| Sports News,Kobe Bryant Speaks About Retirement, Says Next Season Might Be Last | Sports News,Lakers' Value Signing of Lou Williams Won't Mask Their Flaws on the Court - Sports Tonight.Los Angeles Lakers Rumors: Team To Keep Nick Young; Targeting Andre Miller In Search For Veteran Backup Point Guard?Los Angeles Lakers Rumors: Team To Keep Nick Young; Targeting Andre Miller In Search For Veteran Backup Point Guard? If you are interested in being a sponsor for the 2019/2020 season, please see the "Sponsorship" PDF --> Rockets (1:40) Anthony Davis scores 34 … Davis added 20 points and nine rebounds.Their third and final meeting of the regular season came in February....and this game belonged to Damian Lillard.At STAPLES Center, Lillard went off for 48 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds to lead the Blazers to their lone win over the Lakers in what was an emotional game, following the death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.This is not your typical 1 vs. 8 matchup, with the Lakers' reward for finishing with the no.1 seed, a date with the most in-form player in the NBA and a team back to full strength after an injury-plagued season.Lillard was nothing short of spectacular through the eight seeding games, willing Portland to a 6-2 record, before beating the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in tournament, with averages of 37.6 points and 9.6 assists per game on 49.7% shooting from the field and 43.6% from the 3-point line.Make no mistake, the Lakers aren't the no.1 seed in the West by accident. https://t.co/fN1SHR9MRQ,Once guard Avery Bradley clears waivers today, he plans to sign a two-year, $9.7M deal with the Los Angeles Lakers,… https://t.co/mvXMmQV1xT,Free agent Jared Dudley has agreed to a one-year, $2.6M deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, agent Mark Bartelstein of… https://t.co/Ub0CX5KH0x,JaVale McGee has agreed to return to the Lakers on a two-year $8.2 million deal, with a player option, per… https://t.co/YatCLJQEEK,Quinn Cook has agreed to a 2-year $6M deal with the Lakers, per @ChrisBHaynes. He's making 5 percent more than in 2018/19. His unique ability to defend.From that standpoint, the most important thing that happened Sunday was Tucker's picking up two fouls in the game's first seven minutes and a third midway through the second quarter. But at the same time, we didn't fight as hard as we thought in the bubble to just say, 'All right, we're the eighth seed' and just go out here and get beat up on.The Lakers will go into battle without Avery Bradley, their best perimeter defender, so slowing down Lillard becomes an even more difficult task, with a combination of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Danny Green, and Alex Caruso likely to see minutes guarding Lillard.Blazers in the clutch (5-point games in the last 5 minutes) in the bubble.If the Blazers can keep themselves close to the Lakers late in games, is there a player you would rather have in the clutch than Damian Lillard right now?The Blazers defence has been less than convincing in Orlando and while the Lakers have struggled to score the ball, Portland's best chance of victory is overwhelming the Lakers with their high-octane offence.Through eight seeding games, the Blazers shot 47.8% from the field and 41.4% from three and will need McCollum to be at his best, alongside Lillard if the Blazers are a chance of causing an upset.CJ PUTTING THE TEAM ON HIS (FRACTURED) BACK.McCollum was superb in the play-in game vs. Memphis scoring 29 points, including some big buckets down the stretch, despite carrying a back injury.