Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 136-129 to move to 3-0

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-129 on the road Tuesday at crypto.com Arena.

The margin of victory was 7 points, and the two teams combined for 265 points. The win moves the Trail Blazers to 3-0 on the season.

The Lakers fall to 3-1. They are 3-1 over their last 4 games.

In the standings, the Trail Blazers sit 3rd in the Western Conference.

Across the season so far, the Trail Blazers are scoring 129.3 points per game and allowing 110.7, while the Lakers are scoring 128.3 and allowing 120.3. That gives the Trail Blazers the better point differential, +56 to +32.

Up next, the Trail Blazers host the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, October 29. The Lakers visit the Golden State Warriors on Friday, October 30.

The 265 combined points were above the 244.3 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Portland Trail Blazers 136, Los Angeles Lakers 129
• Margin: 7 points · Combined: 265 points
• Trail Blazers: 3-0 overall · 1-0 at home · 2-0 on the road · last 3: W-W-W
• Lakers: 3-1 overall · 2-1 at home · 1-0 on the road · last 4: W-W-W-L
• Venue: crypto.com Arena

Every NBA team plays 82 regular-season games. The top six teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs directly, while teams seeded seventh through tenth meet in the Play-In Tournament for the final two spots.

After this result, the top of the Western Conference reads: Houston Rockets (5-0), Memphis Grizzlies (4-0), Portland Trail Blazers (3-0), Los Angeles Lakers (4-1), Oklahoma City Thunder (4-1).

Follow both clubs on the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers team pages, check the latest NBA standings and scores. Scores and records in this report come from official league data and update automatically.

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