LOS ANGELES -- — LeBron James sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' 107-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday due to left foot soreness, the NBA career scoring leader's first missed game of the season.

The 39-year-old James had been upgraded to probable early Sunday before being downgraded to doubtful less than two hours before tipoff. He officially was ruled out about 30 minutes before gametime.

Without James, a trio of Lakers took charge, with Anthony Davis scoring 30 points with 11 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell adding 28 points with a season-high 14 assists and Rui Hachimura finishing with a season-high 23 points.

“We found out LeBron was out right before the game so the coaches told me I had to step up tonight,” Hachimura said. "I was ready for it. As a team, we were moving the ball well. (Russell) was great."

James did not speak to the media.

James played in the Lakers' first 23 games of the season, averaging 23.0 points with 9.1 assists and 8.0 rebounds.

Los Angeles got off to a 10-4 start, but had lost seven of nine games and three in a row before Sunday, including 134-132 in overtime at Atlanta on Friday. They are now 13-11 with the victory over the Trail Blazers.

James had his seventh triple-double of the season in the Atlanta loss, finishing with 39 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. It was the 119th triple-double of his career.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick put a positive spin on James’ absence, saying the night off “could be good for him,” because Los Angeles doesn’t play again until Friday at Minnesota.

The Lakers also were without Austin Reaves for the fifth consecutive game with a left pelvic contusion. Davis was active after he was listed on the team’s status report as probable with left plantar fasciitis.

James, in his record-tying 22nd NBA season, has averaged 27.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 8.0 assists in 1,515 regular-season games. He has averaged 28.4 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.2 assists in 287 career playoff games, while reaching the postseason 17 times.

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12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Anthony Davis (Gabe Vincent gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Gabe Vincent misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:34	Gabe Vincent offensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Dalton Knecht misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:29	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Anthony Davis blocks Shaedon Sharpe 's 4-foot driving layup	0	0
11:16	Max Christie defensive rebound	0	0
11:09	Rui Hachimura lost ball turnover (Jerami Grant steals)	0	0
11:02	Jerami Grant misses 22-foot three point shot	0	0
11:00	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	0	0
10:45	Anthony Davis makes 7-foot two point shot	2	0
10:31	Deandre Ayton misses 13-foot jumper	2	0
10:27	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	2	0
10:17	Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper	2	0
10:12	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	2	0
10:04	Shaedon Sharpe makes 15-foot two point shot	2	2
9:43	Jerami Grant kicked ball violation	2	2
9:36	Rui Hachimura makes driving dunk (Max Christie assists)	4	2
9:20	Deandre Ayton misses driving layup	4	2
9:16	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	4	2
9:16	Deandre Ayton makes tip shot	4	4
9:11	Gabe Vincent offensive foul	4	4
9:11	Gabe Vincent turnover	4	4
8:52	Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot dunk (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	4	6
8:31	Anthony Davis misses 13-foot two point shot	4	6
8:29	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	4	6
8:11	Anfernee Simons makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	9
7:49	Anthony Davis makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	6	9
7:39	Shaedon Sharpe makes 28-foot three pointer	6	12
7:21	Anfernee Simons blocks Gabe Vincent 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	6	12
7:17	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	6	12
7:17	Anthony Davis makes two point shot	8	12
7:07	Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	12
7:04	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	8	12
6:57	Anthony Davis makes driving layup	10	12
6:41	Deandre Ayton misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	12
6:38	Max Christie defensive rebound	10	12
6:25	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	10	12
6:25	Lakers Full timeout	10	12
6:25	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Dalton Knecht	10	12
6:25	Cam Reddish enters the game for Gabe Vincent	10	12
6:25	Scoot Henderson enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe	10	12
6:25	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	11	12
6:25	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	12	12
6:04	Jerami Grant misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	12
6:00	Toumani Camara offensive rebound	12	12
5:56	Jerami Grant misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	12
5:51	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	12	12
5:50	Deandre Ayton makes 11-foot jumper	12	14
5:26	Anthony Davis misses 14-foot jumper	12	14
5:22	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	12	14
5:19	Scoot Henderson misses two point shot	12	14
5:18	Lakers defensive team rebound	12	14
5:04	D'Angelo Russell misses driving floating jump shot	12	14
5:02	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	12	14
4:59	Anthony Davis misses 13-foot two point shot	12	14
4:59	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	12	14
4:49	Anthony Davis blocks Anfernee Simons 's 4-foot driving layup	12	14
4:47	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	12	14
4:27	D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	14
4:24	Jerami Grant defensive rebound	12	14
4:21	Scoot Henderson out of bounds bad pass turnover	12	14
4:21	Armel Traore enters the game for Rui Hachimura	12	14
4:02	Max Christie misses driving layup	12	14
4:00	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	12	14
3:56	Cam Reddish personal foul	12	14
3:56	Deni Avdija enters the game for Anfernee Simons	12	14
3:49	Anthony Davis blocks Jerami Grant 's 5-foot layup	12	14
3:43	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	12	14
3:43	Deandre Ayton makes tip shot	12	16
3:30	Jerami Grant shooting foul	12	16
3:30	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2	13	16
3:30	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2	14	16
3:15	Toumani Camara makes 4-foot layup (Deni Avdija assists)	14	18
3:00	Anthony Davis misses 7-foot two point shot	14	18
2:57	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	14	18
2:52	Deni Avdija misses two point shot	14	18
2:50	Max Christie defensive rebound	14	18
2:45	D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point shot	14	18
2:41	Scoot Henderson defensive rebound	14	18
2:27	Jerami Grant misses 8-foot hook shot	14	18
2:25	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	14	18
2:17	Jerami Grant personal foul	14	18
2:17	Trail Blazers Full timeout	14	18
2:17	Quincy Olivari enters the game for Max Christie	14	18
2:17	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Jerami Grant	14	18
2:17	Dalano Banton enters the game for Toumani Camara	14	18
2:06	Armel Traore makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists)	16	18
1:47	Scoot Henderson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	16	20
1:29	D'Angelo Russell makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	18	20
1:16	Shaedon Sharpe makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	18	22
59.1	Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	22
55.0	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	18	22
45.1	Deni Avdija makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	18	25
35.0	Anthony Davis makes layup (Cam Reddish assists)	20	25
14.0	Dalano Banton makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	20	27
14.0	D'Angelo Russell shooting foul	20	27
14.0	Jabari Walker enters the game for Deandre Ayton	20	27
14.0	Dalano Banton makes free throw 1 of 1	20	28
4.0	Shaedon Sharpe personal foul	20	28
2.1	Scoot Henderson shooting foul	20	28
2.1	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	21	28
2.1	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	22	28
0.1	Scoot Henderson misses 48-foot three point jumper	22	28
0.0	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	22	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	28

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

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2:30 AM, December 9, 2024

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18,997

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Bill Kennedy, J.T. Orr, Brandon Schwab

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Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
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