Worthy’s Surge Propels Lakers Past Trail Blazers : Pro basketball: He scores 22 of his 30 points in the second half of 106-96 victory.

For the Lakers, one loss was an accident, two were a trend and three a nightmare they were halfway into in Technicolor.

They awoke in mid-third period Sunday night to find themselves trailing the Portland Trail Blazers by 10 points and rallied behind James Worthy, who scored 22 of his 30 points in the second half, to win, 106-96, before 17,505 at the Forum.

This gave the Lakers the honor of administering the loss that sent the Blazers into double figures, at 41-10. Two of those losses have been to the Lakers.

The Lakers now go on the road for six games. Let’s just say that losses at Phoenix to end their 16-game winning streak, and to Boston and Portland at home wouldn’t have sent them on their way with a song in their hearts.

“If you’d told me we were going to have 37 points at the half,” Laker Coach Mike Dunleavy said, “I might not have wanted to take too many chances on it.”

Things were going to get worse before they got better, too.

Early in the third quarter, the Trail Blazers led, 57-47, before Magic Johnson (24 points, 16 assists, eight rebounds) made a three-pointer and two three-point plays within 3:24.

Worthy, four for 13 at the half, made five shots in a row at the end of the third quarter and the Lakers took the lead--to stay, it turned out.

They led, 73-67, early in the fourth quarter when Portland’s 6-foot-9 Buck Williams found Terry Teagle covering him on a switch and tried to drive on him.

The Lakers’ defense collapsed on him, the ball came loose, the Lakers got it and threw it ahead to Worthy for a dunk.

Back at the Portland end, Terry Porter ran a pick-and-roll with Williams and threw him the ball. Just as Williams caught it, Mychal Thompson came up and wrestled it away. Thompson then threw it back down the court to Worthy for another dunk. The Lakers were ahead, 77-67, and not about to be caught.

“We thought we had the game in control,” Porter said. “It was just that stretch when Worthy got a couple of dunks and Byron (Scott) hit that ‘three.’ ”

The start of the game was a little less than Dunleavy envisioned.

On the first Trail Blazer possession, Cliff Robinson drove the lane and dunked.

On the second, Robinson, unguarded, scored on a layup.

On the third, Terry Porter sank a three-pointer, obliging Dunleavy to call time out and review the game plan. The game was 69 seconds old and the Blazers were ahead, 7-0.

The Lakers spent the rest of the half trying to catch up, and did when the Portland reserves started the second period shooting one for nine. Tony Smith came in with the Lakers behind, 22-17, and left with the deficit 27-25. Johnson then scored on a layup the first time he touched the ball after returning.

The teams battled on even, if low-scoring terms. The Blazers took a 39-37 lead at intermission when Williams made a pretty block of Johnson’s layup try, sending Clyde Drexler off on a swoop to the hoop for a left-handed slam.

At the end of the third quarter, Portland Coach Rick Adelman was called for a technical foul for complaining about the treatment of Porter as he shot a last-second short jumper. That meant Worthy got to start the fourth quarter with a free throw, putting the Lakers ahead, 72-67.

After that, the Lakers rolled. The road beckons but things could have been worse and nearly were.

Laker Notes

The Lakers are renegotiating James Worthy’s $1.1 million-a-year contract, with Worthy reportedly unhappy at the pace of negotiations. “I think any time you try to accomplish something, there are moments like that,” he said before Sunday’s game. “I understand that’s part of negotiating. That’s the way I’ve tried to look at it.” . . . Said Mitch Kupchak, the Lakers’ assistant general manager: “I don’t think there’s any unhappiness. I think you can go to any player on this team. We’ve never had a problem with a player.”

Sam Perkins reaggravated the sprain to his left foot and will stay behind when the team flies to Houston today. . . . The Trail Blazers’ Buck Williams on Vlade Divac, who guaranteed a victory: “If it was Magic (Johnson) or (James) Worthy who made that comment, I’d be concerned. It’s great to see the Lakers are taking this game so seriously. It’s a compliment to us. It used to be the other way around. It’s like they’re the underdogs now and we’re the favorites.”