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Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings, Oct 23, 2026

NBA · 2026-27Oct 23, 2026 · FinalRegular season

Portland Trail Blazers

128AT

Sacramento Kings

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Kings vs Trail Blazers: every meeting
STORY

Final

From the verified box score; records count this game

SpotlightBig night

Acuff scores 33 as Kings fall to Portland's second-half push

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 11 points in each of the last two quarters, but a 15-0 Portland run in the third put the Trail Blazers ahead for good.

NightlyHoops desk · SpotlightWritten by AI (Claude Opus 5.5) from the box score and play-by-play. Every number and name was checked against them.

Darius Acuff Jr. finished with 33 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 10 of 26 from the field and 11 of 12 at the free-throw line.

It came in a loss. The Trail Blazers won 128-120 in Sacramento, climbing out of a 12-point first-quarter hole and taking their first lead during a 15-0 run early in the third quarter. They never trailed again.

Who led, and by how much Hover or tap for the score at any moment

POR ahead above the line · SAC ahead below

20101020Q1Q2Q3Q4POR by 14SAC by 12POR's first lead
The margin through the game, from the play-by-play. Above the line POR leads; below it, SAC.

Acuff's start was quiet. He scored 3 points in the first quarter while his teammates built the early cushion. Keegan Murray had 10 in the period, and Sacramento went up 21-9 with 6:14 left in it. Portland's Robert Williams III began a streak of six straight made field goals that ran into the second quarter, and the Kings led 33-27 after one.

Acuff added 8 points in the second. Sacramento carried a 64-59 lead into halftime.

Then the game turned, and it turned fast. Portland scored 15 straight points from 11:17 to 8:23 left in the third, going from 59-64 to 74-64. Toumani Camara scored 10 of them, and Deni Avdija's driving dunk at 9:59 gave the Trail Blazers their first lead, 66-64.

Acuff went to work after that. From 8:00 to 6:24 left in the period, he scored 7 straight Kings points, from 74-68 after the first of them to 81-73 after the last. Precious Achiuwa followed with 8 straight Kings points later in the quarter, but Portland reached its largest lead, 101-87, with 0:29.4 left. Acuff had 11 in the third. The Trail Blazers had 44 as a team, and led 103-90 going into the fourth.

Acuff scored 11 more in the final quarter, and Sacramento took the fourth 30-25.

After Damian Lillard scored 6 straight Portland points to make it 113-102, Acuff answered with 6 straight of his own from 6:27 to 5:53 left. The last was a 26-foot pull-up three that made it 113-108. Ja Morant's driving layup and a Camara three pushed the margin back out, 118-110.

At 4:51, Acuff hit another 26-footer for 118-113, and Sacramento scored twice more at that clock to get within 118-115. Camara's three at 3:47 made it 121-115, and after a Kings three cut it to 121-118, Donovan Clingan scored on a tip and made two free throws for 125-118.

Acuff's driving layup at 1:27 made it 125-120. They were the Kings' last points.

Zach LaVine lost the ball at 0:55. Avdija made three of four free throws in the last minute, and Domantas Sabonis was called for an offensive foul, his fifth, with 0:30.1 left. A missed Kings 2-pointer at 0:19.6 was the last shot of the night.

Avdija finished with 26 for Portland, and Lillard and Camara had 19 each. Sabonis added 27 for Sacramento. Acuff matched his third-quarter output in the fourth, 11 and 11, and the Kings still lost the second half 69-56.

