Up next for the Lakers: Sunday vs. Portland

Steve Blake corrals a loose ball and looks to pass around Detroit's Greg Monroe, left, and Brandon Jennings, right, during the Lakers' 106-102 win Friday.

By Mike Bresnahan

Nov. 30, 2013 12 AM PT

When: 6:30 PST

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records: Lakers 9-8, Trail Blazers 13-3.

Record vs. Trail Blazers (2012-13): 3-1.

Update: The Lakers have a tough time winning in Portland (3-12 in their last 15 there) but are much better at Staples Center against the Trail Blazers (14-2 since 2005). Portland is one of the NBA’s biggest surprises thanks to forward LaMarcus Aldridge and a solid backcourt of Damian Lillard and Wesley Matthews. The Trail Blazers are 7-2 on the road.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

Up next for the Lakers: Sunday vs. Portland

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