NBA

Sacramento Kings at Portland Trail Blazers

· NBA Cup - Group Play
9-11, 5-5 Away
Final
106 - 115

Trail Blazers beat Kings 115-106 to stay alive in NBA Cup

Sacramento Kings vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights

Anfernee Simons added 21 points and nine assists and Deni Avdija had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Blazers. Dalano Banton scored 17 off the bench and also had a career-high five steals.

Malik Monk led the Kings with 29 points off the bench. De’Aaron Fox added 22 points and Domantas Sabonis had 21.

With the win, the Blazers are now 2-1 in the Western Conference's Group A behind the Rockets, who lead the group at 3-0, and remain in contention to advance after the Lakers lost 101-93 to the Thunder on Friday. The Kings are 0-3 in the NBA Cup.

Takeaways Kings: Sacramento lost despite attempting five more 3-pointers and 13 more free throws than Portland.

Blazers: It was a balanced effort for Portland with six players, including all five starters, scoring in double figures.

Key moment A 9-2 run with five minutes left in the second quarter put Portland ahead and left Sacramento playing from behind the rest of the game.

Key stat The Blazers outscored the Kings 64-34 in the paint.

Up next The Kings return home to face the Spurs on Saturday, while the Blazers play the Mavericks at home the same day.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 115
4th 4.1 Malik Monk makes 27-foot three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists) 106 - 115
4th 6.1 Keegan Murray offensive rebound 103 - 115
4th 10.2 De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot 103 - 115

Statistics

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35-78 FG 46-90
45 Field Goal % 51
15-42 3PT 11-37
36 Three Point % 30
21-28 FT 12-15
75 Free Throw % 80
41 Rebounds 40
11 Offensive Rebounds 8
30 Defensive Rebounds 32
29 Assists 27
7 Steals 10
4 Blocks 3
20 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
20 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
14 Fast Break Points 8
34 Points in Paint 64
19 Fouls 17
7 Largest Lead 19
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Damian Lillard, G Out Feb 14
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Keegan Murray, F Out May 13
Isaiah Stevens, G Out Apr 12
DeMar DeRozan, G Out Apr 11
Malik Monk, G Out Apr 11
Russell Westbrook, G Out Apr 11

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,565 · Capacity:

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

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
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