Sources: the fact sheet this story was written from
  • GAME: Portland Trail Blazers (POR) at Sacramento Kings (SAC), Friday, October 23, 2026, in Sacramento. NBA regular season.
  • FINAL: Trail Blazers 128, Kings 120. (POR 128, SAC 120.) Final margin: 8.
  • POINTS BY QUARTER: POR 27 32 44 25; SAC 33 31 26 30.
  • SCORE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD (POR-SAC): Q1 27-33, Q2 59-64, Q3 103-90, Q4 128-120.
  • HALVES: first half, Trail Blazers 59, Kings 64; second half, Trail Blazers 69, Kings 56.
  • LARGEST LEADS: POR 14 (101-87, 0:29.4 left in the 3rd quarter); SAC 12 (9-21, 6:14 left in the 1st quarter). Scores are POR-SAC.
  • LEAD CHANGES: 1. TIES: 1.
  • Trail Blazers' first lead of the game came with 9:59 left in the 3rd quarter, at 66-64 (Deni Avdija, 6' driving DUNK), and they never trailed again.
  • RUNS (8 or more unanswered points; each scorer's points in the run):
  • - POR 15-0 from 11:17 left in the 3rd quarter to 8:23 left in the 3rd quarter, 59-64 to 74-64 (Toumani Camara 10, Ja Morant 2, Deni Avdija 3)
  • STRAIGHT TEAM POINTS BY ONE PLAYER (the other team may score in between):
  • - Toumani Camara scored 7 straight Trail Blazers points, from 9:14 left in the 3rd quarter to 8:23 left in the 3rd quarter (69-64, 71-64, 74-64).
  • - Deni Avdija scored 6 straight Trail Blazers points, from 0:01.3 left in the 3rd quarter to 8:31 left in the 4th quarter (103-90, 105-94, 107-97).
  • - Damian Lillard scored 6 straight Trail Blazers points, from 8:09 left in the 4th quarter to 7:09 left in the 4th quarter (108-100, 109-100, 111-100, 113-102).
  • - Toumani Camara scored 6 straight Trail Blazers points, from 5:10 left in the 4th quarter to 3:47 left in the 4th quarter (118-110, 121-115).
  • - Darius Acuff Jr. scored 7 straight Kings points, from 8:00 left in the 3rd quarter to 6:24 left in the 3rd quarter (74-68, 74-69, 78-70, 78-71, 81-73).
  • - Precious Achiuwa scored 8 straight Kings points, from 4:13 left in the 3rd quarter to 1:04 left in the 3rd quarter (88-81, 88-83, 91-85, 96-87).
  • - Darius Acuff Jr. scored 6 straight Kings points, from 6:27 left in the 4th quarter to 5:53 left in the 4th quarter (113-103, 113-104, 113-105, 113-108).
  • TIMELINE (the facts above in game order, each at the moment it began; a later line began later; scores POR-SAC):
  • - 7:49 left in the 1st quarter to 5:37 left in the 2nd quarter: Robert Williams III makes 6 field goals in a row.
  • - 6:14 left in the 1st quarter: SAC leads by 12, its largest lead (9-21).
  • - End of the 1st quarter: 27-33.
  • - End of the 2nd quarter: 59-64.
  • - 11:17 to 8:23 left in the 3rd quarter: POR 15-0 run, 59-64 to 74-64.
  • - 9:59 left in the 3rd quarter: Trail Blazers take their first lead, 66-64, and never trail again.
  • - 9:14 to 8:23 left in the 3rd quarter: Toumani Camara scores 7 straight Trail Blazers points (69-64 after the first, 74-64 after the last).
  • - 8:00 to 6:24 left in the 3rd quarter: Darius Acuff Jr. scores 7 straight Kings points (74-68 after the first, 81-73 after the last).
  • - 4:13 to 1:04 left in the 3rd quarter: Precious Achiuwa scores 8 straight Kings points (88-81 after the first, 96-87 after the last).
  • - 0:29.4 left in the 3rd quarter: POR leads by 14, its largest lead (101-87).
  • - 0:01.3 left in the 3rd quarter to 8:31 left in the 4th quarter: Deni Avdija scores 6 straight Trail Blazers points (103-90 after the first, 107-97 after the last).
  • - End of the 3rd quarter: 103-90.
