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

Portland second in West Group A at 2-1 behind 3-0 Houston Rockets

By The Associated Press

Published: November 29, 2024, 10:05pm

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe, middle, defends against Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox, left, during the second half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao) Photo Gallery

PORTLAND — Deandre Ayton had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 115-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

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 former Gonzaga star 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 Blazers play the Dallas Mavericks at home on Saturday.

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BLAZERS 115, KINGS 106

SACRAMENTO (106) — Crowder 2-5 5-6 10, Ke.Murray 1-9 0-0 3, Sabonis 8-10 3-4 21, Ellis 1-3 3-3 6, Fox 8-18 5-7 22, I.Jones 3-6 1-3 7, McDermott 1-3 0-0 3, Huerter 0-1 1-2 1, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, C.Jones 1-1 0-0 2, McLaughlin 0-1 2-2 2, Monk 10-21 1-1 29. Totals 35-78 21-28 106.

PORTLAND (115) — Avdija 7-15 2-2 20, Camara 4-8 2-2 11, Ayton 11-19 4-6 26, Sharpe 6-15 2-3 14, Simons 8-14 2-2 21, Kr.Murray 1-4 0-0 2, Walker 2-2 0-0 4, Reath 0-0 0-0 0, Banton 7-13 0-0 17. Totals 46-90 12-15 115.

Sacramento	30	20	22	34	—	106
Portland	25	29	33	28	—	115

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 15-42 (Monk 8-15, Sabonis 2-3, McDermott 1-2, Ellis 1-3, Crowder 1-4, Fox 1-6, Ke.Murray 1-6, Huerter 0-1, I.Jones 0-1, McLaughlin 0-1), Portland 11-37 (Avdija 4-9, Banton 3-6, Simons 3-8, Camara 1-4, Ayton 0-2, Kr.Murray 0-2, Sharpe 0-6). Rebounds—Sacramento 41 (Sabonis 14), Portland 40 (Avdija, Ayton 9). Assists—Sacramento 29 (Sabonis 11), Portland 27 (Simons 9). Total Fouls—Sacramento 19, Portland 17. A—17,565 (19,393)

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BLAZERS 115, KINGS 106

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