Portland vs. Los Angeles

Portland won the first game of the series, but all that did was wake up the Lakers, who have won and covered the last three games, including 135-115 on Monday in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicates. Los Angeles led by as many as 38 points and LeBron James had 30 points and 10 assists in only 28 minutes. What's worse for the Trail Blazers is that sharpshooting Damian Lillard left with a right knee injury in the third period and he is listed as out for tonight's game. The Blazers are 16-35-2 ATS their last 53 conference quarterfinal games and they have not covered their last five games playing with one day of rest. The Lakers are 8-2 ATS the last 10 meetings and will close it out convincingly tonight. Take the Lakers.