Portland at Los Angeles

It has been a very forgetful season for the Los Angeles Lakers, one that will end as the worst, or one of the worst in their storied history. The Lakers have been a poor defensive team all season, but it seems as though they have given up completely. Over their last 21 games, the The Lakers are allowing a disgraceful 116.5 points per game. Portland opened the season as a hot commodity, but faded for awhile. They have things back together again having won three straight games by a combined 39 points, and two of those were vs. playoffs teams. The Lakers simply have not shown the desire to compete on both ends, and with a very strong offense on the other side of the court, Portland should cruise to an easy double-digit win here on the road. Lay the points on Portland.