New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Portland Trail Blazers continued their unbeaten start to the 2026-27 NBA season with a 136-129 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Despite a 41-point performance from Luka Doncic, the Lakers suffered their first defeat of the campaign at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Ja Morant and Deni Avdija led Portland's scoring effort with 23 points apiece, while Damian Lillard contributed 21 points. Jrue Holiday also made an important contribution with 22 points as the Trail Blazers registered their third consecutive victory under new head coach Micah Nori.

For the Lakers, Doncic finished with 41 points and nine assists, continuing his impressive start to the season. Austin Reaves added 26 points, while Sand...