  • - 8:09 to 7:09 left in the 4th quarter: Damian Lillard scores 6 straight Trail Blazers points (108-100 after the first, 113-102 after the last).
  • - 6:27 to 5:53 left in the 4th quarter: Darius Acuff Jr. scores 6 straight Kings points (113-103 after the first, 113-108 after the last).
  • - 5:10 to 3:47 left in the 4th quarter: Toumani Camara scores 6 straight Trail Blazers points (118-110 after the first, 121-115 after the last).
  • - End of the 4th quarter: 128-120.
  • TEAM TOTALS:
  • - POR: FG 46-96 (47.9%), 3PT 14-48 (29.2%), FT 22-30, 45 rebounds (13 offensive), 30 assists, 9 turnovers, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 44 bench points
  • - SAC: FG 42-91 (46.2%), 3PT 8-32 (25.0%), FT 28-30, 42 rebounds (10 offensive), 21 assists, 14 turnovers, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 22 bench points
  • TWO-POINT SHOOTING (inside the arc: FG less 3PT):
  • - POR: 2PT 32-48 (66.7%)
  • - SAC: 2PT 34-59 (57.6%)
  • PLAYERS, Portland Trail Blazers:
  • - Deni Avdija (starter, 38 min): 26 pts, 7 reb (1 off), 6 ast, FG 8-16, 3PT 1-5, FT 9-12, 1 stl, 0 blk, 3 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +12 | points by period 0-8-11-7
  • - Damian Lillard (starter, 33 min): 19 pts, 5 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 7-18, 3PT 2-10, FT 3-3, 2 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 1 foul, +/- +19 | points by period 5-3-5-6
  • - Toumani Camara (starter, 27 min): 19 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 7-12, 3PT 5-10, FT 0-0, 2 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -3 | points by period 3-0-10-6
  • - Sidy Cissoko (bench, 26 min): 15 pts, 7 reb (4 off), 1 ast, FG 5-8, 3PT 2-5, FT 3-5, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +7
  • - Robert Williams III (bench, 18 min): 13 pts, 6 reb (2 off), 0 ast, FG 6-6, 3PT 0-0, FT 1-2, 0 stl, 1 blk, 2 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -4 | points by period 9-4-0-0
  • - Ja Morant (starter, 27 min): 12 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 7 ast, FG 5-13, 3PT 1-5, FT 1-2, 1 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +7 | points by period 3-0-7-2
  • - Jrue Holiday (bench, 26 min): 12 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 8 ast, FG 4-10, 3PT 3-9, FT 1-2, 1 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -1 | points by period 0-3-9-0
  • - Donovan Clingan (starter, 21 min): 8 pts, 11 reb (5 off), 3 ast, FG 3-5, 3PT 0-0, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 3 blk, 0 tov, 4 fouls, +/- +8 | points by period 0-2-2-4
  • - Scoot Henderson (bench, 21 min): 4 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 1-7, 3PT 0-3, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 5 fouls, +/- -1 | points by period 2-2-0-0
  • - Vít Krejčí (bench, 3 min): 0 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-1, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -4
  • PLAYERS, Sacramento Kings:
  • - Darius Acuff Jr. (starter, 37 min): 33 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 4 ast, FG 10-26, 3PT 2-11, FT 11-12, 0 stl, 0 blk, 3 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -2 | points by period 3-8-11-11
  • - Domantas Sabonis (starter, 39 min): 27 pts, 19 reb (7 off), 10 ast, FG 10-13, 3PT 1-1, FT 6-7, 0 stl, 0 blk, 5 tov, 5 fouls, +/- -3
  • - Zach LaVine (starter, 39 min): 22 pts, 5 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 6-15, 3PT 3-10, FT 7-7, 2 stl, 1 blk, 3 tov, 1 foul, +/- -2 | points by period 6-7-5-4
