The Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings faced different challenges when they matched up on Thursday evening at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Portland had to keep a winning streak going with offense on a night when their defense wasn’t up to its recent standards. The Kings were trying to find their offense, or anything really, while adjusting to multiple new team members and odd rotations following the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline.
The game was spirited but fractured, with both teams going on mini-runs but neither able to establish dominance. In the end, the Blazers won their sixth straight, 10 of their last 11, 108-102.