Aug 22, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) shoots a three pointer against Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Trent Jr. (2) in the first half in game three of the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs at Advent
Washington: LeBron James finished with 38 points as the Los Angeles Lakers outplayed the Portland Trail Blazers at both ends of the floor Saturday for a 116-108 win in game three of their Western Conference playoff series.
James also had 12 rebounds and eight assists while Anthony Davis scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half as the Lakers grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven first round series in the NBA's quarantine bubble in Orlando, Florida.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 13 points and Alex Caruso added 10 points and seven assists for the Lakers.
Portland's Damian Lillard tallied 34 points and seven assists while playing with a dislocated finger.
CJ McCollum finished with 28 points and eight rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who also relied on 36-year-old veteran Carmelo Anthony for much of their offence.
Anthony, who played the entire fourth quarter, finished with 20 points, but also had five fouls.
