Luka Doncic scored 53 points and made a late jumper to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-118 on Nov. 7, ESPN reported.
Doncic hit the shot in the lane with 28 seconds left. The Lakers finished the game with an 8-2 record, while Portland stood at 6-2, according to ESPN's scoreboard.
The Lakers won at crypto.com Arena before 19,057 spectators on a date with nine completed NBA games. Boston recorded the largest winning margin of those games, beating Charlotte by 39 points.
Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, handed out nine assists and collected eight rebounds as the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets 119-80 at Spectrum Center. Derrick White added 18 points in front of 19,586 spectators. Boston improved to 7-2 with its seventh win in eight games, while Charlotte fell to 3-7.
Ajay Mitchell scored a career-high 35 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 28 as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-97. The NBA Cup group-stage game drew 16,197 spectators to FedExForum. Oklahoma City moved to 7-2, while Memphis finished at 6-3.
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 119-95 in another NBA Cup group-stage game, with Donovan Mitchell scoring 23 points. LeBron James scored eight points in his return to Northeast Ohio. The game drew 19,432 spectators to Rocket Arena, leaving Cleveland at 5-4 and Philadelphia at 8-2.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 28 points as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 139-132 in an NBA Cup game at State Farm Arena. Attendance was 15,538. Atlanta moved to 6-4, while Washington fell to 4-5.
Cooper Flagg scored 21 points and Kyrie Irving added 14 as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz 112-100 in an NBA Cup game. American Airlines Center drew 19,568 spectators. Dallas finished at 5-4, while Utah dropped to 1-8.
Alijah Martin scored a career-high 27 points and RJ Barrett matched that total as the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-107 in an NBA Cup game. The teams played before 14,057 spectators at Fiserv Forum. Toronto improved to 5-4, while Milwaukee fell to 1-8.
Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 115-109 at Smoothie King Center before 17,767 spectators. Minnesota moved to 7-3, while New Orleans finished at 4-5.
Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points and collected 14 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 124-109 in an NBA Cup game. Attendance at Golden 1 Center was 14,238. San Antonio improved to 7-2, while Sacramento dropped to 1-8.
