Jerami Grant made a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied for a 109-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in the NBA Cup opener for both teams. 'I didn't even know he was a gambler': How the Blazers ...

Led by Deni Avdija and Jrue Holiday, the Trail Blazers earned a huge win over Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets to start their NBA Cup stretch on a positive note.

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.

Los Angeles Lakers (5-2, third in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (4-2, fourth in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Monday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Trail Blazers -3.

Portland Trail Blazers' young star Shaedon Sharpe has reached a historic milestone while continuing to evolve his game, despite a challenging start to the 2025-26 season.

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Monday they have inked multi-year contract extensions for guard Shaedon Sharpe and forward Toumani Camara. It was reported Sunday that both had signed four-year extensions worth $90 million for Sharpe and $82 million for Camara. The Trail Blazers, citing team policy, did not announce the terms of the deals.

The Denver Nuggets couldn't get it done for their first NBA Cup game of the year vs. the Portland Trail Blazers on Halloween night, falling in narrow fashion 107-109 as a result of some critical last-second unravelings, and thus, leaves the Nuggets 3-2 as they head back to Denver for an extensive four-game home stand.