Lillard, Blazers too much for Lakers

“We just didn’t get stops”, said Russell, who tweaked his ankle in the third quarter, but returned.

The Blazers, led by Damian Lillard’s 30 points and a career-high 13 assists, both game highs, improved to 6-9.

C Mason Plumlee finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who beat the Lakers for the sixth consecutive time. Point guard D’Angelo Russell had 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Lakers.

“I’m starting to make shots, and figure out how to get guys going”, Russell said.

LAKERS FORWARD JULIUS RANDLE “When you look at the tape, we’ll see that there are these little things that are biting us throughout the game”.

“I think we should go in with the mind-set of wrecking it”, Young said. The Lakers young back court will have another tough time chasing around Portland’s duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, but it will be great test to see if Russell’s last game was a fluke or not.

“We’re moving in that direction”, Scott said. However, Bryant’s minutes have been a major source of debate, so NBCLA.com asked Lakers coach Byron Scott to expand on how he can taper of Bryant’s ever-increasing work load. He shot 12-of-25 from the field and only turned the ball over twice in 37 minutes, getting anywhere he wanted to vs. the Lakers’ perimeter defenders. Golden State matches the start of the 1948-49 Washington Capitols and the ’93-94 Houston Rockets. The Warriors can break the record Tuesday at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. Thompson hit a three-pointer with 2:08 remaining in the second quarter and Golden State never trailed again.

After a three day lay off, Friday night the Los Angeles Lakers fell to 2-10, fourth worst in the entire National Basketball Association.

That’s a scary thought, considering this Warriors team just surpassed the ’57-58 Boston Celtics for the best start by a defending champion.

The 19-year-old did most of his damage in the first quarter posting all-around numbers tallying five points, four assists, and four rebounds. Westbrook broke a 113-113 tie with a jumper with 1:03 left. He continues to lead the team in total rebounds with 114. His last block came with 22 seconds left, when he tapped Mirza Teletovic’s three-point attempt from the right corner offline. 500 during Doc Rivers’ two-plus seasons as coach was after his first game on the job, which they lost to the Lakers before winning their next three.

The Trail Blazers carried a four-point lead into the second half, which they increased to as much as 14 points.

Raptors 91, Clippers 80: DeMar DeRozan had 21 points, DeMarre Carroll scored each of his 21 points in the first half, and Toronto held Blake Griffin and Chris Paul scoreless through the first 20-plus minutes of a win over the Clippers.