“I missed my teammates, coaches, just the whole routine we have, going into the facility,” Schröder said. He also texted his thoughts to his teammates and coaches while watching the Lakers' losses without him. Schröder said he had to spend several days in the guest house on his property playing video games and working out. “The NBA, I think, has got to do better,” he said. He said he never tested positive for COVID-19, but was only possibly exposed to someone at his home whose tests later came back negative. Schröder was frustrated with the NBA's testing procedures after returning from his enforced absence. They opened a three-game homestand, and they won't play outside California again until March 21.

Lakers: Damian Jones didn't play after driving from Phoenix to Los Angeles earlier Friday when the Lakers signed him to a 10-day contract. Robert Covington had four points on 1-of-8 shooting in 40 minutes. Trail Blazers: CJ McCollum missed his 19th straight game with a broken foot. They were blitzing, and I didn’t really have any space.” “I was able to get in the paint, play pretty free. “In the first half, we pretty much had our way,” Lillard said. The German point guard also teamed with Alex Caruso to play solid defense on the largely unstoppable Lillard, who got just one shot while playing the entire third quarter. The Lakers broke open a close game with a 14-4 run led by Schröder late in the third quarter. “There’s always room to improve defensively, but the Lakers did a really good job of being aggressive on us, creating turnovers in the third quarter, and we weren’t able to capitalize on some of the opportunities that we did have.” “Tonight was about our offense,” Portland coach Terry Stotts said. Portland committed 16 turnovers while losing to the Lakers at Staples Center for the first time since November 2018. Los Angeles pushed ahead in the third quarter and hung on comfortably for only its second win since losing All-Star selection Anthony Davis to a calf injury 12 days ago.ĭamian Lillard scored 24 of his 35 points in the first half for the Blazers, who lost their fourth straight. To have him back in our lineup just means so much to our team. “His competitive nature gives us a spark.

“His energy alone gives us a spark,” James said of Schröder. The fresh-legged Schröder was outstanding after a four-game absence under the NBA's health and safety protocols, scoring 13 points in the second half and leading the Lakers' decisive surge on both ends of the court. Montrezl Harrell had 17 points, while James added 11 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and three blocked shots as the defending NBA champions avoided their longest losing streak since March 2019. LOS ANGELES - LeBron James had 28 points, Dennis Schröder added 22 in his return to the Lakers' lineup, and Los Angeles snapped its four-game losing streak with a 102-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers Schröder returns, Lakers beat Blazers 102-93 to snap skid

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