lakers’ win against the Wolves.
Robert Covington had 9 points and 8 rebounds against the Rockets.
DREAM11 FANTASY PREDICTION :
SMALL LEAGUE :
GRAND LEAGUE :
RECORD OF CHASING TEAMS :
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (LAL) : W -4 , L – 1
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (POR) : W -1 , L -4