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The Lakers beat Portland, 124-118.

AP: Luka Dončić scored 53 on Friday night, including a jumper with 28 seconds left. Austin Reaves scored 25. Thursday’s football score stays where it was.

The Rocket News · Sports Desk · Los AngelesNovember 7, 2026 · 3 min read

Luka Dončić, No. 77, shoots over Damian Lillard, No. 0, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. Mark J. Terrill, AP. It is that game. It is not Saturday morning.
Luka Dončić, No. 77, shoots over Damian Lillard, No. 0, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. Mark J. Terrill, AP. It is that game. It is not Saturday morning.

LOS ANGELES — The Associated Press reported that Luka Dončić scored 53 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 124-118, on Friday night. He hit a jumper in the lane with 28 seconds left. It was his 11th career game of 50 points and his fourth with the Lakers. Los Angeles has won four straight. A late lead of 12 had fallen to four before Dončić and Austin Reaves scored 10 points together in the final seconds. Reaves scored 25. Walker Kessler had 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Lakers avenged a 136-129 home loss to Portland on Oct. 27.

Dončić scored 20 points in the third quarter. AP said he added five assists and five rebounds. Damian Lillard scored 22 for Portland. Deni Avdija had 22 points, 11 assists, and nine rebounds. Thursday’s note, Jacksonville 33, Baltimore 10, stays filed. This is not that score.

The photograph is Friday night in Los Angeles. Dončić, No. 77, has the ball over his head. Lillard, No. 0, has an arm up. Mark J. Terrill, AP. It is that game. It is not Saturday morning.

Wire and further reading: apnews.com

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