Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings

Portland Owns the Paint and Builds an Early Cushion

Portland won 110-98 behind a major interior scoring advantage and much better overall shooting, finishing with 54 points in the paint to Sacramento's 22 while shooting 45% from the field to Sacramento's 33%. Portland led wire to wire and built a 66-39 halftime advantage before Sacramento cut into the margin late. Deni Avdija led Portland with 26 points on 9-13 shooting while adding nine rebounds and four assists.

Final score: Portland Trail Blazers 110, Sacramento Kings 98. Primary win factor: Paint Dominance.