NBA: Portland Blazers prevail in battle of unbeatens against LA Lakers

Portland beat Lakers, while Jayson Tatum lifts Celtics over Nets and Knicks avert 0-4 start with win against Pistons.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Deni Avdija registered 23 points and nine assists and Ja Morant also scored 23 points to help the balanced Portland Trail Blazers post a 136-129 victory over the host Los Angeles Lakers.Jrue Holiday added 22 points off the bench and Damian Lillard notched 21 points as Portland won its third straight game to open the season on Tuesday night.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4WNBA Finals: Valkyries beat Dream to reach the brink of their first titlelist 2 of 4Wembanyama helps Spurs to their first win of the season against short-handed Maverickslist 3 of 4For fifth straight week, NFL’s Azeez Al-Shaair honours Palestinian childrenlist 4 of 4What is the history behind Trump’s LeBron blast over US national anthem?end of listRobert Williams III had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Toumani Camara added 12 points for Portland. Avdija, Lillard and Camara each drained four 3-pointers as the Trail Blazers hit 18 of 36 from behind the arc.Luka Doncic recorded 41 points and nine assists for the Lakers two days after he scored 52 points aga...