The opponent in that game was the Portland Trail Blazers team, who were a tough opponent in two games this season and beat the Los Angeles Lakers team once, the Portland Trail Blazers team was one of the best this season.
The Portland Trail Blazers team had 34 victories and 15 defeats this season, the Portland Trail Blazers team had one of the best attacks and one of the best defenses of the season and that's why they got those good results.
Jake was not concerned about that because the Portland Trail Blazers team had also qualified for the playoffs as well as the Los Angeles Lakers team and would therefore also replace the top players for many minutes.
Jake would play the 48 minutes in that game and he would have an easier time attacking and defending in that game, Jake knew that in the past the Los Angeles Lakers team won that game and so he was confident that the Lakers team would win with him on the team too.
