Deni Avdija registered 23 points and nine assists and Ja Morant also scored 23 points to help the balanced Portland Trail Blazers post a 136-129 victory over the host Los Angeles Lakers. Jrue Holiday added 22 points off the bench and Damian Lillard notched 21 points as Portland won its third straight game to open the season on Tuesday night. Robert Williams III had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Toumani Camara added 12 points for Portland. Avdija, Lillard and Camara each drained four 3-pointers as the Trail Blazers hit 18 of 36 from behind the arc. Luka Doncic recorded 41 points and nine assists for the Lakers two days after he scored 52 points against the Utah Jazz.
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