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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.

Los Angeles is already burnishing the legend of its newest superstar, five-time All-NBA First Team guard Luka Doncic. A mural depicting Doncic and late Lakers s

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.

The NBA is about to get a taste of the Lakers at full power for the first time since they traded for Luka Doncic, and that should make them very, very afraid. According to ESPN, Lakers head coach JJ Redick told reporters that Doncic was full go after playing limited minutes in his first two appearances with L.