  • - Precious Achiuwa (bench, 26 min): 14 pts, 6 reb (2 off), 1 ast, FG 7-11, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 2 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -14 | points by period 2-2-8-2
  • - Keegan Murray (starter, 26 min): 12 pts, 2 reb (1 off), 1 ast, FG 4-9, 3PT 0-3, FT 4-4, 1 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -3 | points by period 10-2-0-0
  • - Emanuel Sharp (bench, 14 min): 5 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 2-5, 3PT 1-2, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -6 | points by period 2-3-0-0
  • - De'Andre Hunter (starter, 25 min): 4 pts, 7 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 2-4, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +1 | points by period 0-2-0-2
  • - Daeqwon Plowden (bench, 20 min): 3 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 1-2, 3PT 1-2, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -4 | points by period 0-0-0-3
  • - Malik Monk (bench, 12 min): 0 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 0-6, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 1 foul, +/- -6
  • - Nique Clifford (bench, 2 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -1
  • PLAYER FACTS:
  • - Robert Williams III made 6 field goals in a row.
  • - Domantas Sabonis picked up a 5th foul with 0:30.1 left in the 4th quarter.
  • SCORING PLAYS IN THE LAST 6:00 OF THE 4TH QUARTER (POR-SAC after the play):
  • - 5:53 SAC +3 Darius Acuff Jr. (26' 3PT pullup) -> 113-108
  • - 5:39 POR +2 Ja Morant (driving Layup) -> 115-108
  • - 5:17 SAC +2 unnamed -> 115-110
  • - 5:10 POR +3 Toumani Camara (26' 3PT) -> 118-110
  • - 4:51 SAC +3 Darius Acuff Jr. (26' 3PT) -> 118-113
  • - 4:51 SAC +1 Zach LaVine (Free Throw 1 of 1) -> 118-114
  • - 4:51 SAC +1 unnamed -> 118-115
  • - 3:47 POR +3 Toumani Camara (3PT) -> 121-115
  • - 3:27 SAC +3 unnamed -> 121-118
  • - 2:29 POR +2 Donovan Clingan (tip Layup) -> 123-118
  • - 1:50 POR +1 Donovan Clingan (Free Throw 1 of 2) -> 124-118
  • - 1:50 POR +1 Donovan Clingan (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 125-118
  • - 1:27 SAC +2 Darius Acuff Jr. (driving Layup) -> 125-120
  • - 0:43.5 POR +1 Deni Avdija (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 126-120
  • - 0:28.3 POR +1 Deni Avdija (Free Throw 1 of 2) -> 127-120
  • - 0:28.3 POR +1 Deni Avdija (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 128-120
  • FINAL POSSESSIONS: every shot, free throw, foul, turnover and violation in the last 1:00 of the 4th quarter (POR-SAC after the play):
  • - 0:55 SAC Zach LaVine, lost ball turnover -> 125-120
  • - 0:43.5 SAC Precious Achiuwa, personal foul -> 125-120
  • - 0:43.5 POR Deni Avdija missed free throw 1 of 2 -> 125-120
  • - 0:43.5 POR Deni Avdija made free throw 2 of 2 -> 126-120
  • - 0:30.1 SAC Domantas Sabonis, offensive foul -> 126-120
  • - 0:30.1 SAC Kings turnover -> 126-120
  • - 0:28.3 SAC Kings foul -> 126-120
  • - 0:28.3 POR Deni Avdija made free throw 1 of 2 -> 127-120
  • - 0:28.3 POR Deni Avdija made free throw 2 of 2 -> 128-120
  • - 0:19.6 SAC Kings missed a 2-point shot -> 128-120
  • SEASON LINES THE GAME'S PREVIEW STATED (before this game):
  • - Deni Avdija averaged 24.2 points in 66 games last season.
  • - Zach LaVine averaged 19.2 points in 39 games last season.
  • - Precious Achiuwa averaged 10.1 points in 73 games last season.
  • ANGLE: Big night. VOICE: Spotlight.
PREVIEW

