The Portland Trail Blazers will be taking on the Los Angeles Lakers tonight for their first game in the 2025 year. Entering this game, it seems that Portland may see a shorthanded Lakers squad, possibly giving them an opening to snatch the game.

On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to the outcomes of three of the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal games. The Lakers cut their deficit to five points with three minutes remaining, but the Cavaliers put the game away with a 10–3 run.

The Portland Trail Blazers head to crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles in a Western conference matchup. The Trail Blazers are 11-21, which lands them in 13th place in the west. The Lakers are faring a bit better, with an 18-14 record, which lands them in seventh place.

The Portland Trail Blazers (11-21) face the Los Angeles Lakers (18-13) on the road on Thursday. Tip-off from Crypto.com Arena is at 10:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Trail Blazers vs.

Although the Lakers fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-110 on Tuesday due to some hot shooting from the Cavs, they have won six of their last nine games and have recovered nicely after a nasty stretch a few weeks ago.

The Portland Trail Blazers hit the road for a five game road trip, starting with a date against the updated Los Angeles Lakers. The Blazers weren’t much of a match for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers Monday,