The Portland Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard fell behind 2-1 in their first round series against the Los Angeles Lakers after losing Game 3, 116-108. One of the glaring discrepancies in Saturday's game was the free throw attempts. The Lakers shot 43 free throws throughout the game.  Meanwhile, Portland attempted just 19 in the entire contest.

Blazers superstar Damian Lillard spoke about the massive free throw disparity after the game. He noted the difficulty of beating a team as good as the Lakers when they're afforded as many free throws as they got in Game 3.

Likewise, people on social media noticed the huge difference as well:

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Fans are not happy with this development at all.

One even gave an example of the kind of calls the Blazers don't get against Los Angeles.

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It's clear from the play above that there was contact on Nurkic's dunk for the Blazers.

LeBron James, himself, almost shot as many attempts from the free throw line as the entire Blazers squad did. The four-time MVP went 12-of-17 from the charity stripe, as compared to Portland's efficient 18-of-19 mark.

Blazers head coach Terry Stotts also couldn't believe the huge free throw disparity in Game 3, especially in the first half.

Los Angeles attempted 31 free throws in the first half alone, while Portland only got eight through the first 24 minutes. As Stotts noted, the 23 free throw difference may have played a huge role in keeping the Lakers in the game. The Blazers led at the intermission by four.

The game swung towards the Lakers way in the third quarter after they outscored Portland 40-29 in that period. The Blazers tried to keep in step throughout the second half, but Los Angeles proved tough in the end game.