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Los Angeles Lakers (36-10) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (21-27) Game #47 • Home Game #22 GAME TV: Spectrum SportsNet / ESPN Radio: ESPNLA 710 • 1330 KWKW NOTES STAPLES Center • 7:30 p.m. PST DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/REC 10/22 at LA Clippers L, 112-102 0-1 LAST GAME'S STARTERS 10/25 Utah W, 95-86 1-1 10/27 Charlotte W, 120-101 2-1 LeBron GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 10/29 Memphis W, 120-91 3-1 James 44/44 25.3 7.7 10.7 .494 .346 .697 34.8 11/1 at Dallas W, 119-110 (OT) 4-1 11/3 at San Antonio W, 103-96 5-1 #23 LAST GAME: 29 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds in 35 minutes at Philadelphia • Moved into sole possession of third place on the NBA's all-time scoring list on 1/25 at Philadelphia 11/5 at Chicago W, 118-112 6-1 F • 6-8 • 250 11/8 Miami W, 95-80 7-1 • Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week, his 63rd career weekly honor, on Jan. 6 11/10 Toronto L, 113-104 7-2 St. Vincent-St. Mary • Three-time NBA Champion and NBA Finals MVP, 15-time NBA All-Star and All-NBA honoree 11/12 at Phoenix W, 123-115 8-2 11/13 Golden State W, 120-94 9-2 Anthony GP/GS PPG RPG BLK FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 11/15 Sacramento W, 99-97 10-2 11/17 Atlanta W, 122-101 11-2 Davis 39/39 26.5 9.1 2.5 .502 .301 .867 34.5 11/19 Oklahoma City W, 112-107 12-2 #3 LAST GAME: 31 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block in 39 minutes at Philadelphia 11/22 at Oklahoma City W, 130-127 13-2 • Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for second time this season on 12/9 11/23 at Memphis W, 109-108 14-2 F • 6-10 • 253 • Set a franchise record with 26 made free throws (26-27 FT) on 10/29 vs. Memphis 11/25 at San Antonio W, 114-104 15-2 Kentucky • Six-time NBA All-Star, three-time All-NBA First Team and All-Defensive Team honoree 11/27 at New Orleans W,114-110 16-2 11/29 Washington W, 125-103 17-2 12/1 Dallas L, 114-100 17-3 Dwight GP/GS PPG RPG BLK FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 12/3 at Denver W, 105-96 18-3 Howard 46/2 7.6 7.7 1.4 .722 .301 .867 34.5 12/4 at Utah W, 121-96 19-3 12/6 at Portland W, 136-113 20-3 #39 LAST GAME: 2 points and 5 rebounds in 16 minutes at Philadelphia 12/8 Minnesota W, 142-125 21-3 C • 6-11 • 265 • Made his first start of the season on 1/23 and leads the NBA in total bench blocks and rebounds 12/11 at Orlando W, 96-87 22-3 • Leads all players in field goal percentage (min. 100 attempts) 12/13 at Miami W, 113-110 23-3 SW Atlanta Christian • Currently tied with Shaquille O'Neal for ninth in regular season double-doubles, totaling 727 12/15 at Atlanta W, 101-96 24-3 12/17 at Indiana L, 105-102 24-4 Danny GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 12/19 at Milwaukee L, 111-104 24-5 12/22 Denver L, 128-104 24-6 Green 45/45 8.8 3.5 1.3 .431 .387 .703 25.0 12/25 LA Clippers L, 111-106 24-7 #14 LAST GAME: 2 points and 5 rebounds in 31 minutes at Philadelphia 12/28 at Portland W, 128-120 25-7 G • 6-6 • 215 • Started 80 regular season games in '18-19, averaging 10.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists 12/29 Dallas W, 108-95 26-7 • Ranked second in the NBA last season in three-point percentage (.455) 1/1 Phoenix W, 117-107 27-7 North Carolina • Two-time NBA Champion (2014, 2019) 1/3 New Orleans W, 123-113 28-7 1/5 Detroit W, 106-99 29-7 1/7 New York W, 117-87 30-7 Avery GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 1/10 at Dallas W, 129-114 31-7 32/27 7.4 2.2 1.1 .439 .263 .750 23.1 1/11 at Oklahoma City W, 125-110 32-7 Bradley 1/13 Cleveland W, 128-99 33-7 #11 LAST GAME: 7 points in 18 minutes at Philadelphia 1/15 Orlando L, 119-118 33-8 G • 6-2 • 180 • Played 63 games for LAC and Memphis last season, notching 9.