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The Portland Trail Blazers play the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday in an NBA matchup at Moda Center. Here are the details: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (20-22) vs. LOS ANGELES LAKERS (24-15) When: 7 p.m., Saturday,

Star guard Luka Doncic has been officially ruled out of the game due to left groin soreness. It’s the first game that Doncic will miss due to the injury. It remains to be seen if any other absences will follow.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- - Damian Lillard had 38 points to lead Portland to a 106-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night that gave the Trail Blazers the tiebreaker over their Western Conference foe as the regular season winds to a close.

The Los Angeles Lakers star competed against his 1,822nd player — Portland Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen — on Saturday night at the Moda Center, which is a remarkable figure on its own in his 23 seasons in the NBA. According to Stathead, James has now played against 33.8% of all players who have ever competed in an NBA game.

Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James didn’t play in either of those games as he was sidelined with sciatica to start the season. It will be a different story when the two teams meet for a third and final time in the regular season on Saturday night.