The Portland Trail Blazers visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at 10 p.m. ET for an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play game.
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The Los Angeles Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup on Friday at 10 p.m. ET.
The Lakers enter the game listed at 7-2 and second in the Western Conference, while the Trail Blazers are listed at 6-1 and first in the Western Conference. The line is Lakers -3.5 and the over/under is 238.5.
Los Angeles and Portland meet for the second time this season. The Trail Blazers won the previous matchup 136-129 on Oct. 28, with Deni Avdija scoring 23 points in the victory.
For the 2025-26 season, the Lakers went 53-29 overall, 33-19 in Western Conference games and 28-13 at home. They averaged 116.3 points per game, shooting 50.2% from the field and 35.9% from behind the arc. Portland finished 42-40 overall and went 29-23 in Western Conference games. The Trail Blazers averaged 19.2 points off of turnovers, 18.5 second-chance points and 34.9 bench points.
In the injury report, the Lakers have Adou Thiero listed as out with a knee injury. Portland is without Shaedon Sharpe (meniscus), Vit Krejci (ankle) and Ja Morant (hamstring).
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