Lakers (106) @ Trail Blazers (116)

Star point guard will miss tonight's game against the Los Angeles Clippers with a lower left leg contusion.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers will take the Lakers clad floor at Staples tonight in what should be an entertaining game between two top tier Western Conference teams. Will the Lakers finally break the win barrier?

Yes, the Lakers are 0-2. The chatter about firing Mike Brown and dumping the Princeton offense drowns out just about everything else in Lakerland. Silver Screen & Roll couldn't help but take the time to discuss this over e-mail through the day.

Highlights of the Lakers' loss to the Blazers last night, featuring a fired up Rose Garden crowd.

The new look Lakers couldn't secure a win in the Rose Garden against a young Blazers squad, continuing a horrifying Laker trend on Halloween night.

The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 116-106 behind 9 players executing a tailored plan while sprinkling in plenty of individual heroics.

The Portland Trail Blazers, behind electric rookie Damian Lillard, showed poise, energy, and defense, slicing through the Los Angeles Lakers for a huge Opening Night victory.

The Los Angeles Lakers still have yet to win as a team in the Dwight Howard era, falling to the Portland Trail Blazers 116-106.

During the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trailblazers game, Steve Nash and Damian Lillard collided. Steve Nash now has a leg contusion. Not an ideal start to the season, to say the least.