October 4, 2022; Portland, Oregon, United States; Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic (27) blocks Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) during a free throw in the second half at the Moda Center. The Jazz won 118-101. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports
The Los Angeles Lakers (0-2) play the Portland Trail Blazers (2-0) on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 12:30 pm ET on SportsNet LA and ROOT Sports NW+. Here’s all the details you need on how to watch this matchup. on FuboTV.
How to watch Lakers vs. Trail Blazers
- Game’s Day: Sunday, October 23, 2022
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time
- TV: NBA League Pass
- Sand: Crypto.com Arena
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Key stats for Lakers vs. Trail Blazers
- Last year, the Lakers contributed just 3.0 fewer points per game (112.1) than the Trail Blazers gave up (115.1).
- When Los Angeles put up more than 115.1 points last season, they went 22-9.
- When Portland gave up fewer than 112.1 points last season, it was 21-12.
- The Trail Blazers averaged 106.2 points per game last year, 8.9 points less than the 115.1 the Lakers allowed to their rivals.
- When he scored more than 115.1 points last season, Portland went 12-8.
- Los Angeles went 17-5 last season when opponents scored fewer than 106.2 points.
- The Lakers made 46.9% of their shots from the field last season, 1.0 percentage point less than the Trail Blazers allowed their opponents (47.9%).
- In games, Los Angeles shot better than 47.9% from the field, going 22-13 overall.
- The Trail Blazers shot 44.2% from the field last season, 2.8 percentage points lower than the 47.0% averaged by Lakers’ opponents.
- Last season, Portland went 15-13 in games in which the team collectively shot better than 47.0% from the field.
Lakers players to watch
- Russell Westbrook caught 7.4 boards and managed 7.1 assists per game to go with an 18.5 PPG scoring average last season.
- LeBron James averaged 30.3 points per game and had 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists.
- James averaged 2.9 shots per game from beyond the arc a season ago.
- Westbrook and Anthony Davis were defensive standouts last season, with Westbrook averaging 1.0 steals per game and Davis putting up 2.3 blocks per game.
Trail Blazers players to watch
- Drew Eubanks put up 7.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game last season.
- Gary Payton II shot down shots from beyond the arc at a rate of 0.6 per contest a season ago.
- Payton averaged 1.3 takeaways per game, while Eubanks compiled 0.6 refusals per contest.
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