NBA’s biggest obstacle to restarting: Florida

LeBron James had 38 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, Anthony Davis scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 116-108 on Saturday night for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference first-round series. The Lakers shut down the high-scoring Blazers for the second straight game after the No. 1 seed was knocked off in Game 1. This was Portland’s highest-scoring performance in the series and it wasn’t close to good enough.

Steve Kerr decided to let his Warriors players coach themselves for a night because they had stopped listening to him. The players were in charge of everything from shootaround to the game Monday as they took on the woeful Suns at home. That included plotting strategy during timeouts, with minimal input

CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star guard Luka Doncic was back in the Dallas Mavericks’ lineup against the Chicago Bulls on Monday after missing a game because of a sprained left thumb.