Game #40 – January 17, 2026
(24-16)	116	-	132	(21-22)
Moda Center – Portland, OR

Team Leaders Lakers

Points – Smart 25, Timme 21, L. James 20

Rebounds – L. James 9, Kleber 5, LaRavia 5

Assists – L. James 8, LaRavia 4, Timme 4

Team Leaders Trail Blazers

Points – Sharpe 25, Grant 22, Love 22

Rebounds – Clingan 11, Williams 6, 2 Players Tied With 5

Assists – Love 7, 3 Players Tied With 4

Lakers @ Trail Blazers – Box Score 01.17.26

Game #8 – January 5, 2021
(6-2)	94	-	92	(2-5)
FedEx Forum – Memphis, TN

Team Leaders Lakers

Points – Davis 26, James 26, Schroder 12

Rebounds – James 11, Davis 10, 2 Players Tied With 7

Assists – James 7, Schroder 6, Davis 4

Team Leaders Grizzlies

Points – Brooks 13, Dieng 13, Valanciunas 13

Rebounds – Valanciunas 11, Anderson 5, Brooks 5

Assists – Jones 8, Melton 5, 4 Players Tied With 2

Lakers @ Grizzlies – Box Score 01.05.21

Game #27 – December 15, 2019
	101	-	96
State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GA

Team Leaders Lakers

Points – James 32, Davis 27, 2 Players Tied With 11

Rebounds – Davis 13, James 13, 2 Players Tied With 7

Assists – James 7, Rondo 5, Davis 3

Team Leaders Hawks

Points – Young 30, Parker 12, 2 Players Tied With 10

Rebounds – Len 7, Hunter 6, Young 6

Assists – Young 7, Len 3, 3 Players Tied With 2

Lakers @ Hawks – Box Score 12.15.19

Game #26 – December 13, 2019
	113	-	110
American Airlines Arena – Miami, FL

Team Leaders Lakers

Points – Davis 33, James 28, Caldwell-Pope 15

Rebounds – Davis 10, McGee 10, James 9

Assists – James 12, Caldwell-Pope 4, Rondo 4

Team Leaders Heat

Points – Butler 23, Jones 17, Nunn 16

Rebounds – Adebayo 12, Olynyk 6, Jones 4

Assists – Nunnn 7, Adebayo 5, Jones 4

Lakers @ Heat – Box Score 12.13.19

Game #23 – December 6, 2019
	136	-	113
Moda Center – Portland, OR

Team Leaders Lakers

Points – Davis 39, James 31, Kuzma 15

Rebounds – Howard 10, Davis 9, James 7

Assists – James 8, Caldwell-Pope 5, 2 Players Tied With 3

Team Leaders Trail Blazers

Points – Lillard 29, Whiteside 17, 3 Players Tied With 15

Rebounds – Whiteside 10, Lillard 7, 2 Players Tied With 3

Assists – Lillard 8, McCollum 5, Whiteside 2

Lakers @ Trail Blazers – Box Score 12.06.19

There’s really not much to say so far.  The Lakers blew Christmas Day’s game against Bulls with some inexplicable decision-making down the stretch, as well as four costly missed free throws.   They couldn’t have helped the Bulls more unless they put the ball in the basket for them.

Monday’s game in Sacramento wasn’t much better.  The Lakers never found any rhythm, and when they finally got to within two in the fourth quarter at 89-87, they allowed Marcus Thornton a wide-open three-pointer and that was pretty much that.

Two really ugly losses for different reasons.  Hopefully tonight against Utah will finally allow the Lakers to right the ship, but right now it’s difficult to know what team will show up.    Hoping this is just an early season bump in the road with the short training camp, new players, and new coaching staff.

Trying to stay positive!

Pau Gasol scores two of his 30 points against the Raptors.

When the Lakers look back on this season, Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors won’t be remembered as one to save for a time capsule, just as a victory.   The Lakers shook off a terrible defensive game, and beat a gritty Raptor team 108-103 at Staples Center, to move to 6-0 on the season.

When the Lakers jumped out to a 33-20 lead after one quarter, it looked like the game was headed for extended minutes of garbage time, and another short night for the starters.  But the young Raptors, learning about life after Chris Bosh, responded to the adversity on the road and stormed back to take a 58-55 lead into halftime.  

The game went back and forth in the third, before the Lakers finally got the lead for good late in the quarter. They held on down the stretch for the win despite some uncharacteristic, shaky play in the last minute.

The Raptors dominated inside and on the boards all night, getting to the basket at will against the bigger Lakers, and outrebounding the world champs 49-31.   The Lakers appeared confused on defense all through the game, and had trouble boxing out, as the Raptors also had 19 offensive rebounds to keep them afloat after the Lakers’ early lead.

Pau Gasol had another impressive offensive game, scoring 30 points on 12-22 shooting.  He grabbed only seven rebounds, and didn’t have a single board until midway through the third quarter.  It was just that kind of night.  Kobe Bryant scored 23 points with six assists, and Steve Blake had 14 points, making 4-6 from the 3-point line.   Shannon Brown added 12 points off the bench.

The Raptors had six players in double figures, led by Leandro Barbosa off the bench with 17, and USC-product DeMar DeRozan with 15.  Amir Johnson off the bench had 12 points, and a game and career-high 15 rebounds, including nine on the offensive end.  Andrea Bargnani  and Jose Calderon each added 14 points.

The Lakers did outshoot the Raptors from the field hitting 48.1% to 47.1%, and only turned the ball over 12 times.  But those were the few statistical categories the Lakers did win, besides the most important stat, the final score. The Raptors scored 38 points in the second quarter to erase the Lakers early 13-point lead.

Luke Walton saw his first action of the year, playing a little over six minutes and taking just one shot.  He had been bothered by a strained hamstring since training camp.

The Lakers look to stay undefeated when they face Brandon Roy and the Portland Trail Blazers at home on Sunday. The Blazers, who always give the Lakers a hard time, are off to a good start at 4-2, despite missing their top two centers Greg Oden, and Joel Przybilla, both still recovering from serious knee injuries last year.

Link: Lakers vs. Raptors Box Score

The Lakers playing on Christmas Day has become a yearly tradition, and again they will take center stage this year, hosting the World Champion Boston Celtics in a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals.

The Lakers will also appear on the ABC national telecast five times, 10 times on TNT, and 10 more times on ESPN. The team closes out their 82-game schedule at home to Utah on April 14th.

It is worthy to note that the Lakers have two brutal trips where they play 7-straight on the road, once from January 30 – February 8, and then March 21 – April 1.

To see the complete schedule, go to our 2008-2009 Lakers Regular Season Schedule/Results.