Shaedon Sharpe had 25 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 132-116 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, who were playing without top scorer Luka Doncic.

On Saturday, the Lakers team fell to the Portland Trail Blazers, 116-132, and it has dropped them to the No. 6 seed.

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.

Luka Doncic was ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers' game on Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazers because of left groin soreness. Lakers coach JJ Redick said the injury was probably an “accumulation of a longer week.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers fell 132-116 on the road to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday with Luka Doncic sidelined.

The Blazers’ debilitating injury situation has improved dramatically over the last week, but it hasn’t completely disappeared.

The shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers could not keep up with the Portland Trail Blazers on the road, suffering their second straight loss.

BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Trail Blazers host the Los Angeles Lakers in Western Conference play Saturday. The Trail Blazers are 16-14 in Western Conference games. Portland has a 12-17 record against opponents over .500. The Lakers are 18-10 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles is 11-9 against opponents over .500.

The Los Angeles Lakers have LeBron James and Luka Doncic facing injury questions amid a rough losing skid on Sunday.