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.

It's Lakers vs Trail Blazers on Jan. 17 in the NBA. Here's how to watch, including time, channel, TV schedule and streaming info.

The Los Angeles Lakers are going through a rough stretch of their schedule, playing five games in seven nights. That continued on Saturday night when they traveled to take on the Portland Trail Blazers in the first night of a back-to-back.

Marcus Smart scores 25 points and LeBron James finishes with 20 points, but the Lakers can't overcome Luka Doncic's absence in a 132-116 loss to Portland.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers square off in a Saturday night matchup on NBA TV at 10:00 ET.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic was ruled out against the Portland Trail Blazers while Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes are questionable.