Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationFox, Sabonis help Kings rout short-handed Blazers 133-116
“We started off slow tonight and it gave Portland a lot of confidence,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “Big test for us tomorrow night. Our bench did a nice job coming in and getting stops.”
Sabonis had 18 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Kings improve to 33-25. Terence Davis scored 20 points off the bench and Harrison Barnes added 15. Sacramento trailed by 16 points in the first half.
“I wasn’t worried,” Sabonis said about the slow start. "Once we got our wind under us, I knew that we would be alright.”
Nassir Little scored 26 points for Portland. Cam Reddish added 24 and Trendon Watford had 15. Portland has lost three of its last four to drop to 28-31.
“I thought we played hard,” Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “I thought we played well. … I was happy to see Nassir get hot. He did a good job of picking the right spots to shoot.”
TIP-INS
Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard (rest), Jermani Grant (rest), Jusuf Nurkic (calf strain), Anfernee Simons (ankle sprain) and Justice Winslow (ankle sprain) were all ruled out before the game.
Kings: F KZ Okpala was ruled out with knee soreness. … G Malik Monk returned to the lineup after exiting the Mavericks game with a leg injury prior to the NBA All-Star game break. … Sabonis has 15 or more rebounds in 13 games this season.
UP NEXT
Trail Blazers: Host Houston on Sunday night.
Kings: At Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 116 - 133 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 133 |
| 4th 16.1 |  |
Trail Blazers defensive team rebound | 116 - 133 |
| 4th 18.0 |  |
Matthew Dellavedova misses 26-foot three point jumper | 116 - 133 |
| 4th 19.0 | |
Davion Mitchell offensive rebound | 116 - 133 |
Statistics
 POR |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-93 | FG | 47-85 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 16-38 | 3PT | 14-34 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 14-17 | FT | 25-31 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 23 | Fouls | 16 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stevens, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| DeMar DeRozan, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Malik Monk, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Russell Westbrook, G | Out | Apr 11 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard, G | Out | Feb 14 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 18,041 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
 Portland |
42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
 Utah |
22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
 Phoenix |
45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
 Golden State |
37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
 Sacramento |
22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
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