Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings

· National Basketball Association

Portland Trail Blazers

1-3, 0-1 Away

Final
98 - 111

Sacramento Kings

1-2, 1-1 Home

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

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

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

POR		SAC
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

Sacramento Kings Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Malik Monk, SG	Day-To-Day	Jul 3

Portland Trail Blazers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Robert Williams III, C	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Shaedon Sharpe, SG	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Scoot Henderson, G	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Jerami Grant, SF	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Deni Avdija, SF	Day-To-Day	Jun 24