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Tue Feb 1, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
121
away
Chemistry Cold
Los Angeles LakersLakers
111
home
Chemistry Cold

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers 33 23 36 29 121
Los Angeles LakersLakers 21 28 38 24 111

After Action Report

The Trail Blazers outlasted the Lakers 121-111. Trail Blazers' scorers couldn't be contained. Second-chance points piled up for the Trail Blazers; Trail Blazers' Lockdown identity stifled the opposing offense. Whispers of a Lakers locker-room rift aren't helping. The Lakers rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night.

What tipped it

  • Lakers · Block Party Multiple shot-blockers turn the paint into a no-fly zone.
  • 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.
  • Trail Blazers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Trail Blazers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.