Rip City Insider
Tonight at 8 PT on NBC/Peacock, the 2-0 Blazers get a 3-0 Lakers team led by a Doncic who has sat out his last seven games against Portland. Scoot Henderson is questionable, L.A. is giving 2.5, and the four keys start with Portland's 13.5-rebound edge on the glass.
Read the game-day dispatch ▶2-0 at 3-0 on NBC/Peacock. It's a national game, so it's not on BlazerVision or KUNP. L.A. is favored by 2.5 with a total of 233.5 (DraftKings, via ESPN). Henderson (ankle) and Carlson (concussion) are questionable, and Sharpe is out. For L.A., Thiero and Carr are out and Kessler is available. Next: Thu 10.29 vs. Memphis (4-0), 7 PM PT.
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POR Association · LAL Statement · per NBA LockerVision
Who's here, who's gone, the four-guard puzzle, the Sharpe hole, the arena clock and the Wild West. Plus our call for the season.
Read the preview ▶| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | F |
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| POR | 27 | 32 | 44 | 25 | 128 |
| SAC | 33 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 120 |
Down 64-59 at the half, Portland scored 44 in the third, including a 15-0 run in which Camara scored 10. Avdija led the Blazers with 26 and went 3-for-4 at the line in the last 44 seconds. Camara hit five threes for 19, Lillard scored 19, Cissoko added 15 off the bench and Williams went 6-for-6. Sabonis had a 27-19-10 triple-double and Acuff scored 33 for Sacramento. Portland is 2-0.
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