Both had impressive games against the Minnesota Timberwolves, with LaRavia scorching hot, missing one shot, and finishing with 27 points. Injured NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards watched from his team’s bench at the home game and created a viral moment thanks to a fan yelling out a significant question.

Playing without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the Lakers won at Portland on Monday night behind a combined 57 points from starters Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura and an unexpected 25-point performance from reserve guard Nick Smith Jr.

According to Howard, he was still nursing a shoulder injury at the time, but he chose to play anyway. The Lakers suffered a terrible loss to the Boston Celtics, and D12 already felt something was off, as he was never taken out of the game despite it being garbage time.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Portland Trail Blazers in a regular season NBA game on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 (11/3/25) at Moda Center in Portland, Ore.

Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers hit the road for Portland for a Monday night matchup with the Trail Blazers.

The crossover between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Lakers — arguably the top-two flagship franchises in the city — is even further deeply woven t

The LA Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers meet Monday at MODA Center in Portland, Oregon. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

The Los Angeles Lakers (5-2) travel to the Moda Center to face the Portland Trail Blazers (4-2) this NBA matchup on Monday.

With Rui Hachimura torching the Blazers inside and out, two-way player Nick Smith Jr. providing stunning scoring punch off the bench and old friend Deandre Ayton sticking it to his former team, the Lakers earned a gusty road win while playing the second game of a back-to-back.