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Los Angeles plays Portland following Doncic's 52-point outing

Portland Trail Blazers (2-0, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (3-0, second in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles faces the Portland Trail Blazers after Luka Doncic scored 52 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-123 victory over the Utah Jazz.

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Los Angeles plays Portland following Doncic's 52-point outing

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Portland Trail Blazers (2-0, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (3-0, second in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles faces the Portland Trail Blazers after Luka Doncic scored 52 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-123 victory over the Utah Jazz.

Los Angeles finished 53-29 overall, 33-19 in Western Conference action and 28-13 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Lakers averaged 116.3 points per game last season, 20.4 from the free-throw line and 35.4 from beyond the arc.

Portland went 42-40 overall and 29-23 in Western Conference action during the 2025-26 season. The Trail Blazers averaged 25.1 assists per game on 40.9 made field goals last season.

INJURIES: Lakers: Cameron Carr: out (oblique), Adou Thiero: out (knee).

Trail Blazers: Chris Youngblood: day to day (ankle), Shaedon Sharpe: out (meniscus), Branden Carlson: day to day (concussion protocol).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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