Daily statistical milestones: LeBron James moves past DeAndre Jordan and more

Here’s your daily recap of movements in the all-time lists for scoring, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals and three-pointers after yesterday’s games.

LeBron James No. 41 in rebounds now

Moved ahead of DeAndre Jordan with 10,052 rebounds. He’s now 40 away from Johnny Kerr

Anthony Davis No. 43 in blocks now

Moved ahead of Mark West with 1,404 blocks. He’s now 52 away from Hot Rod Williams

Hassan Whiteside No. 77 in blocks now

Moved ahead of Antonio McDyess, Buck Williams, Bob Lanier and Andrew Lang with 1,104 blocks. He’s now 5 away from Brendan Haywood

Bojan Bogdanovic No. 83 in three-pointers now

Moved ahead of Deron Williams with 1,181 three-pointers. He’s now 16 away from Wayne Ellington

D’Angelo Russell No. 135 in three-pointers now

Moved ahead of Joe Dumars, Jerry Stackhouse and Leandro Barbosa with 991 three-pointers. He’s now tied with Stephon Marbury

Zach LaVine No. 141 in three-pointers now

Moved ahead of Scottie Pippen, Al Harrington, Mark Price and Walt Williams with 980 three-pointers. He’s now 2 away from Matt Barnes

Harrison Barnes No. 147 in three-pointers now

Moved ahead of Tim Thomas with 966 three-pointers. He’s now 5 away from Vladimir Radmanovic

DeMar DeRozan No. 154 in assists now

Moved ahead of Sedale Threatt with 3,614 assists. He’s now 32 away from Derrick Rose

Anthony Davis No. 166 in points now

Moved ahead of Blake Griffin with 14,285 points. He’s now 26 away from Alonzo Mourning

Anthony Davis No. 170 in rebounds now

Moved ahead of Elden Campbell and Andrew Bogut with 6,119 rebounds. He’s now 10 away from Paul Arizin

Donovan Mitchell No. 174 in three-pointers now

Moved ahead of Kawhi Leonard, Eric Piatkowski and Anthony Tolliver with 866 three-pointers. He’s now 3 away from Terry Rozier

Mike Conley No. 181 in points now

Moved ahead of Andre Iguodala with 13,938 points. He’s now 38 away from Carlos Boozer and Kevin Love

Ben McLemore No. 193 in three-pointers now

Moved ahead of Doug Christie and Rex Chapman with 807 three-pointers. He’s now tied with Anthony Morrow

Fred VanVleet No. 215 in three-pointers now

Moved ahead of Jayson Tatum and Monta Ellis with 742 three-pointers. He’s now 4 away from Caron Butler and Jalen Rose

Hassan Whiteside No. 231 in rebounds now

Moved ahead of Mark West with 5,348 rebounds. He’s now 11 away from Brook Lopez

Karl-Anthony Towns No. 249 in rebounds now

Moved ahead of Don Nelson with 5,196 rebounds. He’s now tied with Jim Chones

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Kyle Goon @kylegoon The Lakers lost their last game before the trade deadline. Though they were without Russell Westbrook, they were facing a Portland team leaning on Trenton Watford, Greg Brown III and Keljin Blevins.
Even LeBron James admitted the team is in a “fog”: ocregister.com/2022/02/09/lak… – 1:50 AM

Eric Walden @tribjazz Donovan Mitchell, talking about the Joe Ingles trade, notes that he’s never played without Joe, and talks about how much he’s learned from him. Praised Joe for telling the team he was happy that getting traded gave the team a way to get better. – 1:43 AM

Eric Walden @tribjazz Donovan Mitchell enters his postgame session to joking accusations that he needed to start assist-hunting much earlier: “I had to make sure the game was in hand. No, no. They have that guy on the other side.” – 1:38 AM

Kyle Goon @kylegoon Most interesting LeBron quote on the looming trade deadline: “Obviously this is something that’s weighing on this group that we’re all trying to get through. Almost feels like it’s a fog, just fog in the air. And we’re all trying to see what’s on the other side of it.” – 1:38 AM

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA Anthony Edwards informed us after tonight’s game that his knee has been hurt for the past month.
When we asked what Edwards playing through injury has meant, D’Angelo Russell said: “Why the hell he tell y’all that? I ain’t hearing that shit. I ain’t hearing that. Next game.” – 1:31 AM

Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine D’Angelo Russell on the defense:
“We gotta talk about it. Not just throw this to the side and prepare. We gotta be better with our habits and see it on film and try to capitalize off what we didn’t do.” – 1:27 AM

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA D’Angelo Russell on the Wolves defensive slippage of late:
“I think, honestly, success brings complacent-ness. I think that was it. As a group, a little loose. You know, complacent, and happy with the results. Not trying to put our foot on the gas, Just a little complacent.” – 1:25 AM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA That was it… Vogel, THT and LeBron.
Anthony Davis did not talk to the media tonight. – 1:19 AM

Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Jazz had a 69.6 defensive rating when Hassan Whiteside was in the game tonight, my goodness. – 1:17 AM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter LeBron: “I’m tired as hell right now.”
He continued: “Mental fatigue is always a part of a season … it’s even more fatigue when you’re losing ballgames.”
With that said: “I never get to the point where I’m out of it … I’m not worried about that.” – 1:17 AM

Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers LeBron says the team is in a fog, and they’re just trying to see what’s at the end of it. That’s exactly what the townspeople were trying to do in “The Mist.” BK – 1:16 AM

Sean Highkin @highkin LeBron James: “I’m tired as hell right now. I just want to get some wine and get to bed.”
(I’m tweeting this quote to get engagement from people quote tweeting it saying “Big Mood”) – 1:16 AM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA LeBron James: “I’m tired as hell right now. I want to get some wine and get to bed.” – 1:15 AM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter For tonight’s game, LeBron noted and owned some of the “Pick 6” type turnovers that were super costly to the Lakers down the stretch. – 1:15 AM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA LeBron James says he takes “full responsibility” for costly turnovers in tonight’s game. – 1:15 AM

Eric Walden @tribjazz Hassan Whiteside, on Trent Forrest: “Oh man. Seeing a guy being timid and in his shell, and seeing him come out and be a pro … I didn’t know he could defend like that.” – 1:14 AM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter LeBron said his knee was a little sore when he got grabbed by Winslow in transition in the first half, and it impacted him for a couple of plays, but it was OK after that, and it didn’t have an impact from that point on. – 1:14 AM

Kyle Goon @kylegoon LeBron James blames himself for his turnovers, saying the 21 Lakers giveaways tonight were like “pick-sixes” and cost them more because the Blazers scored off of them. – 1:13 AM

Eric Walden @tribjazz Hassan Whiteside, when asked if he thought he might get a triple-double: “Yeah, I thought I might. But the blocks get tough. They were attacking me a lot more early in the game. (As it went on), they started doing crazy stuff.” – 1:09 AM

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Donovan Mitchell is improving as a point guard. He could always generate assists. Tonight he ran the offense. Got guys into spots. Recognized mismatches. He was good at the subtle game managing stuff – 12:59 AM

Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry DeMar DeRozan is on a tear and helping the Bulls hold on in the East standings
via @TheAthletic theathletic.com/3121917/2022/0… – 12:57 AM

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds LeBron blew it. The guy who averages 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for his career – but has never had a game with exactly 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists – made a 3-pointer tonight with 0.4 seconds left.
That gave him 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.
We were denied. – 12:50 AM

Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie It’s hard not to come off as a bit disrespectful to the Blazers young guys, who just fought their ass off and wanted that win more than the Lakers tonight. They deserved that.
But I’m pretty sure that’s the worst loss I’ve seen in the LeBron Lakers era? – 12:42 AM

Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham The Domantas Sabonis debut is a good one. Kings beat the Timberwolves 132-119, he scores 22 points and records 14 rebounds in the win. Harrison Barnes with 30 & De’Aaron Fox with 27, – 12:30 AM

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA Wolves crumble down the stretch
Wolves 119, Kings 132
On tonight’s show:
– Kings go on 18 to 4 run in last 5 minutes
– Bench does not show up
– A big DLo night (29 and 10)
– Another poor defensive game
– Quiet KAT 1st half, quiet Ant 2nd half
– Finch on Wolves’ deadline plan – 12:29 AM

Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa All this attention on Russ, save some of that energy for AD… – 12:28 AM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS Worst records by any LeBron James team:
2003-04 Cavaliers: 35-47
2018-19 Lakers: 37-45
2021-22 Lakers (pace): 38-44
The Lakers have the NBA’s hardest remaining schedule by nearly two full percentage points.
The title of “worst LeBron team ever” is probably in play. – 12:26 AM

StatMuse @statmuse With that last 3 pointer, LeBron James finished the night with 30/7/7.
LeBron still hasn’t had a 27/7/7 game in his career. pic.twitter.com/iVpjbATYV0 – 12:23 AM

Michael Grange @michaelgrange On one hand, I’m kind of sad for LeBron. Great champion. Great citizen. Guy is balling like no one ever has at his age. Much respect. He deserves another crack at a title. But on the other hand, he’s just a terrible GM. – 12:23 AM

John Hollinger @johnhollinger One team had LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The other played C.J. Elleby 43 minutes. – 12:22 AM

James Boyd @RomeovilleKid Lol!!! Bron really hit that 3 to avoid the long-awaited 27-7-7. 😂😂 – 12:20 AM

Rob Perez @WorldWideWob LEBRON AT THE BUZZER! pic.twitter.com/ZfByg3YhWv – 12:19 AM

StatMuse @statmuse Anthony Davis took zero shots in the 4th quarter tonight. pic.twitter.com/EybZFnvlvO – 12:19 AM

Dave McMenamin @mcten A laughable loss for the Lakers here in Portland tonight. They fall 107-105 to a Blazers team that had no Dame, just traded C.J. and didn’t have any of the C.J. trade return haul in uniform. LeBron 30p 7r 7a 3s 6tos; AD 17p 7r 6a 5b; THT 14p; Stanley 11p 6r. LAL is 26-30 – 12:18 AM

Sean Highkin @highkin LeBron hits a three at the buzzer to make the Lakers lose by 2 instead of 5. Season-defining moment right there. – 12:18 AM

StatMuse @statmuse Lakers win percentage this season:
.473 with Russell Westbrook
.457 with Anthony Davis pic.twitter.com/LrVEfBC74M – 12:18 AM

Kyle Goon @kylegoon LeBron makes the final 3-pointer. It’s meaningless.
The Lakers fall 107-105 to the woeful Portland Trail Blazers. – 12:18 AM

Ryan Miller @millerjryan The dream is dead. Donovan Mitchell checks out with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. – 12:18 AM

Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Donovan Mitchell checks out: 14 points, 10 rebounds… only 8 assists. No triple double. The Boozer curse continues on. – 12:18 AM

Ben Anderson @BensHoops Donovan Mitchell is checking out, the dream is dead. – 12:17 AM

James Ham @James_HamNBA Harrison Barnes triple. Kings up 124-115. – 12:16 AM

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Good job, good effort from Ant and DLo on this one pic.twitter.com/BhPdncBPm0 – 12:14 AM

Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham Timberwolves lead the Kings 115-114 with 4:46 to play. Sacramento with six players in double figures – Harrison Barnes with 25, Domantas Sabonis with 20 points and 11 boards in his debut. – 12:11 AM

Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers Has AD gone below the 3 point line in any of the last four or five possessions? BK – 12:02 AM

Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress How is LeBron James not scoring each time down the court against this Blazers lineup? – 11:57 PM

Eric Walden @tribjazz End 3Q: Jazz 79, Warriors 65. After holding GSW to 18p in 2Q, Utah holds them to 16 in 3Q (on 5-20 shooting). Donovan Mitchell has 11p, 10r, 7a — and 12minutes to get the Jazz’s first regular season triple-double since Carlos Boozer on Feb. 13, 2008. – 11:53 PM

Trey Kerby @treykerby If LeBron even hits a game-winner tonight… pic.twitter.com/buIiimkQWA – 11:53 PM

Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham D’Angelo Russell’s 3 is now ruled a 2 points, he has 29 and the Wolves lead is 101-99 – 11:52 PM

Noel Harris @NorCalNoel916 D’Angelo Russell came into this game averaging 21.4 ppg in seven games at Golden 1 Center. He’s already at 29 points tonight with a quarter to go.
Minnesota leads Sacramento 101-99, end third. – 11:52 PM

