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Lakers host the Trail Blazers after Luka Doncic’s 52-point game vs. Utah

Lakers host the Trail Blazers after Luka Doncic’s 52-point game vs. Utah

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Portland Trail Blazers after Luka Doncic scored 52 points in their 132-123 win over the Utah Jazz.

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The Los Angeles Lakers (3-0, second in the Western Conference) will face the Portland Trail Blazers (2-0, sixth in the Western Conference) on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2026, with the game listed at 11 p.m. EDT.

Los Angeles is coming off a 132-123 victory over the Utah Jazz in which Luka Doncic scored 52 points.

For the 2025-26 season, the Lakers finished 53-29 overall and 33-19 in Western Conference play, going 28-13 at home. They averaged 116.3 points per game, made 20.4 free throws per game from the free-throw line, and averaged 35.4 points 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.

Injury reports listed ahead of the matchup included Lakers forward Cameron Carr as out with an oblique injury and Adou Thiero as out with a knee injury. Portland’s Chris Youngblood was listed as day to day with an ankle issue, Shaedon Sharpe as out with a meniscus injury, and Branden Carlson as day to day under concussion protocol.

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