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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 7:44 pm EDTPortland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2024-25 · Regular season · All results that day · Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head · Portland Trail Blazers schedule · Los Angeles Lakers schedule
Final
Away
Portland Trail Blazers
106
Home
Los Angeles Lakers
114
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-106 at home on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron James had 38 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers. Anfernee Simons had 23 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists for the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Los Angeles Lakers led 60-51 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 33-20. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Austin Reaves (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers), Deni Avdija (double-double, Portland Trail Blazers). Bench points: Portland Trail Blazers 21, Los Angeles Lakers 23. Max Christie had 28 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers?
- The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-106 on January 2, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Anfernee Simons scored 23 for the Portland Trail Blazers; LeBron James scored 38 for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail Blazers | 31 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 106 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 27 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 114 |
Game leaders
Portland Trail Blazers
- Points
- 23 Anfernee Simons
- Rebounds
- 10 Deni Avdija
- Assists
- 8 Scoot Henderson
Los Angeles Lakers
- Points
- 38 LeBron James
- Rebounds
- 8 Austin Reaves
- Assists
- 11 Austin Reaves
Deni Avdija double-double (19 PTS, 10 REB) · Austin Reaves double-double (15 PTS, 11 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toumani Camara starter | 38:47 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | -9 |
| Shaedon Sharpe starter | 36:54 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 6-8 | 2 | -7 |
| Anfernee Simons starter | 36:39 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 2 | -5 |
| Deni Avdija starter | 35:59 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | +5 |
| Deandre Ayton starter | 20:59 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -14 |
| Scoot Henderson bench | 32:11 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | +3 |
| Donovan Clingan bench | 17:17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | -1 |
| Kris Murray bench | 16:25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | -10 |
| Dalano Banton bench | 4:49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
Not available: Jerami Grant, Matisse Thybulle
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves starter | 36:26 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-15 | 2-9 | 3-3 | 3 | +10 |
| LeBron James starter | 36:12 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15-25 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 1 | +4 |
| Max Christie starter | 31:35 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 5-9 | 5-5 | 0 | +8 |
| Rui Hachimura starter | 23:24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 | -3 |
| Jaxson Hayes starter | 17:51 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | +5 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith bench | 24:00 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | +11 |
| Cam Reddish bench | 18:48 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
| Christian Koloko bench | 18:30 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | +8 |
| Dalton Knecht bench | 16:55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | -3 |
| Shake Milton bench | 16:19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 |
Not available: Jarred Vanderbilt, Anthony Davis, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Gabe Vincent, Christian Wood
| Portland Trail Blazers | Stat | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|
| 17/21 (81%) | Free throws | 13/14 (92%) |
| 31/54 (57%) | 2 pointers | 28/51 (54%) |
| 9/26 (34%) | 3 pointers | 15/43 (34%) |
| 40/80 (50%) | Field goals | 43/94 (45%) |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 34 | Defensive rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 6 |
| 16:47 | Time spent in lead | 30:31 |
| 8 | Biggest lead | 15 |
Largest margin: 13 points.
2024-25 season series
After this game: Los Angeles Lakers 2-0. Final series: Los Angeles Lakers 3-1.
- Dec 8: Portland Trail Blazers 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 107
- Jan 2: Portland Trail Blazers 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 (this game)
- Feb 20: Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Portland Trail Blazers 102
- Apr 13: Los Angeles Lakers 81 at Portland Trail Blazers 109
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
Tipoff and venue can change. Game times: Eastern Time.
Tipoff in UTC
Jan 3, 2025 · 03:30 UTC