LOS ANGELES — Maybe the Los Angeles Lakers learned something from their surprising loss to Brooklyn two nights earlier. It sure looked like it on Sunday.

The Lakers ran out to a double-digit lead against another poor team, the Portland Trail Blazers, and this time didn’t let it slip away in a 134-110 victory at Crypto.com Arena.

LA can thank point guard D’Angelo Russell.

Russell continued a torrid streak with a 34-point, eight-assist effort to help even the Lakers’ record at 22-22. He was particularly effective from three-point range, making six of 11 from deep.

Russell lost his starting job toward the end of a cold-shooting December but was reinserted into the starting lineup last weekend against Utah. He responded with 39 points that night and hasn't stopped producing since then, averaging 27.2 points and 6.4 assists while shooting 54% from three-point range.

His six three-pointers aside, Russell added a pair of highlight plays on the fastbreak against Portland.

Midway through the fourth quarter, he faked a behind-the-back pass to LeBron James that fooled Malcolm Brogdon and allowed Russell to dribble uncontested for an easy layup. Earlier in the game, he and James were alone after a turnover and, though Russell was slightly ahead of James, he bounced the ball off the court so James could grab it in the air and dunk it.

“Just having fun,” Russell told Spectrum SportsNet. “That’s what we all dreamed of doing. If you go back to growing up, practice moves, you try things in your backyard. Never thought you’d actually be able to get the chance to do it. Never thought I’d be able to throw a bounce-pass lob to LeBron James in a game. Things like that just keep you young, keeps you enjoying the game.”

During his slump, Russell was the source of trade rumors with the NBA’s deadline arriving Feb. 8. For his part, he said he gained extra perspective after missing a week earlier this month because of a bruised tailbone.

“Just attack, attack, attack,” he said. “When I was out, I got to see what I was missing, where I was missing, so [I’m] trying to find ways to just continue to capitalize and be myself.”

James, who scored 28 points against Portland, noticed Russell’s recent run.

“Just being aggressive, looking for his shot. We continue to find try to find him, especially in transition,” James said. “He’s just shooting at a high clip right now. It’s definitely really good for our offense.”

The Lakers had a season-high 35 fastbreak points Sunday while Portland had a mere eight.

The game narrative was an utter turnaround from Friday when the Lakers led Brooklyn by 12 in the first half and somehow ended up losing by 18.

Lakers center Anthony Davis had a relatively quiet 14 points and 14 rebounds against Portland but probably didn’t care. After all, the Lakers got the win, and he rested the entire fourth quarter.

Malcolm Brogdon had 23 points and nine assists for the Trail Blazers, who fell to 12-30.

The Lakers improved to 5-4 at home this month during a light travel portion of their schedule. It’s certainly not the record they envisioned, but they’ll secure any and all wins at this point. Their next game is Tuesday against their in-city rival, the Clippers.