nba · recap
Los Angeles Lakers 124, Portland Trail Blazers 118
Luka Doncic (Lakers) — 53 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists on 17-33 shooting. A possession-by-possession game into the final minutes, decided by execution in the last stretch rather than any one run..
By ExpertsLeague Desk · November 7, 2026
The Lakers took it 124-118 — Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trail Blazers, a close one on the 2026-11-06 slate.
How it swung
A possession-by-possession game into the final minutes, decided by execution in the last stretch rather than any one run.
Box score leaders
Luka Doncic (Lakers) — 53 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists on 17-33 shooting
Austin Reaves (Lakers) — 25 points on 8-22 shooting
Damian Lillard (Blazers) — 22 points on 5-13 shooting
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