Portland beat Lakers, while Jayson Tatum lifts Celtics over Nets and Knicks avert ۰-۴ start with win against Pistons.
Published On ۲۸ Oct ۲۰۲۶
Deni Avdija registered ۲۳ points and nine assists and Ja Morant also scored ۲۳ points to help the balanced Portland Trail Blazers post a ۱۳۶-۱۲۹ victory over the host Los Angeles Lakers.
Jrue Holiday added ۲۲ points off the bench and Damian Lillard notched ۲۱ points as Portland won its third straight game to open the season on Tuesday night.
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Robert Williams III had ۱۴ points and ۱۰ rebounds and Toumani Camara added ۱۲ points for Portland. Avdija, Lillard and Camara each drained four ۳-pointers as the Trail Blazers hit ۱۸ of ۳۶ from behind the arc.
Luka Doncic recorded ۴۱ points and nine assists for the Lakers two days after he scored ۵۲ points against the Utah Jazz. Austin Reaves added ۲۶ points and seven assists as Los Angeles lost for the first time in four games.
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored ۱۷ points, Walker Kessler had ۱۳ and Ziaire Williams put up ۱۱ for the Lakers, who shot ۵۶.۲ percent from the field and made ۱۷ of ۴۳ (۳۹.۵ percent) from ۳-point range. Doncic shot ۶ of ۱۵ from long range, and Reaves was ۴ of ۸.
Portland shot ۵۹ percent overall. Donovan Clingan finished with nine points and ۱۰ rebounds for the Trail Blazers.
Portland led ۱۲۸-۱۲۴ after Avdija connected on a trey with ۲:۵۹ remaining. Williams hit a trey for the Lakers ۲۳ seconds later to make it a one-point margin.
Morant’s floater gave the Trail Blazers a ۱۳۰-۱۲۷ edge with ۲:۰۱ left. Morant hit another shot with ۱:۲۴ to play before Doncic answered with a short shot to cut Los Angeles’ deficit back to three with ۱:۰۶ remaining.
Lillard then buried a ۳-pointer to give Portland a ۱۳۵-۱۲۹ lead with ۴۳.۱ seconds left.
Doncic and Reaves both missed ۳-point attempts on the next Lakers’ possession, and Holiday later split two free throws to make it a seven-point lead with ۱۸.۳ seconds left as Portland closed it out.
Mamukelashvili made two ۳-pointers during a ۷-۰ run to close the first half and Reaves and Doncic opened the second with treys to give the Lakers a ۷۹-۶۸ advantage.
Los Angeles later led ۹۷-۸۸ after a ۳-pointer by Reaves and a basket by Doncic before the Trail Blazers scored ۱۴ of the final ۲۰ points in the period to trail ۱۰۳-۱۰۲ entering the fourth quarter.
Lillard drilled a ۳-pointer to give Portland a ۱۰۸-۱۰۵ lead with ۹:۱۰ remaining in the game. A trey by Camara increased the gap to ۱۱۴-۱۰۶ with ۸:۳۱ to play.
Los Angeles answered with a ۱۰-۲ spurt. Reaves’ jumper ended the run and tied the game at ۱۱۶ with ۵:۳۳ left.
Doncic scored ۲۴ points in the first half as the Lakers led ۷۳-۶۸. Morant had ۱۵ first-half points for the Trail Blazers.
Tatum’s OT buzzer-beater lifts Celtics over Nets
Jayson Tatum made an elbow jumper as time expired in overtime to give the Boston Celtics a ۱۲۵-۱۲۴ victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets.
Tatum scored a game-high ۴۰ points and hit a career-high ۱۸ free throws on ۲۲ attempts. Paul George added ۲۰ points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Boston, which won its third game in a row.
Michael Porter Jr amassed ۲۷ points and ۱۲ rebounds for the Nets, who fell to ۰-۴. Julius Randle finished with ۲۴ points and nine rebounds.
Brooklyn trailed ۱۱۷-۱۱۴ late in the fourth quarter, but Mikel Brown Jr sent the game to overtime by making a ۳-pointer with one second left.
Knicks avert ۰-۴ start with victory over Pistons
Karl-Anthony Towns scored ۱۳ of his game-high ۲۷ points during a decisive third-quarter run as host New York rallied past Detroit for its first win of the season.
The Knicks outscored the Pistons ۳۷-۱۳ in the third and held off a fourth-quarter rally to avoid becoming the first defending NBA champion to open ۰-۴ since the Boston Celtics in ۱۹۶۹-۷۰. Towns also pulled down a season-high ۲۰ rebounds, while Jalen Brunson produced ۲۳ points and seven assists.
Paul Reed had ۲۲ points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who were seeking their first ۴-۰ start since the ۲۰۱۸-۱۹ season. Cade Cunningham totalled ۱۹ points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Spurs nearly flawless in ۸۰-point first half, keep Kings winless
Victor Wembanyama poured in ۲۹ points and grabbed ۱۰ rebounds in just ۲۷ minutes, and Julian Champagnie canned eight first-half ۳-pointers as host San Antonio steamrolled Sacramento.
San Antonio set league season highs for points (۸۰), assists (۲۳) and ۳-pointers (۱۳) in a half in a near-complete performance before the break. Champagnie finished with ۲۶ points as the Spurs won their second game in a row.
De’Andre Hunter put up ۲۴ points for the Kings, who dropped to ۰-۴ on the season. Zach LaVine added ۲۲, and Domantas Sabonis amassed ۲۰ points, ۱۴ rebounds and eight assists.
