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Avdija scores 26 as Blazers pull away from Kings 128-120

Domantas Sabonis has a triple-double and Darius Acuff Jr. scores 33, but Sacramento falls to 0-2.

Avdija: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists
Sabonis: 27 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists
Acuff Jr.: 33 points, 10-of-26 from the field

Published October 24, 2026 at 1:16 AM1 min read How this story was written

Final

Portland Trail Blazers

Sacramento Kings

Box score and plays

Deni Avdija scored 26 points and the Portland Trail Blazers outscored the Sacramento Kings 44-26 in the third quarter on the way to a 128-120 road win Friday, October 23.

Avdija also had six rebounds and six assists. Toumani Camara added 19 points, including five 3-pointers, on 7-of-12 shooting.

Sacramento led 21-9 in the first quarter, its biggest lead of the night. Portland opened the third with a 10-0 run for a 69-64 lead and went up 101-87 late in the period. Sacramento did not lead again.

The Kings scored 30 points in the fourth quarter and kept pressing. Donovan Clingan's two free throws with 1:50 left made it 125-117, Darius Acuff Jr.'s layup cut it to 125-119, and Avdija's free throws in the final minute made it 128-119.

Acuff scored 33 points for Sacramento on 10-of-26 shooting and made 11 of 12 at the line. Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double with 27 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists.

Portland, the pregame favorite, took care of the ball. The Blazers turned it over nine times to Sacramento's 14 and grabbed 13 offensive rebounds.

The Blazers improved to 2-0, and the Kings fell to 0-2.