The Portland Trail Blazers hand the Los Angeles Lakers their first loss of the season, winning 136-129 on Tuesday with Damian Lillard hitting a late go-ahead 3-pointer. Luka Doncic scores 41 points for the Lakers and adds nine assists, but Portland matches LA’s production and closes out a high-scoring game.

Multiple outlets highlight Lillard’s late shot and Doncic’s scoring for Los Angeles. The Philippines’ Inquirer.net also emphasizes Ja Morant and Deni Avdija’s 23-point efforts and notes Portland’s unbeaten start under new head coach Micah Nori. Other outlets focus more directly on the Lakers’ defeat despite Doncic’s numbers, framing the loss as a missed “masterpiece” or continued defensive concerns around the NBA’s early-season storylines.

(Separate from Tuesday’s game, some outlets cover Doncic’s prior 52-point performance against the Utah Jazz, which helped the Lakers improve to 3-0. Those accounts focus on the 132-123 Jazz game, including assists, rebounds, and mention of records, but it is not part of the Tuesday Portland result.)