MVP: Welcome back, Jordan Hill. After weeks and weeks of subpar play, you pull out your first 20-point game since December 2nd. With Kobe Bryant resting on the second night of a back-to-back, the Lakers needed someone to step up. Now, just keep playing like this long enough for us to trade you, please!
LVP: There’s a lot of people I could give this to. Byron Scott drew up a pretty bad “play” with the Lakers down three, leading to an iso three-pointer from Jeremy Lin that was WAY short. Or Carlos Boozer, whose foul on Meyers Leonard for a four-point play seemed to spark the Blazers. Or Ed Davis who had 4 points and 4 rebounds in 27 minutes. Let’s call it a three-way tie.
Stat of the Night: 15. As in points in the fourth quarter from Damian Lillard, who was red hot and came alive just soon enough to save Portland.