Rob Perez @WorldWideWob LeBron & AD in the trenches fighting for their lives against Keljin Blevins. – 11:50 PM

Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham A 30 point night for D’Angelo Russell tonight through 3 quarters in Sacramento. His T’Wolves lead the Kings 102-99 headed to the 4th. – 11:49 PM

Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon Midway through the third quarter, Donovan Mitchell is three assists shy of the Jazz’s first regular-season triple-double since Carlos Boozer’s on Feb. 13, 2008. It’s the longest drought in the NBA. (Ricky Rubio did get one in the playoffs for Utah.) – 11:37 PM

David Locke @DLocke09 Donovan Mitchell 10 rebounds. Career high is 12
Triple Double Watch
Donovan 11 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists
Last triple double in regular season is Carlos Boozer v. Seattle Supersonics Feb 13th 2008 – 11:37 PM

Ryan Miller @millerjryan Donovan Mitchell needs three assists to hit the triple-double. He’s got 11 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
Oh, and Jazz lead 66-58. – 11:35 PM

Sarah Todd @NBASarah Mitchell: 10 rebounds, 11 points, 7 assists. 6:31 left in the third.
Last Jazz triple-double was when Donovan Mitchell was 11 years old. – 11:35 PM

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA Wolves were down 7 at half. D’Angelo Russell goes off for 13 points in the first 5 minutes of the second half, and the Wolves have tied it.
27 points and 7 assists for DLo already… – 11:33 PM

Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine D’Angelo Russell on fire with 13 in the quarter, 27 for the game. Wolves have tied it up 80-80. Timeout Kings. – 11:32 PM

Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski Big shotmaking from D’Angelo Russell to start this half for the Wolves. – 11:31 PM

Eric Walden @tribjazz So, @Tony Jones is apparently convinced the part of the triple-double that Donovan Mitchell won’t get … is the points. – 11:27 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin CJ Elleby forcing LeBron into a bad miss, Austin Reaves getting beat off the dribble by Ben McLemore. – 11:23 PM

Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham Kings lead the Timberwolves 71-64 at halftime. Rallying from 13 down, outscoring Minnesota 42-27 in the 2nd quarter. Harrison Barnes with 18 points, one of 4 Kings in double figures. Anthony Edwards with 20 for the T’Wolves. Both teams with 17 assists – 11:12 PM

Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee Newlook Kings lead the Timberwolves 71-64 at the half. Harrison Barnes has 18 points. De’Aaron Fox has 15. Domantas Sabonis has 10 points, six rebounds and five assists in his Kings debut. Sacramento has a 25-15 rebounding advantage and a 13-2 advantage in fastbreak points. – 11:10 PM

James Ham @James_HamNBA Kings lead 71-64 at the half. Harrison Barnes leads with 18 points. Fox has 15. Sabonis is up to 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. – 11:09 PM

Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron HALFTIME: Warriors trail the Jazz, 55-49. Hassan Whiteside has an absurd six blocks off the bench. Warriors shooting just 38.1% from the field, including 7-for-18 on 2-pointers. – 11:08 PM

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Warriors exploited Hassan Whiteside for a few wide open 3s in the first half, but Jazz generally beat up the Warriors (+11) with him on the floor. Whiteside had six blocks in 14 minutes. Warriors opened game on a 13-0 run, down six at half. – 11:07 PM

Bill Oram @billoram A strong second quarter from the Lakers, who outscore Portland 36-29 and take a 54-47 lead into halftime. Unsurprisingly, it’s LeBron leading the Lakers: 14 points, 5 rebs, 4 assists. But Ariza, Ellington and THT have all hit multiple 3s. – 11:03 PM

David Locke @DLocke09 Things forgotten during the Utah Jazz slump
Donovan Mitchell is a much better player this year than he has ever been. His passing tonight is electric – 11:00 PM

Ryan Miller @millerjryan Donovan Mitchell has 5 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds in the 2nd quarter… Could this be the night? – 11:00 PM

Sarah Todd @NBASarah Donovan Mitchell missed his first four 3-pointers but he racked up five rebounds and five assists and then just looked super relieved to hit a trey. – 10:59 PM

Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine Giving Harrison Barnes wide open looks at 3s doesn’t seem to be a sound defensive strategy. – 10:49 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin AD getting outworked on the boards by Nurkic and CJ Elleby – 10:48 PM

Eric Walden @tribjazz Hassan Whiteside already has 5 blocks in this game. He’s been so active and engaged. – 10:41 PM

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Hassan Whiteside showed up tonight – 10:41 PM

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Fun first quarter. The Jazz trail the Warriors 31-30.
Couple observations: Donovan Mitchell is 1-5. He didn’t shoot well on New Years night against the warriors.
Trent Forrest is playing very well
The warriors are shooting the cover off the ball – 10:35 PM

Sarah Todd @NBASarah Ok, good defensive sequence, tough offensive rebound and assist to Trent and then he takes a charge on the other end. Hassan Whiteside.
(competition is a good thing) – 10:32 PM

Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers The Lakers’ energy has picked up considerably since LeBron got clocked in the head. (Not recommending he get hit again. Just noting the timing.) AK – 10:27 PM

Eric Walden @tribjazz After a wretched start, the Jazz string together some stops and hit a few 3s, and now they’re only trailing 18-15 with 4:47 left 1Q. Meanwhile: Bojan Bogdanovic has passed Deron Williams for 83rd on the All-Time 3-pointers list with 1,179. – 10:25 PM

David Locke @DLocke09 Bojan Bogdanovic has passed Deron Williams for 83rd on the All-Time three pointers list with 1,179 – 10:24 PM

Casey Holdahl @CHold LeBron has all 8 of LA’s points. – 10:24 PM

Bill Oram @billoram Ben McLemore just whacked LeBron James across the head and LeBron looked temporarily dazed, but then drives the lane on the next possession and finishes through McLemore. So he seems OK. – 10:23 PM

Kyle Goon @kylegoon LeBron took a seat in the baseline crowd after getting swatted in the face. Mike Mancias is taking a look at him. – 10:22 PM

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA DLo deep 3
McDaniels steal into DLo layup
KAT pump and go for an And-1
DLo “come get me” backdoor oop to McDaniels
Ant bucket
Uh oh… – 10:15 PM

Eric Walden @tribjazz Bojan Bogdanovic appears to have hurt his broken finger while the opening tip was taking place. – 10:11 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin Even with LeBron in town, this is the crowd at tip. pic.twitter.com/GfIQDo4vyM – 10:07 PM

StatMuse @statmuse DeMar DeRozan in February (6 games):
34.5 PPG
6.7 RPG
5.7 APG
55.4 FG% pic.twitter.com/2tFsB3fu2M – 10:02 PM

Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef Final: Bulls 121, Hornets 109
DeRozan: 36 pts, 13-19 FG
LaVine: 27 pts, 5 ast, 5-10 3P
Vucevic: 18 pts, 15 reb, 8 ast, 9-13 FG
Coby: 15 pts
Bulls snap two-game losing streak to move to 34-21, and locked with Cavs at 3rd in East – 9:59 PM

Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry Final: Bulls 121, Hornets 109.
DeMar DeRozan: 36/5/4
Zach LaVine: 27/7/5
Nikola Vučević: 18/15/8
Coby White: 15/3/3
The Bulls are now 34-21. – 9:59 PM

Julia Poe @byjuliapoe The Bulls snap a short losing streak with a 121-109 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
Big adjustments for the team with their three top string point guards out of the rotation.
DeRozan (36 pts) and LaVine (27 pts) lead scoring. Coby White (15 pts, 3 assists) with a solid PG run. – 9:59 PM

KC Johnson @KCJHoop Bulls 121, Hornets 109
DeRozan 36 points, 5 rebs
LaVine 27 points, 7 rebs, 5 assists
Vucevic 18 points, 15 rebs, 8 assists, 3 blocks
White 15 points
Ball 33 points, 9 rebs, 5 assists – 9:58 PM

Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef DeMar DeRozan not only has fourth straight 30-point game, he’s also scored 20+ in 14 straight, dating back to Jan. 14 – 9:36 PM

Jamie Hudson @JamieHudson_ Lakers UPDATE:
Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard and LeBron James are available. Russell Westbrook is out for tonight’s game vs. Blazers. – 9:33 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha Lakers starters vs. Portland:
Anthony Davis
LeBron James
Trevor Ariza
Avery Bradley
Malik Monk – 9:31 PM

