POR VS LAL NBA MYFAB11 BEST FANTASY TIPS, TEAM AND PREDICTION
Match Details
Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers (POR vs LAL)
League American Basketball League
Date Sunday, 23rd January 2023
Time 07:30 AM (IST)
PREVIEW :
The Portland Trail Blazers play host to the Los Angeles Lakers at Moda Center on Sunday. The Lakers (21-25) come into this matchup losing four of their last six games, but they pulled out one of their most impressive wins of the season on Friday. They trailed for most of the game against the Memphis Grizzlies and grabbed their first fourth-quarter lead with just 7.6 seconds remaining. Dennis Schroder had a steal and a game-winning lay-up to complete that comeback, and they got that win despite LeBron James struggling. It’s been rare to see King James struggle, though, flirting with 30-point triple-double averages over the last two weeks. That’s massive because there’s some chatter Anthony Davis could return from his foot injury next week, and that’d make this one of the most dangerous teams in the second half. The Trail Blazers (21-24) have been one of the worst teams in the NBA over the last month, losing 11 of their last 15 games. It was strange to see this team have such a poor stretch because they started the season with a 10-4 record. It’s clear what the issue is because this bench has been one of the worst units in the NBA. Damian Lillard, Josh Hart, Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant and Jusuf Nurkic form one of the best-starting fives in the NBA, but there’s simply no bench presence. Getting Gary Payton II back and fully healthy has been a nice boost, but it’s not enough when looking at the rest of this roster. They need to make some moves to boost this bench, or some of the starters could be on the move. These teams have split their two meetings this season. With that said, Portland has won 23 of their last 31 games over Los Angeles, dating back to 2013.
Los Angeles Lakers
Expected Lineup
PG D. Schroder
SG P. Beverley
SF Troy Brown
PF L. James GTD
C Thomas Bryant
MAY NOT PLAY
F L. James GTD
C A. Davis OUT
G A. Reaves OUT
G L. Walker OUT
Portland Trail Blazers
Expected Lineup
PG D. Lillard
SG A. Simons
SF Josh Hart
PF Jerami Grant
C Jusuf Nurkic
MAY NOT PLAY
G G. Payton GTD
F J. Winslow OUT
Key players from both teams :
Portland Trail Blazers
PG D. Schroder
PF L. James
PG Russel Westbrook
Los Angeles Lakers
PG D. Lillard
SG A. Simons
C Jusuf Nurkic
Captain and Vice-Captain Choices :
PF L. James
PG D. Lillard
PG D. Schroder
PG Russel Westbrook