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Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Final — October 27, 2026

Portland Trail Blazers

136

Top scorer Deni Avdija66 games

FINAL

Los Angeles Lakers

129

Top scorer Luka Doncic64 games

Tuesday, October 27 · 11:10 PM ET

POROffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)LAL

22nd111.8

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

116.08th

17th115.5

PPG

116.211th

PORDefenseLAL

13th112.1

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

114.420th

16th115.8

Opp PPG

114.311th

PORTeamLAL

19th−0.3

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+1.615th

PORLast 10 gamesLAL

Game by game

9-1

Last 10

10-0

+194

Net points

+88

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

PORRest & travelLAL

4 days

Days of rest

2 days

827 mi1,331 km

Travel to the game

Home

PORKey injuriesLAL

Shaedon Sharpe GOutScoot Henderson GDay-to-day

Players out or limited

None listed

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 27, 10:10 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Trail Blazers visited the Lakers on Tuesday, October 27 at 11:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Trail Blazers scored 115.5 points per game (17th of 30) and allowed 115.8 (16th). The Lakers scored 116.2 points per game (11th of 30) and allowed 114.3 (11th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Trail Blazers 111.8 (22nd), Lakers 116.0 (8th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Trail Blazers 112.1 (13th), Lakers 114.4 (20th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Trail Blazers −0.3 (19th), Lakers +1.6 (15th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Lakers closed as 1.5-point favorites at home against the Trail Blazers. The spread opened at Lakers -3.5. The total closed at 234.5, down from 236.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Trail Blazers -105, Lakers -115) prices the Trail Blazers at 49% and the Lakers at 51%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Portland Trail Blazers 136, Los Angeles Lakers 129

Portland Trail Blazers won by 7.

Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Lakers -1.5): Portland Trail Blazers covered.
Combined score 265 vs the closing total of 234.5: Over.
Portland Trail Blazers closed at -105 on the moneyline (a 49% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 2

OpenLakers -3.5 (-106)
Trail Blazers +3.5 (-114)

CloseLakers -1.5 (-105)
Trail Blazers +1.5 (-115)

Totaldown 2

Open236.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close234.5 (o -109 / u -111)

Moneyline

OpenTrail Blazers +130 42%
Lakers -155 58%

CloseTrail Blazers -105 49%
Lakers -115 51%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Trail Blazers

66 games · Deni Avdija

Points per game24.218th
Rebounds per game6.948th
Assists per game6.715th
Minutes per game33.3

50 games · Shaedon Sharpe

Points per game20.834th
Rebounds per game4.3147th
Assists per game2.6141st
Minutes per game29.4

Lakers

64 games · Luka Doncic

Points per game33.51st
Rebounds per game7.730th
Assists per game8.34th
Minutes per game35.8

51 games · Austin Reaves

Points per game23.324th
Rebounds per game4.7133rd
Assists per game5.532nd
Minutes per game34.5

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Trail Blazers won 5 and the Lakers 9.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Jan 17, 2026	Lakers 116, Trail Blazers 132 Trail Blazers won
Nov 3, 2025	Lakers 123, Trail Blazers 115 Lakers won
Oct 27, 2025	Trail Blazers 122, Lakers 108 Trail Blazers won
Apr 13, 2025	Lakers 81, Trail Blazers 109 Trail Blazers won
Feb 20, 2025	Lakers 110, Trail Blazers 102 Lakers won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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