Nick Smith Jr. went nuclear against the Blazers for the shorthanded Lakers on Monday, scoring 25 points in the shocking win, leaving it all on the floor in the process.

Well, not literally. He actually left some bad parts elsewhere in Moda Center.

Midway through his memorable night, Smith Jr. raced off the court and into the tunnel at halftime where he threw up. He then came back on the court and scored 17 points in the second half, including his back-to-back 3-pointers in the fourth that put Portland away for good.

Fortunately, he was all jokes about the situation postgame.

“It was funny,” Rui Hachimura said postgame. “When he made a run, it was the first quarter or second quarter…we came back during the timeout and I said, ‘Hey, keep going’ and he’s like ‘My stomach hurts’ and he lef

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