LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a win and ended the series of defeats in front of the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, scoring 28 points in the Lakers 114-110 victory in the NBA.
James had seven crucial balls, five rebounds, and helped the Lakers finish a series of 16 consecutive defeats against Portland, making the team their first victory over their opponent since 2014.
Rajon Rondo took the lead as a substitute, scoring 17 points, capturing 10 rebounds and passing six crucial Lakers.
Damien Lillard and CJ McCollum scored 30 points each, and Blazers almost made a huge uprising and managed to make up 20 points at the start of the fourth quarter, but time was not enough to avoid defeat.
In another match, James Harden scored 25 points, seven assists and four times, to lead the Houston Rockets to a 96-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
Carmelo Anthony also scored 17 points and James Ines added 15 points to make the Rockets their second win in a row after losing four consecutive games.
