The game between the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers will take place at Golden 1 Center on Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 PM ET.
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The Sacramento Kings will welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to Golden 1 Center for an NBA game on Thursday. The Kings lost 120-109 in their last game over the Suns. De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 35 points, following up his 36-point performance in a win over Dallas on Saturday. “We just had too many unforced errors and going up against a team like that you can’t do that,” Fox said. “They capitalized on just about every error that we made today.”
Domantas Sabonis had 24 points and 15 rebounds — going 10 for 10 from the free-throw line — and Kevin Huerter scored 18 for Sacramento, which saw its lead over Phoenix in the Pacific Division shrink to one game. The Suns led by as many as 13 points in the third quarter, but the Kings closed within four at the end of the period. Sacramento kept it close in the fourth, but Okogie’s 3 with 1:42 remaining turned out to be the Kings’ final basket. Paul responded with a step-back jumper to put the Suns ahead by nine.
Chris Paul had a season-high 19 assists and scored 17 points for Phoenix, which has won 11 of its last 14. Josh Okogie scored 19 points and made a team-high three 3-pointers. “I think we did a really good job of finding the open man,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “Overall, it was a well-balanced game for us, complemented by how hard we played from start to finish.”
The Portland Trail Blazers on the other hand lost 101-126 against the Wizards in their last game. Damian Lillard had 39 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Blazers. Anfernee Simons added 17 points but sprained his right ankle late in the third quarter and had to be helped to the locker room. Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said X-rays were negative. “Once I saw him stay down, I was definitely concerned. That makes things tougher for us,” Lillard said. The Blazers were already playing without Jerami Grant because of the concussion protocol and big man Jusuf Nurkic, out with a left calf strain.
The final margin was the Wizards’ biggest lead of the second half. Cam Reddish made a 3-pointer that had the Blazers within 105-90 with 8:11 left. Shaedon Sharpe got Portland closer at 107-97 with 5:14 to go. A series of calls against the Blazers, including a flagrant foul and a technical on Lillard, stalled Portland’s momentum. It was the first flagrant foul of Lillard’s career. Both teams were playing the second of back-to-back
Sacramento Kings: Harrison Barnes, Keegan Murray, Domantas Sabonis, De’Aaron Fox, Kevin Huerter
Portland Trail Blazers: Cam Reddish, Matisse Thybulle, Drew Eubanks, Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons
Sacramento Kings: KZ Okpala, Malik Monk
Portland Trail Blazers: Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant, Jusuf Nurkic, Justise Winslow, Ibou Badji
The game between the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers will take place at Golden 1 Center on Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 PM ET.
The match between the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers will be telecast live on Root Sports Northwest, NBC Sports California.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Root Sports Northwest, NBC Sports California. | February 23 (10:00 PM ET) |
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