Portland Trail Blazers 118, Los Angeles Lakers 124 — Recap

November 6, 2026 · Recap published November 7, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 124-118, with SportsFBI's pregame model successfully leaning toward the winners at 60%. Luka Doncic led all scorers with 53 points, shooting 17 of 33 from the field including five three-pointers while adding five rebounds and five assists. Austin Reaves contributed 25 points, three rebounds, and two assists on 8-of-22 shooting to support the Los Angeles offense. Portland initially took control in the opening period, outscoring the Lakers 29-20.

Los Angeles responded in the second quarter by edging Portland 33-31, cutting into the early deficit before halftime. The game swung decisively in the third period as the Lakers overwhelmed the Trail Blazers 34-15 to build a substantial advantage. Deni Avdija directed the Portland attack with 22 points, nine rebounds, and 11 assists on 6-of-12 shooting, while Damian Lillard also added 22 points and four assists with four conversions from deep.

Portland mounted a strong offensive push in the fourth quarter, outscoring Los Angeles 37-43, but the prior period's deficit proved too large to overcome. Toumani Camara rounded out the top Portland performers with 18 points, six rebounds, and four three-pointers on 7-of-12 shooting. The final buzzer sounded with the Lakers securing the six-point home victory.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Los Angeles Lakers (60% confidence). It gave a 12% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 6 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · LAL -3.5 LAL covered Won by 6

Total · 231.5 Over 242 combined

Moneyline POR +132 · LAL -156 LAL favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (LAL) -2.5-3.5 -1

Total 233.5231.5 -2

Moneyline (LAL) -144-156 -12

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Luka Doncic

53 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PM · 17-33 FG

Scoring · LAL

Austin Reaves

25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 8-22 FG

Scoring · POR

Deni Avdija

22 PTS, 9 REB, 11 AST, 1 3PM · 6-12 FG

Season highs

Luka Doncic · Season-high 53 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

POR 16 largest lead Q2 5:48 (POR 51, LAL 35) · 10-0 run, Q4 9:18–Q4 7:20

LAL 16 largest lead Q4 10:21 (POR 77, LAL 93) · 17-0 run, Q3 5:52–Q3 3:15

Swings 2 lead changes Tied 3 times

Ahead for good: Ziaire Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists) (Q3 4:23, POR 68, LAL 71).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
POR	29	31	15	43		118
LAL	20	33	34	37		124

🧮 How They Scored

PORLAL

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

65.0%Effective FG%51.1%

21.8%Turnover %9.1%

25.8%Offensive rebound %37.0%

0.529Free-throw rate0.398

Box Score

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Deni Avdija F	39	22	9	11	2	0	8	6-12	1-4	9-14	0
Damian Lillard G	37	22	0	4	1	0	4	5-13	4-10	8-8	+5
Jrue Holiday G	31	12	1	7	0	0	0	4-7	3-6	1-1	-12
Toumani Camara F	30	18	6	1	0	0	1	7-12	4-8	0-0	-4
Donovan Clingan C	28	17	11	1	1	2	3	6-8	3-5	2-3	-7
Scoot Henderson G	23	2	2	0	0	0	5	0-2	0-1	2-4	-2
Sidy Cissoko G	22	7	2	3	0	1	0	2-7	2-5	1-2	-13
Robert Williams III C-F	17	9	5	2	2	2	1	4-5	0-0	1-1	+1
Chris Youngblood G	11	7	1	0	1	0	1	2-4	2-4	1-2	+4
Hansen Yang C	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	-2

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luka Doncic F-G	38	53	5	5	1	0	3	17-33	5-15	14-18	+16
Austin Reaves G	38	25	3	2	4	0	2	8-22	1-8	8-8	-6
Walker Kessler C	37	16	12	2	1	0	1	7-10	0-0	2-3	+8
Jake LaRavia F	25	7	8	3	1	0	1	2-5	2-3	1-4	-16
Matisse Thybulle G-F	24	2	2	0	3	0	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	-8
Quentin Grimes G	21	2	0	0	2	0	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	+19
Sandro Mamukelashvili F	20	7	3	1	1	1	0	2-6	1-3	2-2	+19
Ziaire Williams G-F	20	8	3	1	2	0	1	3-5	2-4	0-0	+8
Collin Sexton G	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-4	0-1	0-0	-10
Adou Thiero G	7	4	4	2	0	0	0	2-4	0-0	0-0	0