Sacramento Kings at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationTrail Blazers beat the Kings 122-110 to clinch the No. 8 seed and a play-in spot
Portland will head to Phoenix to play the seventh-seeded Suns on Tuesday night, with the winner advancing to a first-round series against the San Antonio Spurs.
Donovan Clingan had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Scoot Henderson had 15 points for Portland.
Precious Achiuwa had 27 points and 11 rebounds, Nique Clifford had 24 points and Maxime Raynaud had 21 points as the Kings tied the Utah Jazz for last place in the West at 22-60.
After the teams ended the first quarter tied at 33, Portland pushed its lead in the second quarter, capped off by Matisse Thybulle’s 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer, which gave the Blazers a 77-57 lead.
The Kings went on a 8-0 run to open the second half to make it 77-65, forcing a Blazers timeout with 9:55 left in the third quarter. The Kings continued to make Portland sweat as a dunk by Raynaud made it 81-74, forcing another Blazers timeout with 6:43 left in the third.
A putback by Robert Williams III out of the timeout made it 83-74. Avdija’s fourth 3-pointer of the game made it 86-74 with 6:03 left in the third. A three-point play by Henderson pushed the Portland lead to 94-81 with 2:40 left in the third. The Blazers maintained a 96-84 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Free throws by Raynaud cut the Portland lead to 110-101 with 6:29 left, but that was as close as the Kings would get.
Regular Season Series
POR wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 110 - 122 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 110 - 122 |
| 4th 9.7 |  |
Maxime Raynaud makes free throw 2 of 2 | 110 - 122 |
| 4th 9.7 | |
Maxime Raynaud makes free throw 1 of 2 | 109 - 122 |
| 4th 9.7 |  |
Sidy Cissoko loose ball foul | 108 - 122 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-83 | FG | 47-101 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 16-46 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 23-31 | FT | 12-15 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 30 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 60 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 20 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 95 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Williams III, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 30 |
| Chris Youngblood, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Ja Morant, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cardwell, C | Out | Oct 26 |
| Maxime Raynaud, C | Out | Oct 26 |
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Oct 26 |
| Ben Simmons, G | Out | Oct 20 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 19,555 · Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
4 | 2 | .667 | - | L1 |
 Golden State |
3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | W3 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | L2 |
 LA Clippers |
1 | 4 | .200 | 2.5 | L4 |
 Sacramento |
0 | 5 | .000 | 3.5 | L5 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 1 | L1 | 0.8 | 4 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.75 | 3 |
 Minnesota |
0.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Denver |
1 | 2 | W2 | 0.6 | 3 |
 Utah |
3 | 4 | L3 | 0.2 | 1 |
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