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 nig

No Luka, LeBron or Reaves? No problem against Portland for LA, which has built tremendous vibes in its locker room so far.

The Spurs have changed the injury designation of a few key players for the first time this season. Jeremy Sochan, Kelly Olynyk, and Lindy Waters III are all questionable for Wednesday night’s game. De’Aaron Fox and Luke Kornet remain out with the newly injured Harper.

A former Los Angeles Lakers point guard has revealed that Golden State Warriors MVP point guard more or less prompted him to retire. More news: Former NBA Vete

After suffering a three-game losing streak on the road to the Heat, Bucks, and Bulls — the Knicks bounced back with two dominant home victories versus the Bulls and Wizards by 12 and 17 points. New York has five straight home games on deck as apart of this seven-game home stand.

The LA Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers meet Monday at MODA Center in Portland, Oregon. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

When the Lakers signed Jake LaRavia this summer, he was portrayed as a 3-point sniper, but he has been a lot more than that so far this season.

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones "Roam the Baseline" with a few Western Conference shoutouts -- and a hat tip to a hot start out East.