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Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings

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Portland Trail Blazers
32-42, 12-24 Away
Final
107 - 128

Sacramento Kings
36-37, 19-19 Home

Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis lead Kings to 128-107 win over Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Sacramento Kings: Game Highlights

LaVine made 13 of 18 from the field and Sabonis was 9-of-11 shooting for the Kings. DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and 10 assists, Keegan Murray scored 17 points and Malik Monk 16.

Deni Avdija had 24 points and nine rebounds, Shaedon Sharpe scored 22 points and Anfernee Simons had 20. Duop Reath scored a season-high 17.

Takeaways Trail Blazers: Avdija, a 6-foot-9 forward acquired from the Washington Wizards last June in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon, the 14th pick in the 2024 NBA draft (Bub Carrington) and a 2029 first-round pick, continued his stellar March. The 24-year-old is averaging nearly 23 points and more than 10 rebounds in 12 games this month while shooting nearly 50% from the field and better than 46% from 3-point range.

Kings: Sacramento moved a half-game ahead of the Dallas Mavericks into sole possession of ninth in the Western Conference standings with about 2 1/2 weeks left in the regular season. The Kings lead the 11th-place Phoenix Suns by a game.

Key moment Keon Ellis hit a 3-pointer and Monk made another in a 12-2 second-quarter run that gave the Kings a 45-29 lead and Portland trailed by at least nine points the rest of the way.

Key stat The Kings shot 64.9% (48 of 74) and scored 60 points in the paint, while the Trail Blazers made 35 of 88 (39.8%) from the field.

Up next The Trail Blazers play the second of five consecutive road games when they take on the Knicks on Sunday. The Kings kick off a six-game road trip Saturday against the Orlando Magic.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 107 - 128
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 107 - 128
4th 7.0 shot clock turnover 107 - 128
4th 32.0 Justin Minaya makes two point shot (Dalano Banton assists) 107 - 128
4th 35.0 Devin Carter bad pass (Dalano Banton steals) 105 - 128

Statistics

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35-88 FG 48-74
39.8 Field Goal % 64.9
16-50 3PT 10-27
32.0 Three Point % 37.0
21-26 FT 22-27
80.8 Free Throw % 81.5
32 Rebounds 46
15 Offensive Rebounds 9
17 Defensive Rebounds 37
23 Assists 24
11 Steals 8
3 Blocks 3
10 Turnovers 20
2 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 21
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
13 Fast Break Points 24
32 Points in Paint 60
20 Fouls 23
2 Largest Lead 23
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake LaRavia, F Out Apr 15
Malik Monk, SG Out Apr 9
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shaedon Sharpe, SG Out Apr 13
Deni Avdija, SF Out Apr 13
Scoot Henderson, G Out Apr 12
Anfernee Simons, SG Out Apr 12
Deandre Ayton, C Out Apr 12

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,671 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 32 .610 - L1
LA Clippers 50 32 .610 - W8
Golden State 48 34 .585 2 L1
Sacramento 40 42 .488 10 W1
Phoenix 36 46 .439 14 L1
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