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Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings

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De'Aaron Fox scores 24 points, surpasses 10,000 for career as Kings beat Trail Blazers 111-98

Keegan Murray hits the fadeaway

Fox became the fifth player in franchise history to reach the 10,000 mark when he made a 3-pointer in the third quarter. The Kings never trailed, expanding a 60-58 lead midway through the third quarter to 26 points in the fourth.

DeAndre Ayton had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, joining Bill Walton as the only players in franchise history to start a season with four straight double-doubles.

DeRozan had 19 points at the half, making 9 of 10 three throws and hitting a contested jumper at the buzzer to give the Kings a 51-43 lead.

Sacramento made 23 of its 25 free throw attempts.

Domantas Sabonis had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Kings, and Kevin Huerter added 18 points.

Takeaways Trail Blazers: The Blazers had shot 39% from 3-point range over their last two games, and coach Chauncey Billups praised his team before the game for creating good drive-and-kick looks. But Portland, the league’s worst 3-point shooting team last season, was just 4 of 22 from deep on Monday.

Kings: The Kings lost their first two games by a combined six points.

Key moment After a sluggish first half, the Kings closed the third quarter on a 29-13 run to take an 18-point lead into the fourth. Malik Monk and Sabonis combined for a 9-0 spurt during that stretch.

Key stat The Kings held the Blazers without a fast-break point until late in the fourth quarter.

Up next Trail Blazers: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.

Kings: At Utah on Tuesday to begin a four-game trip.

Regular Season Series

SAC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Kings: 75.5%
Trail Blazers: 24.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 98 - 111
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 98 - 111
4th 0.1 shot clock turnover 98 - 111
4th 24.1 Rayan Rupert makes dunk 98 - 111
4th 26.1 Jordan McLaughlin lost ball turnover (Rayan Rupert steals) 96 - 111

Statistics

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35-83 FG 37-81
42.2 Field Goal % 45.7
4-22 3PT 14-35
18.2 Three Point % 40.0
24-30 FT 23-25
80.0 Free Throw % 92.0
46 Rebounds 40
12 Offensive Rebounds 9
34 Defensive Rebounds 31
17 Assists 25
5 Steals 8
4 Blocks 6
17 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 2
18 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
4 Fast Break Points 11
52 Points in Paint 28
22 Fouls 27
0 Largest Lead 26

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,426 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 56 12 .824 - W3
Denver 44 25 .638 12.5 W1
Minnesota 40 30 .571 17 L1
Portland 30 39 .435 26.5 W2
Utah 15 54 .217 41.5 L10

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 42 25 .627 - W2
Golden State 39 29 .574 3.5 L1
LA Clippers 38 30 .559 4.5 W3
Sacramento 34 33 .507 8 W1
Phoenix 32 37 .464 11 W1
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