Lakers vs Portland: Pre-Game Ramble (LIVE)

The Lakers lost last season's series with Portland 1-2 after splitting the 2005-06 season with Portland 2-2 for the eighth time in the last nine years. Portland has not taken a season series against the Lakers since the 1996-97 season (1-3) until taking the 2006-07 season series (1-2). At Stales the Lakers are 11-4 against the Blazers all-time and have won 10 of the last 12 games against Portland in LA. In the last seven regular season games against the Blazers, Kobe is averaging 39.3