Portland Trail Blazers beat Sacramento Kings 120-107 as Deni Avdija scores a season-high 34 and Damian Lillard adds 29

Deni Avdija scored a season-high 34 points on 11-of-13 shooting, Damian Lillard added 29, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 120-107 at Golden 1 Center on Friday, November 13, in NBA Cup play. Portland won its third straight game and improved to 9-3, including 6-1 on the road. Sacramento lost its fifth in a row and fell to 1-11, 0-7 at home.

Avdija made 3 of 5 threes and all nine of his free throws, with six rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes. Lillard went 6-of-13 from three, matching his season high for made threes, and 11-of-11 from the line.

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How it turned

Scoot Henderson and Avdija scored the last six points of the first quarter, and Portland led 34-25 after one. Threes by Avdija and Henderson made it 52-39 midway through the second. Sacramento got within 58-52, but Lillard hit a technical free throw and, with 1.2 seconds left, a 26-foot three that put Portland up 64-53 at halftime.

Lillard opened the third quarter with another three from 26 feet and scored 16 points in the period, including three free throws after he was fouled on a three-point attempt. Portland led 93-78 going into the fourth, and Jayson Kent’s three made it 98-78, the Blazers’ largest lead.

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Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored 10 points in 85 seconds, finishing with a three that cut it to 105-96 with 7:36 left. Avdija answered with a 27-foot three and a driving layup, and Lillard’s 27-foot three made it 113-98 with 5:34 to go. The Kings got no closer than 10 the rest of the way.

Sacramento’s side

De’Andre Hunter led Sacramento with 24 points in 42 minutes and went 8-of-9 from the line. Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, Acuff scored 17 with six assists on 6-of-19 shooting, Keegan Murray added 16 points and seven rebounds, and Zach LaVine had 12 points and six assists.

The Kings outscored Portland 46-38 in the paint and 20-10 on fast breaks. Portland made 17 of 42 threes to Sacramento’s 11 of 34 and went 29-of-31 from the line to the Kings’ 18-of-23.

Toumani Camara scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting for Portland, Donovan Clingan had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Henderson scored 11 off the bench. Robert Williams III had seven rebounds in 17 minutes and was plus-26.

Up next

The Trail Blazers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, November 16, and Tuesday, November 17, both at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Cairo time the following day). The Kings host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, November 15, at 9 p.m. ET (4 a.m. Cairo time Monday).

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