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Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers, Tonight 11:00 PM ET: preview

Tonight · 11:00 PM ETNBC · Peacock · crypto.com Arena
PortlandTrail Blazers
2-0 · 5th West
44%to win
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Los AngelesLakers
3-0 · 4th West
56%to win
Win chance from sportsbook odds
Spread LAL -2.5 ptsTotal 236.5 ptsML POR +120 · LAL -142DraftKings ·
Injuries POR Out Sharpe · Questionable Carlson, Henderson LAL Out Thiero, Carr

POR likely five, Oct 23 box score: Morant, Camara, Avdija, Clingan, Lillard

LAL likely five, Oct 25 box score: Thybulle, Doncic, Reaves, Kessler, Williams

POR has more rest (3 vs 1 days)
Updated · news · source status
Schedule & travel · referees
PORLAL
Days of rest31
Back-to-backNoNo
Games in last 7 days23
Travel to this game (est.)361 mi581 mi
Travel last 7 days (est.)845 mi1,161 mi
Time zones crossed01
Road trip game #2—

Travel is the straight-line distance between arenas from the schedule, an estimate; in the first week they include preseason games. These numbers describe the schedule; they are not a prediction of how a team will play.

Referee crew is announced the morning of the game.

POR

This season, per game

LAL
126.0 pts #2
Points
better: 128.0 pts #1
better: 101.5 pts #2
Points allowed
115.0 pts #17
121.6 per 100 #2
Offensive rating
better: 122.8 per 100 #1
better: 98.0 per 100 #3
Defensive rating
110.3 per 100 #19
better: +23.6 per 100 #1
Net rating
+12.5 per 100 #3
103.6 poss #19
Pace
104.2 poss #15
All team stats (9)
2-0
Record
3-0
1-0
Road / Home
2-0
Last 5

Per game, regular season; #n is the league rank; ▲ marks the better side.

Players

this season's averages · tap a player for his page

POR POR

PlayerMinPtsRebAst
Deni Avdija31.0 min22.0 pts8.0 reb5.0 ast
Damian Lillard28.5 min22.0 pts4.0 reb4.0 ast
Sidy Cissoko25.5 min9.0 pts5.5 reb2.0 ast
Ja Morant25.0 min13.0 pts4.0 reb7.5 ast
Toumani Camara25.0 min18.5 pts2.5 reb2.0 ast
Jrue Holiday23.5 min10.0 pts3.0 reb4.5 ast
Scoot Henderson20.0 min9.5 pts1.5 reb1.5 ast
Donovan Clingan20.0 min9.5 pts8.5 reb2.5 ast
Robert Williams III16.5 min7.5 pts8.0 reb0.5 ast
Micah Potter12.0 min4.0 pts3.0 reb0.0 ast

LAL LAL

PlayerMinPtsRebAst
Austin Reaves35.3 min26.7 pts2.3 reb6.3 ast
Luka Doncic35.0 min34.3 pts7.3 reb8.0 ast
Walker Kessler31.0 min16.7 pts8.0 reb1.3 ast
Ziaire Williams28.3 min11.3 pts3.3 reb1.7 ast
Quentin Grimes26.0 min8.7 pts3.7 reb3.0 ast
Matisse Thybulle24.3 min9.0 pts1.7 reb1.3 ast
Sandro Mamukelashvili22.3 min7.0 pts4.0 reb1.3 ast
Collin Sexton18.0 min9.0 pts1.5 reb1.5 ast
Jake LaRavia16.5 min5.0 pts3.0 reb1.5 ast
Kevon Looney8.3 min2.7 pts2.3 reb0.3 ast

Season series

regular season and NBA Cup games, as the standings count them

First meeting this season

Last season: POR won the series 2-1 · last met Jan 17, 2026: LAL 116 @ POR 132

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Latest news

newest first · official report, X, Bluesky, RotoWire, ESPN
  • ESPNPORChris YoungbloodOut

    Out, left ankle soreness, return est. Oct 29

    ESPN · via ESPN ↗
  • XLALLuka Doncic

    Luka Doncic with a stepback 3 to close out the 3Q; giving the Lakers a 103-100 lead going into the 4Q. Luka's up to 39 points on 14-of-26 shooting, plus 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals.

    @khobi_price · View on X
  • XLAL

    Final: Lakers 103, Jazz 100 This one seems destined to go down to the wire. Both teams scored 29 points in the third. Luka has 39/7/8 on 14-26 FGs -- he's officially broken out of his slow start. AR has 18 points (5-10 FG). Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams have been huge.

    @jovanbuha · View on X
  • XLAL

    Halftime: Lakers 74, Jazz 71 What a response from the Lakers. After a disappointing first quarter, they punched back in the second, outscoring Utah 45-24. Austin Reaves (15 points), Sandro Mamukelashvili (9 points), and Luka Doncic (8 of his 25) led the charge. They likely need

    @jovanbuha · View on X
  • XLALWalker Kessler

    Lakers’ challenge on that out of bounds call that went in favor of the Jazz is not only unsuccessful, but also turns into Walker Kessler’s first foul of the game (ruled approximate foul after review).

    @khobi_price · View on Xalso reported by @LawMurrayTheNU
  • XLAL

    Lakers’ injury report vs. Utah tomorrow. Jake LaRavia is no longer listed. Cameron Carr and Adou Thiero remain out.

    @jovanbuha · View on X
  • XLALJake LaRaviaAvailable

    Jake LaRavia is expected to be available at Utah tomorrow after missing last night's win over the Clippers with a sprained right ankle:

    @khobi_price · View on Xalso reported by ESPN
  • XLALQuentin Grimes

    Pretty bad coverage bust out of a timeout by Clippers leaves Quentin Grimes wide open for a corner 3 25-point turnaround in DTLA

    @LawMurrayTheNU · View on X