Nick Smith Jr. stepping up for the Lakers against the Blazers had all the makings of a feel-good Hollywood movie. The shorthanded Lakers relied on their two-way guy to play 27 minutes on the road and he delivered, scoring 25 points in the road win.

To add even more drama, Smith Jr. was not feeling well and threw up at halftime, then dominated in the third and fourth quarters.

The team bombarded Smith Jr. with chest bumps on the bench after a deep 3-pointer late in the fourth forced a Portland timeout and put the Blazers away for good.

After the win, Lakers veteran Marcus Smart explained why Smith Jr.’s performance overjoyed him.

“Nick works his a– off each and every day,” Smart said. “He’s a special talent with an ability not a lot of people have. It was just good to finally see him ab

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