Trail Blazers Rally Past Lakers, Improve to 3-0

The Portland Trail Blazers rallied to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-129, improving to 3-0 and handing Los Angeles its first loss of the season. Damian Lillard hit key late three-pointers, including a clinching shot with under a minute remaining. Deni Avdija and Ja Morant scored 23 points each, and Jrue Holiday added 22 off the bench. Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 41 points and nine assists, but Los Angeles missed its final three shots and committed a costly late turnover as Portland outscored it 34-26 in the fourth quarter.