The LA Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers meet Monday at MODA Center in Portland, Oregon. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

As Austin Reaves and Luka Dončić struggled to shoot against the Miami Heat, LaRavia proved his value again with 25 points in the win.

Playing without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the Lakers won at Portland on Monday night behind a combined 57 points from starters Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura and an unexpected 25-point performance from reserve guard Nick Smith Jr.

According to Howard, he was still nursing a shoulder injury at the time, but he chose to play anyway. The Lakers suffered a terrible loss to the Boston Celtics, and D12 already felt something was off, as he was never taken out of the game despite it being garbage time.

Despite being shorthanded, the Lakers pulled off a hard-fought 123-115 victory at the Moda Center against the Blazers.

Fresh off his best game as a Laker, Bronny came back with his best game as a Laker. He knocked down a big 3-pointer in the second half of this one and showed a lot of poise when attacking the rim, finding Ayton for one of those dump-off passes leading to a dunk.

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Bronny James finished with six assists and a steal as the Los Angeles Lakers secured a 123-115 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Blazers suffered a surprising loss because they could not overwhelm a shorthanded team with their trademark defensive will.