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SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA predictions for the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday

The Los Angeles Lakers (32-21) and Portland Trail Blazers (23-32) are all set to square off from Moda Center in Portland. The Lakers are currently 13-14 on the road and are coming off a loss last night to the Charlotte Hornets.

Though Kyrie Irving stayed put at this year's NBA trade deadline, the team around him changed drastically. In one of the biggest trades in NBA history, the Dallas Mavericks sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for Anthony Davis.

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving responded to criticism directed at Luka Doncic after the former franchise centerpiece was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world when they traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis,

As you all know, the Dallas Mavericks traded franchise point guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers— a move that shook the NBA world. Even though Doncic and the Mavericks organization didn’t end on the best terms,