James Ham @James_HamNBA Starters for @Sacramento Kings vs. Minnesota Timberwolves – 2/9:
G – De’Aaron Fox
G – Justin Holiday
F – Harrison Barnes
F – Chimezie Metu
C – Domantas Sabonis – 9:31 PM

Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee Kings starters vs. Timberwolves:
G – De’Aaron Fox
G – Justin Holiday
F – Harrison Barnes
F – Chimezie Metu
C – Domantas Sabonis – 9:31 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter LAL’s 28th starting lineup of the season:
Bradley, Monk, LeBron, Ariza, Davis – 9:30 PM

Julia Poe @byjuliapoe Zach LaVine drains a confident shot several feet behind the arc to end the quarter. Getting nice and warmed up for that 3-point competition next weekend. – 9:26 PM

KC Johnson @KCJHoop This is DeMar DeRozan’s first game with three 3-pointers since Nov. 26. – 9:23 PM

Julia Poe @byjuliapoe DeMar DeRozan is 3-for-4 from 3-point range so far tonight.
That’s the most he’s made from behind the arc in a single game since last November. – 9:23 PM

Bill Oram @billoram Lakers say Russell Westbrook’s lower back tightness will keep him out tonight. LeBron James and Dwight Howard, both previously listed as questionable, will play. – 9:10 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten Russell Westbrook is out tonight with lower back tightness, per the Lakers. It will be the first game he has missed this season. LeBron James and Dwight Howard are both active. – 9:07 PM

Bill Simmons @BillSimmons James Harden missed 43 games total from 2009 through 2020. Along with Pierce and LeBron, one of the 3 most durable perimeter players this century. Now he’s skipping games like they are 8am calculus classes. But everything’s fine. Ohhhhhh-kay. – 9:05 PM

Brad Turner @BA_Turner LeBron James and Dwight Howard are both active tonight. Russell Westbrook (low back tightness) is out, per Lakers. – 9:03 PM

Kyle Goon @kylegoon LeBron James and Dwight Howard, who are both warming up on the court as we speak, are available tonight against the Trail Blazers.
Russell Westbrook is out with lower back tightness, the team says. – 9:02 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha The Lakers say LeBron James and Dwight Howard are both active tonight. Russell Westbrook (lower back tightness) is out. – 9:02 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter LeBron and Dwight Howard are both active tonight.
Russell Westbrook (low back tightness) is out. It’ll be his first missed game this season. – 9:02 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter LeBron warming up in Portland: instagram.com/stories/miketr… – 8:59 PM

Julia Poe @byjuliapoe The Bulls take a firm 58-45 lead into the locker room. Not enough room to feel comfortable, but an improved adjustment from the first quarter to the second.
DeMar DeRozan (18 pts) leads scoring with Zach LaVine (15 pts) and Vooch (10 pts) also in double digits. – 8:44 PM

KC Johnson @KCJHoop Bulls 58, Hornets 45 at half
DeRozan 18 pts
LaVine 15 pts
Vucevic 10 pts, 8 rebs, 3 assists, 3 blocks
White 8 pts, 2 assists – 8:43 PM

Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports Are the Hornets bad or are the #Bulls actually playing defense tonight? You are what the scoreboard says you are. Bulls lead 58-45 at half. DeRozan 18, LaVine 15, Vuc 10 & 8 – 8:43 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter LeBron, Westbrook and Howard remain game-time decisions, said Vogel.
Howard missed last night’s game, but LeBron and Westbrook both played and looked good physically, allowing some optimism for tonight, providing warm ups go well. – 8:37 PM

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA Complete Timberwolves injury update from Chris Finch…
Anthony Edwards GAME-TIME DECISION
D’Angelo Russell IN
Patrick Beverley OUT
Taurean Prince IN
Naz Reid IN
Josh Okogie IN – 8:36 PM

Brad Turner @BA_Turner Vogel sand LeBron James and Russell Westbrook and Dwight Howard are game time decisions. – 8:35 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha Frank Vogel says LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Dwight Howard are all game-time decisions tonight. – 8:34 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten Frank Vogel says LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Dwight Howard are all gametime decisions tonight vs POR – 8:34 PM

