Tag: Portland

Lakers Lose Big to Blazers After Abysmal Second Half

By Kenneth Cruz, Eagle News Sports, Los Angeles Bureau Assisted by: Jaina Pallasigui LOS ANGELES, USA — (Eagle News) — There’s cold and then there’s ice cold. The Lakers (15-27) could not find a way to score in the second half, which resulted in a blowout by the visiting Portland Trailblazers (17-23) and a final score of 108-87. The Lakers led throughout the entire first half but returned in the third quarter not able to buy a […]

NBA: Atlanta’s Hardaway, Portland’s McCollum win with career highs

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) — Tim Hardaway and C.J. McCollum both enjoyed career nights Sunday as the Atlanta Hawks surprised the first-place San Antonio Spurs while McCollum carried the Portland Trail Blazers to a come-from-behind victory. McCollum scored a career-high 43 points as the Trail Blazers rallied past Minnesota 95-89 and Hardaway tallied 29 points, matching his all-time best total, to push the Hawks over the Spurs 114-112 in overtime. McCollum, who reached his […]