Luka Dončić followed his 52-point game with another huge scoring night, but Portland ended the Lakers’ unbeaten start with a 136-129 victory.
Luka Dončić scored 41 points against the Trail Blazers on October 27, adding five rebounds and nine assists. The result left Los Angeles at 3-1 while Portland improved to 3-0, according to the game’s box score.
Dončić made 12 of his 22 shots, including six three-pointers, and converted 11 free throws. Austin Reaves supplied another 26 points and seven assists, giving the Lakers plenty of offense without securing the result.
The difference was at the other end: Portland shot 59 percent from the field and made 18 of 36 three-point attempts. Los Angeles shot 56.3 percent itself, so this was not a night when its own accuracy disappeared.
Damian Lillard hit a three-pointer with 43 seconds remaining, as the NBA’s game report confirms. AS’s account of the closing stretch also credits Ja Morant with four consecutive points inside the final two minutes.
The defeat changes the context of Dončić’s scoring run after his 52-point performance against Utah. Another individual highlight arrived, but this time the Lakers could not turn it into a fourth consecutive win.
Portland’s late execution is available in the NBA’s official fourth-quarter highlights. For Los Angeles, the immediate takeaway is straightforward: even this level of production from Dončić still needs enough stops behind it.
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