Mike Bresnahan, LA Times

PORTLAND, Ore. — It certainly didn’t look good for the Lakers as the “Beat L.A.” chants rained down with more force than the driving precipitation earlier in the day.

A quick check of the venue wouldn’t instill much confidence in a Lakers victory either, seeing how they had been rejected the last four times they visited the Rose Garden, even though the Portland Trail Blazers hadn’t exactly been the titans of the Western Conference in recent years.

Then it became official, the Lakers unable to overcome their turnstile defense while falling to the more physical team, 119-111, Friday.

For all their bruises, the Lakers also saw the end of their 10-game winning streak despite a season-high 17 points from Luke Walton and 33 points from Kobe Bryant, who had a series of run-ins with 7-foot-1 center Joel Przybilla in what became a microcosm of the game.

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