The Portland Trail Blazers will be taking on the Los Angeles Lakers tonight for their first game in the 2025 year. Entering this game, it seems that Portland may see a shorthanded Lakers squad, possibly giving them an opening to snatch the game.

On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to the outcomes of three of the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal games. The Lakers cut their deficit to five points with three minutes remaining, but the Cavaliers put the game away with a 10–3 run.

The Portland Trail Blazers hit the road for a five game road trip, starting with a date against the updated Los Angeles Lakers. The Blazers weren’t much of a match for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers Monday,

Although the Lakers fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-110 on Tuesday due to some hot shooting from the Cavs, they have won six of their last nine games and have recovered nicely after a nasty stretch a few weeks ago.