Lakers Win One, Lose One : Pro basketball: Portland is beaten, 93-83, but Jones is lost because of a shoulder injury.

More pain was heaped upon the pleasure Sunday night, when the Lakers lost another player but won another game, as if there is any other way for them.

This time the victims were, in order: Eddie Jones and the Portland Trail Blazers. Jones went out in the first quarter with what for now is being called a strained right shoulder. He will miss at least tonight’s game at Seattle.

Portland followed in the fourth quarter, when the Lakers outscored the visitors, 27-11, to turn an eight-point deficit into a 93-83 victory before 17,505 at the Forum.

Afterward, the Lakers were vague about how long Jones will be out, simply because it was too early to tell. More will be known after he is examined today by Dr. Steve Lombardo, at which time the team physician will decide if more tests are needed.

There is this red flag, though: Jones said he felt a pop.

“Not today, not tomorrow,” Coach Del Harris said when asked about Jones’ status. “Other than that, I don’t know.”

Already without reserve Tony Smith, sidelined for the second time in three games, the Lakers lost Jones in the closing seconds of the first quarter.

Jones took a pass from Nick Van Exel and threw down a driving slam dunk with 1:40 to play. He didn’t appear to be in pain at the time, but less than a minute later was rubbing the shoulder and came out. Then, just as the final seconds of the quarter were ticking off, he headed to the locker room.

“It was a twinge at first,” said Jones, averaging 14.5 points overall and 22.4 points the previous five games. “But I was trying to move my arm. Then it was like, ‘Somebody come get me.’ . . . After running downcourt, then I knew something was wrong.”

Off-and-on sharp pains would follow. For the Lakers, too. They trailed by eight points in each of the next three quarters, finally at 76-68 with 10:30 remaining.

About 3 1/2 minutes later, after consecutive three-point baskets by Sedale Threatt and Van Exel, they had a 78-78 tie. It was still even, 83-83, with 3:22 left, when the Lakers rode another Vlade Divac hot streak to their fourth victory in five tries.

Averaging 16.5 points and 13 rebounds the last 12 games, Divac hit two free throws for what would be the final deadlock of the night, then a short jump shot for the lead. Moments later, hoping Portland’s Chris Dudley would be a little more timid on defense with five fouls, Divac spun into the lane for a layup. One possession later, with 33 seconds to go, Dudley got his sixth foul and Divac two more free throws, giving him all the Laker points in a decisive 8-0 run.

“I had some advantage on that,” Divac said of Dudley’s foul problems. “He was a little scared to pick up easy fouls. I had that, and I also had in my mind to go strong.”

He also had 18 points and 16 rebounds against the NBA’s No. 1 rebounding team. The Lakers, usually weak in that area, were outrebounded, 49-47.

“Everyone was looking to hammer it in to him,” Harris said of Divac. “And he came through.”

So did Anthony Peeler--again. Afforded increased playing time during the fallout from the Cedric Ceballos injury, Peeler had scored 27 points against the Clippers and 26 against the Spurs in two of the three games just before the all-star weekend. Sunday, he had a game-high 21.

Laker Notes

It was another good showing for the Laker defense, which has held five consecutive opponents to fewer than 100 points for the first time since November 1991. “Our defense has come back,” Coach Del Harris said. “This is eight games in a row now that I’ve been satisfied with our defense.” The Trail Blazers shot only 34.5%, after Sacramento and Seattle shot 44% and 39.1%, respectively. . . . Tony Smith had been bothered with back spasms, but he did not dress against Portland because of a strained left calf.