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There was a silver lining Thursday in the NBA crisis triggered by the Jacob Blake shooting as players vowed to return to the court and resume the playoffs over the weekend.

Lakers breeze past Trail Blazers

LeBron James finished with 38 points as the Los Angeles Lakers outplayed the Portland Trail Blazers at both ends of the floor Saturday for a 116-108 win in game three of their Western Conference playoff series.

The Los Angeles Lakers bounced back from a stinging loss to the Portland Trailblazers and tied their Western Conference playoff series at a game each.

Myles Turner and Justin Holiday scored 18 points apiece as the Indiana Pacers withstood a 45-point performance from Houston star James Harden Wednesday in a 108-104 NBA victory over the Rockets.

The Indiana Pacers dealt the Los Angeles Lakers their third straight loss Saturday in Orlando.

T.J. Warren scored 39 points as the in-form Indiana Pacers inflicted a 116-111 defeat on LeBron James and his stuttering Los Angeles Lakers, who have lost three in a row as the NBA playoffs approach.

Devin Booker showed he is clutch as he nailed the winning basket in the Phoenix Suns' 117-115 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday.

Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons combined for 60 points but were no match for Indiana's T.J. Warren who dropped 53 points, highlighted by 9-of-12 shooting from the arc, in a 127-121 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at the NBA bubble Saturday in Orlando.

Kyle Lowry scored 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lift the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors over the Los Angeles Lakers 107-92 in a showdown of title contenders Saturday.

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo, who had ruled himself out of the NBA restart two weeks ago due to injury, said on Wednesday there's a "strong possibility" he will now play.

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo says he will sit out the remainder of the NBA season because he doesn’t want to risk re-injuring his surgically-repaired right knee.