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2026-27 · Regular season
Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 136-129 to move to 3-0 as Damian Lillard scores 10 in the fourth and Luka Doncic has 41
Damian Lillard scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and Jrue Holiday had 22 off the bench as the Blazers beat the Lakers despite Luka Doncic's 41.
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Damian Lillard scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, Jrue Holiday had 22 off the bench, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-129 at crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, October 27, despite 41 points from Luka Doncic. The Blazers are 3-0. The Lakers are 3-1 and lost for the first time this season.
Ja Morant scored 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and Deni Avdija had 23 points and 9 assists. Portland shot 46-of-78 from the field (59%) and 18-of-36 from three, and outscored Los Angeles 34-26 in the fourth quarter. Doncic made 12 of 22 shots and 11 of 13 free throws, with 9 assists and 5 rebounds in 37 minutes, and Austin Reaves scored 26 with 7 assists.
How it turned
Doncic scored 16 points in the first quarter, and the Lakers led 38-32 after it. Sandro Mamukelashvili had 13 points before halftime, and Los Angeles led 73-68 at the break. Doncic scored 12 in the third quarter, including a 26-foot pull-up with 10:46 left that made it 79-68, the Lakers’ biggest lead. Portland outscored Los Angeles 34-30 in the quarter, and the Lakers led 103-102 going into the fourth.
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Avdija’s three with 7:56 left gave Portland a 114-106 lead, its largest of the night. Mamukelashvili and Walker Kessler scored six straight Lakers points, and Reaves’ pull-up jumper with 5:33 left tied it 116-116. Ziaire Williams hit a three with 4:43 left to put Los Angeles up 120-118, and Holiday’s three with 4:16 left put Portland back in front. Reaves made a free throw to tie it 121-121 with 3:49 left.
Lillard then hit a three and a free throw to make it 125-121. Doncic answered with a 28-footer, Avdija hit a 28-footer of his own, and Williams made another three to make it 128-127 with 2:36 left. Morant added a floater and a turnaround jumper to make it 132-127 with 1:24 left. Doncic pulled the Lakers within three, 132-129, with 1:06 left, and Lillard’s step-back three with 43.1 seconds left made it 135-129.
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The numbers
Portland made 26 of 41 free throws and had 30 assists, and outscored the Lakers 56-48 in the paint and outrebounded them 38-31. Los Angeles shot 45-of-80 and 17-of-43 from three, made 22 of 30 free throws, and led 22-10 in fast-break points. The Blazers scored 19 points off the Lakers’ 15 turnovers, and the Lakers scored 11 off Portland’s 14. Lillard shot 5-of-12 and made 7 of 11 free throws, and Avdija made 4 of 7 threes. Robert Williams III scored 14 with 10 rebounds in 21 minutes, Donovan Clingan had 9 points and 10 rebounds, and Toumani Camara made four of his five threes for 12 points.
Los Angeles’ side
Mamukelashvili scored 17 points off the bench on 6-of-9 shooting, Kessler had 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Williams scored 11. Collin Sexton shot 4-of-11 for 9 points and had three turnovers. The Lakers were without Cameron Carr (oblique) and Adou Thiero (knee), and Portland was without Shaedon Sharpe (knee) and Chris Youngblood (ankle).
What’s next
The Lakers visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, October 28, at 10:30 p.m. ET (5:30 a.m. Thursday Cairo time). The Blazers host the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, October 29, at 10 p.m. ET (4 a.m. Friday Cairo time).
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