The Los Angeles Lakers face the Portland Trail Blazers in a regular season NBA game on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 (11/3/25) at Moda Center in Portland, Ore.

The Los Angeles Lakers may be without two of their star players in Monday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Lakers guard Nick Smith Jr. is the youngest player in franchise history to score 25 or more points with zero free-throw attempts. The post Who is Nick Smith Jr.? Lakers Unsung Hero Makes Franchise History appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Dončić is off to a historic start with 165 total points through four games — the most by any Lakers player and the most by any NBA player since Wilt Chamberlain’s 205 points in 1962-63. He’s averaging 41.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists.

Prepared to be down LeBron James, the team has already also had Luka Dončić, Marcus Smart, Jaxson Hayes, and Gabe Vincent miss time, and on the second night of a back-to-back in just their fourth game of the season had just seven of their 14 regular contract players available.

The Los Angeles Lakers, led by head coach JJ Redick, won 130-120 Sunday night against the Miami Heat in the Crypto.com Arena. LA was boosted by Jake LaRavia’s 25 points, eight rebounds, and four assists on 10-for-13 shooting off the bench. Miami never held a lead in the contest, and Los Angeles’ largest lead reached 18 in the second quarter.

Real Sports: Most points in the first 5 games of a season in Lakers history: 175 — Jerry West (1969) 174 — Kobe Bryant (2005) 172 — Elgin Baylor (1966) 171 — Austin Reaves (2025)