Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationDeni Avdija scores 26 points in return from back injury, Trail Blazers beat Kings 117-110
Avdija missed three games after straining his lower back late in a game against New York last Sunday. He looked fine while helping Portland to its ninth victory in 12 games, going 10 of 18 from the floor in 31 minutes.
Shaedon Sharpe also had 26 points, and Donovan Clingan added 21 points and 17 rebounds. Toumani Camara had 17 points as the Trail Blazers won their third consecutive game against the Kings this season.
The Trail Blazers have won 12 of 15 games to get back to .500 at 22-22 for the first time since they were 6-6 on Nov. 11.
Malik Monk scored 23 points for the Kings, while Russell Westbrook added 20 points and seven assists. Domantas Sabonis had eight points and six turnovers for the Kings in his second game since missing 27 games because of a knee injury.
Sacramento won the first four games on its homestand. The Kings are 12-31.
Portland led by 14, then held on after the Kings got to 95-86 early in the fourth quarter. Clingan had seven points over the final nine minutes.
Playing the second half of a back-to-back the Trail Blazers were without Jrue Holiday, Jerami Grant and Robert Williams III due to injury management.
Kings: Host Miami on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
POR leads series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 117 - 110 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 117 - 110 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2 | 117 - 110 |
| 4th 1.0 | |
Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2 | 116 - 110 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Maxime Raynaud enters the game for Dylan Cardwell | 115 - 110 |
Statistics
 POR |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-83 | FG | 42-86 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-32 | 3PT | 11-31 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 29-33 | FT | 15-18 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 62 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fouls | 26 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 85 | Percent Led | 7 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 3 |
| Maxime Raynaud, C | Out | Oct 26 |
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Oct 26 |
| Ben Simmons, G | Out | Oct 20 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ja Morant, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,241 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
5 | 1 | .833 | - | W2 |
 Oklahoma City |
5 | 2 | .714 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Minnesota |
5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | W1 |
 Denver |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | L1 |
 Utah |
1 | 6 | .143 | 4.5 | L5 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 2 | W2 | 0.75 | 6 |
 Golden State |
1 | 3 | W5 | 0.625 | 5 |
 Phoenix |
3.5 | 4 | L3 | 0.2 | 1 |
 LA Clippers |
4.5 | 6 | L6 | 0.14285715 | 1 |
 Sacramento |
4.5 | 6 | W1 | 0.14285715 | 1 |
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