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Recap: Lakers Take Series 4-1 Over Blazers With Game 5 Win

Portland’s hard-fought playoff run comes to an end.

By Isaiah De los Santos
Portland Trail Blazers v Los Angeles Lakers - Game Five Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

The Portland Trail Blazers’ stay at the Disney World bubble came to end on Saturday as Portland dropped Game 5 to the Lakers by a score of 131-122 and lost the series 4-1. CJ McCollum led the team with 36 points, followed by 27 points from Carmelo Anthony.

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No Lillard Time. Portland was without injured star Damian Lillard as he recovers from what’s been diagnosed as a sprained right knee. The Blazers never let the Lakers stray too far in the fourth quarter until the very end, but they could’ve used Lillard’s crunch-time abilities.

Stay Melo (?) Carmelo Anthony has enjoyed a career resurgence in Portland, yet there’s uncertainty as to whether the 10-time All-Star just played his last game with the Blazers. If Melo does move on, he leaves behind a highlight reel of clutch shots from just one season as a Blazer.

Headbands for Uncle Cliff. The Blazers all wore headbands for their game after news broke earlier in the day that Blazer great Clifford Robinson had passed away:

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