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists 1/18 at Houston W, 124-115 34-8 • Has been named to the NBA All-Defensive Team on two occasions (2012-13, 2015-16) 1/20 at Boston L, 139-107 34-9 Texas • Owns career averages of 12.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steal in 28.6 minutes 1/22 at New York W, 100-92 35-9 1/23 at Brooklyn W, 128-113 36-9 1/25 at Philadelphia L, 108-91 36-10 PRONUNCIATIONS: Kostas Antetokounmpo (COAST-us ah-deh-toh-KOON-boh); Devontae Cacok (CAY-cock); 1/31 Portland 7:30 PM ESPN/SPEC 2/1 at Sacramento 7:00 PM SPEC Talen Horton-Tucker (TAY-len); Rajon Rondo (RAH-zhon); Nina Hsieh (SHAY) 2/4 San Antonio 7:00 PM TNT/SPEC 2/6 Houston 7:30 PM TNT 2/8 at Golden State 5:30 PM ABC 2019-20 RECORDS 2/10 Phoenix 7:30 PM NBA TV/SPEC 2/12 at Denver 7:00 PM ESPN/SPEC RECORD HOME (STREAK) ROAD (STREAK) OVERTIME STREAK 2/21 Memphis 7:30 PM SPEC 2/23 Boston 12:30 PM ABC OVERALL 36-10 16-5 (L1) 20-5 (L1) 1-0 L1 2/25 New Orleans 7:00 PM TNT 2/27 at Golden State 7:30 PM TNT/SPEC PACIFIC 4-2 3-1 (W1) 1-1 (W1) - W1 2/29 at Memphis 5:00 PM SPEC 23-4 9-3 (W3) 14-1 (W12) 1-0 W7 3/1 at New Orleans 5:00 PM ESPN/SPEC WESTERN 3/3 Philadelphia 7:00 PM TNT/SPEC EASTERN 13-6 7-2 (W6) 6-4 (L1) - L1 3/6 Milwaukee 7:30 PM ESPN/SPEC 3/8 at LA Clippers 12:30 PM ABC 3/10 Brooklyn 7:30 PM SPEC 3/12 Houston 7:30 PM TNT + STATUS REPORT 2019-20 TEAM LEADERS 3/15 Denver 6:00 PM ESPN/SPEC CATEGORY PLAYER 3/16 at Utah 6:00 PM SPEC • DeMarcus Cousins (rehab, right knee) is out 3/18 Utah 7:00 PM ESPN/SPEC Points James – 1,102 (25.2) 3/21 at Charlotte 4:00 PM SPEC • Alex Caruso (neck soreness) and Anthony Davis Rebounds Davis – 356 (9.2) 3/22 at Detroit 3:00 PM SPEC (gluteus maximus contusion) are questionable Assists James – 472 (10.8, 1st in NBA) 3/24 at Toronto 4:30 PM TNT/SPEC Steals James – 59 (1.3) 3/26 at Cleveland 4:00 PM SPEC • Talen Horton-Tucker (assignment), Kostas Blocks Davis – 96 (2.5, 3rd in NBA) 3/28 at Washington 5:00 PM SPEC Antetokounmpo and Devontae Cacok (two-way 3/30 at Minnesota 5:00 PM SPEC FG James – 425 4/1 Indiana 7:30 PM SPEC contracts) are with the South Bay Lakers FG% Davis – .502 (357-707) 4/4 at Sacramento 7:00 PM SPEC 3FG James – 91 4/5 Oklahoma City 6:30 PM NBA TV/SPEC 4/7 Chicago 7:30 PM SPEC 3FG% Caldwell-Pope – .430 (68-158, 9th in NBA) 4/9 Golden State 7:30 PM TNT FT Davis – 276 4/12 Minnesota 6:30 PM NBA TV/SPEC FT% Davis – .867 (276-319) 4/14 Sacramento 7:30 PM SPEC 4/15 at Phoenix 7:00 PM SPEC TBA LA Clippers Postponed on Jan. 28 IN-GAME STATS UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE TO CREDENTIALED MEDIA ON TWITTER AT @LAKERS_MR LOS ANGELES LAKERS | 2019-20 Game Notes KOBE BRYANT THIS DAY IN KOBE HISTORY - JAN. 31 On this day in 2007, a 28-year-old Kobe scored 43 points with eight rebounds and eight assists in a win at Boston. The contest was one of 18 games in which he scored 40+ in 2006-07, as he went on to average an NBA-high 31.6 points per game that season. KEY DATES July 11, 1996: The Lakers acquire the rights to Bryant in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets following the 1996 NBA Draft, as he became the first guard drafted out of high school Feb. 8, 1997: An 18-year-old Kobe wins the 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Contest as a rookie, just hours after scoring a then-record 31 points in the Rookie Challenge June 19, 2000: Bryant wins his first NBA title as the Lakers closed out the Indiana Pacers in six games June 15, 2001: Kobe wins his second championship with a 4-1 series win over the Philadelphia 76ers June 12, 2002: Bryant and the Lakers win their third consecutive NBA Championship with a four-game sweep of the New Jersey Nets Dec. 20, 2005: Kobe scored a then-career-high 62 points in three quarters of play against Dallas, individually outscoring the Mavericks through three periods Jan.