The undermanned Trail Blazers added to the Kings’ current losing streak by securing a 103-88 victory on Sunday. The Blazers turned to their role players with Damian Lillard, Norman Powell, and CJ McCollum out of the lineup. Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons answered the call for Portland. Nurkic, operating from inside the arc, was a single assist away from a solid triple double. In the backcourt, Simons led all players with 31 points.
With tonight’s victory, the Blazers have now secured victories in two of their last four games. Here is a second look at Sunday’s result.
First Quarter
Both the Kings and Blazers started the contest ice cold.