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The San Antonio Spurs have made the NBA playoffs 21 straight years, though there are some who believe that streak will end this season. "They're tough," Lillard said of the Spurs, who come calling to Moda Center Saturday night to face the Trail Blazers. Lillard scored 28 points to lead the Blazers to a 128-119 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night to secure their NBA-record 18th straight win in a regular-season home opener. Continue to Article

October 19, 2018 10:21:pm EST

Since the day LeBron took his talents to South Beach the formula has been the same: Surround LeBron with shooters, including bigs so teams can go four out around him, space the floor and let LeBron carve up defenses and find those shooters. Magic Johnson sold LeBron on a different philosophy if he came to Los Angeles — fill the roster with other playmakers. In the Lakers’ first game, the lack of shooting was critical to their 128-119 loss. Continue to Article

October 19, 2018 7:48:am EST

The Portland Trail Blazers know who they are and what they want to do — they return mostly the same core players, led by All-Stars Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, still running Terry Stotts offense as they have for years. The Lakers have LeBron James… and a lot of other new faces. In LeBron’s Lakers’ debut, continuity and shooting won out. Continue to Article

October 19, 2018 3:07:am EST

LeBron James’s debut with the Lakers ran the gamut from electric highlights to head-scratching miscues, but it ended in defeat as history strongly suggested that it would. The Blazers defeated the Lakers 128-119 at the Moda Center on Thursday, winning their 19th straight home opener and 16th straight game against the Lakers. Here are three quick-hitting thoughts from the world’s first look at James in purple and gold. Continue to Article

October 19, 2018 1:58:am EST

Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum combined for 49 points, and Nik Stauskas matched his career high with 24 points in his first appearance in a Portland uniform, leading the Trail Blazers past the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 128-119 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. LeBron James collected 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in his first game as a Laker. Los Angeles shot 48.4 percent from the field but was only 7 of 30 on 3-point attempts. Continue to Article

October 19, 2018 1:43:am EST