Trail Blazers vs Lakers Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying showdown as the underdog Portland Trail Blazers blaze their trail down to the City of Angels, squaring off against the Los Angeles Lakers at the iconic Crypto.com Arena tonight at 11:30PM EST. With the Blazers looking to ignite a spark after a tough season and the Lakers aiming to bounce back from their recent slip-up, tonight’s playoff game promises to heat up the West Coast. Both teams are coming off losses and will be hungry to tip the scales in their favor in this high-stakes battle. As the over/under hovers at a tantalizing 224.0, fans can expect a scoreboard that’s as lit as the Lakers’ star-studded lineup. So, as the Blazers try to extinguish the Lakers’ flames, let’s see whose fire burns brightest in this clash of titans!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 02, 2025 11:30PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	POR ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+300	-400	223.5	9.0/-9.0
Recent	+175	-240	224.0	9.5/-9.5
Difference	-125	+160	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

12W-39L

36.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

38W-17L

63.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/08/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	17	29	24	98	Under
12/08/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	22	37	18	30	107	Under
01/21/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	31	23	33	23	110	Over
01/21/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	36	31	36	31	134	Over
11/17/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	30	22	25	107	Under
11/17/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	23	27	25	20	95	Under
11/12/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	29	23	30	110	Over
11/12/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	25	35	25	116	Over
02/13/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	19	27	33	36	115	Over
02/13/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	34	31	36	26	127	Over
01/22/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	33	13	40	35	121	Over
01/22/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	45	20	21	112	Over
11/30/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	22	40	20	27	109	Over
11/30/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	24	42	31	31	128	Over
10/23/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	23	23	28	106	Under
10/23/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	24	24	35	21	104	Under
02/09/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	18	36	24	27	105	Under
02/09/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	18	29	29	31	107	Under
02/02/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	16	37	22	19	94	Under
02/02/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	28	26	18	27	99	Under
12/31/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	26	23	29	106	Over
12/31/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	43	26	32	38	139	Over
11/06/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	14	22	26	28	90	Under
11/06/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	36	15	42	12	105	Under

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/30	@ PHI	103-125L	33	23	24	77
12/28	@ DAL	126-122W	50	27	14	92
12/26	@ UTA	122-120W	43	26	11	89
12/21	vs SAS	94-114L	44	21	13	96
12/19	@ DEN	126-124W	45	29	10	97
12/15	vs PHX	109-116L	48	30	13	94
12/13	@ SAS	116-118L	36	25	13	82
12/08	vs LAL	98-107L	49	17	17	84
12/06	@ UTA	99-141L	34	23	10	95
12/03	vs LAC	105-127L	29	25	15	80

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/31	@ CLE	110-122L	43	26	8	95
12/28	@ SAC	132-122W	33	33	11	77
12/25	vs GSW	115-113W	41	30	9	91
12/21	vs SAC	103-99W	48	23	13	83
12/19	vs SAC	113-100W	53	22	10	94
12/15	@ MEM	116-110W	44	23	21	82
12/13	vs MIN	87-97L	53	17	21	86
12/08	@ POR	107-98W	40	25	11	83
12/06	vs ATL	132-134L	40	33	13	99
12/04	vs MIA	93-134L	36	29	13	88

Starting Lineups

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Deni Avdija PF	37.0	32.0	28.4	43%	29.7
Deandre Ayton C	37.0	38.5	34.7	100%	35.0
Toumani Camara SF	23.0	24.8	22.6	100%	23.0
Shaedon Sharpe SG	33.0	33.9	25.5	73%	28.1
Anfernee Simons PG	36.0	36.7	30.3	100%	30.8

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Max Christie SG	19.0	18.9	13.2	30%	17.8
Anthony Davis C	54.0	47.7	51.8	100%	52.2
Rui Hachimura SF	24.0	25.1	23.2	100%	23.6
LeBron James PF	52.0	47.6	49.0	100%	49.3
Austin Reaves PG	37.0	49.5	34.1	100%	34.5

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Jerami Grant (PF): Avg: 18.9pts, 3.6reb, 2.6ast, 33.5 minutes. Last game: 12/28/24. Impact: 4.5
Duop Reath (C): Avg: 7.9pts, 3.2reb, 0.9ast, 15.6 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 1.0
Bryce McGowens (SG): Avg: 4.7pts, 1.6reb, 0.8ast, 14.1 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 0.9

Lakers Notable Injuries

Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 3.8pts, 1.3reb, 1.2ast, 19.0 minutes. Last game: 12/28/24. Impact: 2.2
Christian Koloko (C): Avg: 1.7pts, 2.3reb, 0.2ast, 9.2 minutes. Last game: 12/28/24. Impact: 1.0

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Deandre Ayton	POR	Pts	14.5	16.8	+2.3	60%	60%	53%	53%	LAL	+0.9	#18
Shaedon Sharpe	POR	Pts	16.5	18.7	+2.2	80%	50%	47%	47%	LAL	-0.7	#9
Deni Avdija	POR	Reb	5.5	8.0	+2.5	60%	40%	53%	53%	LAL	+1.0	#28
Scoot Henderson	POR	Reb	2.5	2.9	+0.4	60%	40%	53%	53%	LAL	-0.5	#7

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Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#24	#19	#21	#28	9.0%
PF	#26	#6	#9	#20	2.5%
PG	#12	#20	#24	#22	2.5%
SF	#13	#15	#18	#15	0.2%
SG	#28	#11	#25	#27	9.2%

Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#18	#23	#10	#17	1.2%
PF	#21	#15	#17	#17	0.1%
PG	#23	#7	#28	#24	4.4%
SF	#17	#28	#26	#20	2.3%
SG	#9	#22	#29	#16	-0.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

107.8

110.2

Rebounds per Game

42.2

41.0

Assists per Game

23.0

25.8

Steals per Game

8.4

8.0

Blocks per Game

5.9

5.3

Shots per Game

89.1

86.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.1

11.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.2

55.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

32.4

34.4

Turnovers per Game

16.0

12.6

Fouls per Game

20.2

16.5

Recent Trends

Dalano Banton (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 48.9% to 12.3, 24.1 min average previous 3 games.
Matisse Thybulle (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.1% to 10.9, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.