US EditionShaedon Sharpe Leads Trail Blazers Past Depleted Lakers
Portland improved to 21-22, winning their seventh game in nine, as the Lakers struggled with multiple injuries and early foul trouble, leading to 22 free throws for Portland.
- Saturday night at the Moda Center, Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-116, with Luka Doncic and Deandre Ayton sidelined.
- An early Portland surge and Lakers foul trouble forced separation, as the Trail Blazers opened with an 18-4 run and 22 free throws to lead 40-27 after the first quarter.
- Shaedon Sharpe led Portland with a game-high 25 points, while Jerami Grant and Caleb Love each scored 22 and Donovan Clingan added 18 points and 11 rebounds.
- The loss deepens Los Angeles' recent slump as the Lakers have lost five of six games and remain uncertain about Deandre Ayton's availability for Sunday in Toronto.
- Portland's efficiency from the floor positions the team well moving forward as they won the season series two games to one, with a 52.3% shooting rate.
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New Luka Doncic Injury Update Drops After Lakers Loss
Superstar Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic sat out Saturday’s 132-116 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers with left groin soreness. Fortunately for the Lakers, their best player isn’t expected to be sidelined for a significant time.Lakers head coach JJ Redick provided a Luka Doncic injury update on Saturday, noting that an MRI on the Slovenian “was good” and that he was day-to-day with the injury. JJ Redick said the MRI on Luka Doncic’s groin…
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San Bernardino Sun
Short-handed Lakers fall to Blazers for 5th loss in 6 games
Lakers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket as Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III, right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant reacts after a basket against the Lakers during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) Lakers forw…
Press-Telegram
Short-handed Lakers fall to Blazers
Lakers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket as Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III, right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant reacts after a basket against the Lakers during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) Lakers forw…
The Killeen Daily Herald
Injury-riddled Lakers fall to Trail Blazers for fifth loss in six games
PORTLAND, Ore. — Before the Los Angeles Lakers took the court Saturday night, they added two more starters and a key reserve to the injured list. But the Lakers still had LeBron James and they hoped he could carry them…
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