Kyle Goon @kylegoon Frank Vogel says LeBron, Russ, Dwight are all still game-time decisions tonight in Portland. – 8:34 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA Frank Vogel says LeBron James and Russell Westbrook are game-time decisions. – 8:34 PM

Bill Oram @billoram LeBron, Westbrook and Dwight Howard all game-time decisions, per Frank Vogel – 8:34 PM

Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry Am I seeing things, or are the Hornets really guarding DeMar DeRozan with Ish Smith? @Rod Boone – 8:25 PM

Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry Current Bulls lineup late first quarter at Charlotte: Matt Thomas, Malcolm Hill, Troy Brown Jr., DeMar DeRozan, Tony Bradley. – 8:12 PM

Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed DeMar DeRozan is nasty – 8:05 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS I actually think having Daniel Theis could be a positive for the Lakers.
This has not been a good year for him, but he’s been a solid starting center that can shoot a bit in the past. That’s something AD likes having around, and it never hurts to have some extra tradable salary – 6:42 PM

James Plowright @British_Buzz Sounds like we can expect a lot of double teams tonight against the Bulls, also expect some zone, Borrego is wanting to mix it up to try and force DeRozan/LaVine/Vooch to be uncomfortable – 6:07 PM

Tas Melas @TasMelas My NBA plays tonight:
1) Anthony Davis over 22.5 PTS (seems too easy)
2) Dejounte Murray under 39.5 PTS/REB/AST (I’ll regret this
3) @MBeller is taking over every prop/line in CHI-CHA – 5:27 PM

Bob Garcia @bgarciaivsports Russell Westbrook needs to listen to Dwyane Wade’s advice about playing alongside LeBron James.
#Lakers #LakeShow #NBA
sportscasting.com/russell-westbr… – 4:02 PM

Josh Martin @LonzoWire LaVine will compete in the 3-Point Contest for the third time. lonzowire.usatoday.com/2022/02/08/zac… – 4:00 PM

Brad Turner @BA_Turner LeBron James (left knee soreness) and Russell Westbrook (low back tightness) listed as questionable for Lakers at Portland tonight, per Lakers. – 3:56 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten The Lakers say that LeBron James (left knee soreness/swelling) and Russell Westbrook (lower back tightness) are both questionable for tonight’s game in Portland – 3:56 PM

Kyle Goon @kylegoon The Lakers are listing both LeBron James (left knee soreness) and Russell Westbrook (lower back tightness) as QUESTIONABLE tonight in Portland. They’ll go through pregame warm ups to see if they’ll play. – 3:55 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Lakers injury report update:
LeBron James (left knee) and Russell Westbrook (lower back tightness) are listed as questionable tonight.
Both will go through on-court work before the game to determine if they’ll play at Portland. – 3:53 PM

Bill Oram @billoram The Lakers say both LeBron James (left knee) and Russell Westbrook (lower back tightness) are listed as questionable tonight against Portland. – 3:53 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha The Lakers say that LeBron James (left knee) and Russell Westbrook (low back tightness) will be listed as questionable tonight in Portland.
James and Westbrook will test out their injuries pregame and then decide if they’re going to play. – 3:53 PM

Salman Ali @SalmanAliNBA I wonder if Miami is gearing up to try and get someone like Harrison Barnes or Jerami Grant using Duncan Robinson’s contract.
They now have the flexibility to trade their 2022 and 2023 first round picks. – 3:32 PM

Marc Stein @TheSteinLine < 24 hours to go until the NBA trade deadline: Sacramento has been sending more frequent signals that it plans to keep Harrison Barnes rather than trade him, league sources say, as it chases a playoff play-in spot.
The Kings have missed the playoffs for 15 seasons in a row. – 3:28 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson Dame/Blazers gotta believe they are getting one of Harden, Beal or LaVine, right? – 2:32 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Giannis Antetokounmpo hit one of his baseline fadeaways on LeBron James.
A quarter later, James was determined to take it away from him, so Antetokounmpo hit him with a pump fake and drew a foul.
On Giannis being in complete control, at @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/3120029/2022/0… – 2:09 PM