LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell added 28 points with 14 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the LeBron James-less Portland Trail Blazers 107-98 on Sunday night.

While James missed his first game of the season due to a bruised left foot, Max Christie started his second game for the Lakers and scored four points with four rebounds.

Rui Hachimura scored 23 points for Los Angeles, ending a three-game losing streak. The Lakers had lost seven of their last nine games.

Deandre Ayton scored 14 points with 19 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who lost their fourth straight game and have lost six of their last seven. Shaedon Sharpe scored 19 points for Portland, which suffered a 42-point loss at home to the Utah Jazz on Friday.

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: After being outrebounded 61-34 by the Jazz, Portland was more active on the Ayton-led line.

Lakers: Russell had a season-high 14 assists, and he did so in a reserve role. Russell was the starting point guard for the first eight games before moving to the bench. He started two games last week when Austin Reaves suffered a pelvic injury.

Key moment

Hachimura gave the Lakers exactly what they were looking for without James, scoring 14 points on 5 of 6 shooting in the second quarter as Los Angeles rallied from a first-period deficit to take a 59-45 halftime lead.

Key statistics

There were a total of seven MVP awards watching the game, with James four sitting on the Lakers’ bench and the three won by Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who watched from a private viewing area seven rows behind the courtside seats .

Next

The Trail Blazers return home to take on the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. The Lakers play at Minnesota on Friday.

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