Wed Feb 23, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Los Angeles LakersLakers
106
away
Chemistry
Cold
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
107
home
Chemistry
Tense
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles LakersLakers | 23 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 106 |
| Portland Trail BlazersBlazers | 30 | 25 | 17 | 35 | 107 |
After Action Report
In Portland, the Trail Blazers survived the Lakers 107-106. Ugly basketball, but the Trail Blazers did just enough. Lakers' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. The Trail Blazers locker room is humming, and it showed. Trail Blazers' rotation plan looked deliberate, and the right guys made the most of their roles. Style points be damned.
What tipped it
- Trail Blazers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Lakers · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
- Lakers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.