Deandre Ayton had 29 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots against his former team, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 123-115 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

Why Warriors veteran Draymond Green is warning the NBA about the up-and-coming Trail Blazers amid a competitive Western Conference.

The LA Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers squared off in an intraconference regular-season game at the Moda Center on Monday.

Spectators flocking to the Moda Center expecting a blockbuster will be sorely disappointed. The Portland Trail Blazers are hosting a very shortstaffed Los Angeles Lakers.

The Blazers have miraculously gone 3-1 since Billups’ arrest, including a 136-134 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. “They’re a great team, very talented, play the right way, play hard,” Walker Kessler said of the Blazers. “The interim coach has done a great job and they’ve been playing well.”

The Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers square off on Halloween in the first NBA Cup action of this season.

The NBA Cup tips off on Friday night with eight group play games spread throughout the evening. The Portland Trail Blazers host the Denver Nuggets at 10 p.m. et