On a night where Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Luka Doncic and key starter Austin Reaves didn’t play, Smith gashed the newly vaunted Blazers defense for 25 points and six assists on 10-15 shooting from the field.

Portland enters the matchup 4–2, led by Deni Avdija (22.7 ppg), Jerami Grant (20.7 ppg), and Jrue Holiday (18.2 ppg, 8.7 apg). The Blazers are a young, scrappy, defense-first group that ranks fifth in the NBA in defensive rating—a strength that could challenge a short-handed Lakers squad and force early miscues and havoc on the defensive end.

Aaron Gordon turns in a playoff career night and Denver finds its A-game to put L.A. on the brink of elimination. Shaun Powell The Nuggets deflate the Lakers with an impressive team effort, getting 20 or more points from 4 players in their Game 3 victory.

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Nikola Jokic gets plenty of help, Jamal Murray continues to steal the spotlight and L.A. has a D'Angelo Russell problem. Shaun Powell In his last two games, Jamal Murray is averaging 37 points, 8.5 rebounds, three steals and has made 11 3-pointers.

Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers are 1-1 since Luka Doncic went down with multiple injuries, but they’ll get a break on Wednesday against the Minnesota