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11/05 01:02 CST Trail Blazers visit Lakers Friday in NBA Cup group stage
Trail Blazers visit Lakers Friday in NBA Cup group stage
By The Associated Press
Portland Trail Blazers (6-1, first in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles
Lakers (7-2, second in the Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
LINE: Lakers -3.5; over/under is 238.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Portland Trail Blazers in an
NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.
Los Angeles went 53-29 overall, 33-19 in Western Conference games and 28-13 at
home during the 2025-26 season. The Lakers averaged 116.3 points per game while
shooting 50.2% from the field and 35.9% from behind the arc last season.
Portland went 42-40 overall and 29-23 in Western Conference games during the
2025-26 season. The Trail Blazers averaged 19.2 points off of turnovers, 18.5
second-chance points and 34.9 bench points last season.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Trail Blazers won the last
matchup 136-129 on Oct. 28, with Deni Avdija scoring 23 points in the victory.
INJURIES: Lakers: Adou Thiero: out (knee).
Trail Blazers: Shaedon Sharpe: out (meniscus), Vit Krejci: out (ankle), Ja
Morant: out (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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