Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
Final
Recap
LOS ANGELES – Ja Morant and Deni Avdija scored 23 points apiece, Damian Lillard added 21 and hit a clutch 3-pointer with 43 seconds to play, and the Portland Trail Blazers remained unbeaten with a 136-129 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Luka Doncic had 41 points and nine assists in the Lakers' first loss of the season. Jrue Holiday scored 22 points for the Blazers, who are off to the franchise's second 3-0 start in the last 15 years. Portland stayed perfect under new coach Micah Nori by finishing on a 15-8 run.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteLAL -120 · 52% to win
UpsetSpreadLAL -1.5
POR coveredTotalO/U 234.5 · 265 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
59%Field goal %56%
50%3-point %40%
63%Free throw %73%
38Rebounds31
7Offensive rebounds6
30Assists28
5Steals6
2Blocks4
14Turnovers15
23Fouls29
Box score
Players
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni AvdijaF | 33 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Sidy CissokoG | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Vit KrejciG | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Donovan ClinganC | 26 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Scoot HendersonG | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ja MorantG | 31 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Damian LillardG | 31 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| Robert Williams IIIC | 21 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jrue HolidayG | 30 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Toumani CamaraF | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 240 | 136 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 78 | 18 | 36 | 26 | 41 | 23 |