Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
· NBA Cup - Group PlaySeries starts 10/27
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 POR |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
| 0.0 | Points Against | 0.0 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jarred Vanderbilt, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Cameron Carr, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Collin Sexton, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Youngblood, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Micah Potter, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Jrue Holiday, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
SAGame Information
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2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Utah |
3 | 1 | .750 | - | W2 |
 Portland |
3 | 1 | .750 | - | L1 |
 Denver |
3 | 2 | .600 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Minnesota |
3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | L2 |
 Oklahoma City |
1 | 4 | .200 | 2.5 | L1 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 LA Clippers |
0.5 | 1 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 LA Lakers |
1.5 | 3 | L2 | 0.4 | 2 |
 Phoenix |
2.5 | 4 | L2 | 0.2 | 1 |
 Sacramento |
3.5 | 5 | L5 | 0 | 0 |
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