Before tip

As it stood at tip · open to read

The Trail Blazers play at the Kings on Friday, Oct 23, at 10:00 PM EDT. The Trail Blazers are 1-0 this season, and the Trail Blazers last played on Oct 21. The Kings are 0-1 this season, and the Kings last played on Oct 21. The Trail Blazers' confirmed starters are Donovan Clingan, Toumani Camara, Ja Morant, Deni Avdija and Damian Lillard (NBA official lineups, 5:35 PM EDT). The Kings' confirmed starters are Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray, Darius Acuff Jr., De'Andre Hunter and Zach LaVine (NBA official lineups, 5:35 PM EDT). The Trail Blazers won the last meeting with the Kings 122-110 on Apr 12, at home. Since 2019-20, the Kings are 11-14 against the Trail Blazers in the regular season.

Written by AI (Claude Haiku 5.5) from the facts below; every name and number is filled in from the data, not by the model.

Facts as of 12:02 AM EDT

  • The Trail Blazers play at the Kings on Friday, Oct 23, at 10:00 PM EDT.
  • The Trail Blazers are 1-0 this season.
  • The Trail Blazers last played on Oct 21.
  • Deni Avdija averaged 24.2 points in 66 games last season.
  • The Trail Blazers' confirmed starters are Donovan Clingan, Toumani Camara, Ja Morant, Deni Avdija and Damian Lillard (NBA official lineups, 5:35 PM EDT).
  • The Kings are 0-1 this season.
  • The Kings last played on Oct 21.
  • Zach LaVine averaged 19.2 points in 39 games last season.
  • Precious Achiuwa averaged 10.1 points in 73 games last season.
  • The Kings' confirmed starters are Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray, Darius Acuff Jr., De'Andre Hunter and Zach LaVine (NBA official lineups, 5:35 PM EDT).
  • The Trail Blazers won the last meeting with the Kings 122-110 on Apr 12, at home.
  • Since 2019-20, the Kings are 11-14 against the Trail Blazers in the regular season.

Starting fives

Confirmed by the league’s official lineups. Until then: in the NBA, the five those lineups list as expected; otherwise, the five each team started in its last game.

Portland Trail Blazers

Confirmed · 5:35 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. JM
    Ja MorantPG · 14.0 PTS · 5.0 REB · 8.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  2. DL
    Damian LillardSG · 25.0 PTS · 3.0 REB · 6.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  3. DA
    Deni AvdijaSF · 18.0 PTS · 10.0 REB · 4.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  4. TC
    Toumani CamaraPF · 18.0 PTS · 2.0 REB · 3.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  5. DC
    Donovan ClinganC · 11.0 PTS · 7.0 REB · 2.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season

Sacramento Kings

Confirmed · 5:35 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. DA
    Darius Acuff Jr.PG · 12.0 PTS · 3.0 REB · 3.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  2. ZL
    Zach LaVineSG · 28.0 PTS · 4.0 REB · 4.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  3. DH
    De'Andre HunterSF · 6.0 PTS · 3.0 REB · 1.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  4. KM
    Keegan MurrayPF · 2.0 PTS · 4.0 REB · 0.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season
  5. DS
    Domantas SabonisC · 14.0 PTS · 18.0 REB · 8.0 AST · 1 GP · 2026-27 regular season

Injury report

The league’s official report: each listed player’s status and reason as reported, in report order.

Portland Trail Blazers

NBA Official Injury Report · Oct 22, 6:15 PM EDT

Not yet submitted

Sacramento Kings

NBA Official Injury Report · Oct 22, 6:15 PM EDT

Not yet submitted

SELECTED PLAYER
DA

Darius Acuff Jr.

SAC · Starter · 36:37 MIN

BOX SCORE

Player contributions

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Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings: one row per player, by points, highest first. Team totals add up the player rows.
PLAYERMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFFG3PTFT+/-
36:373324003310–262–1111–12-2
38:38271910005510–131–16–7-3
37:39267610328–161–59–12+12
39:07225121316–153–107–7-2
32:43195220217–182–103–3+19
27:18192120037–125–100–0-3
26:25157110035–82–53–5+7
26:03146120127–110–10–0-14
18:01136001206–60–01–2-4
26:52123710225–131–51–2+7
26:28121811014–103–91–2-1
25:58122110134–90–34–4-3
20:31811303043–50–02–2+8
14:2750100032–51–20–0-6
24:4647100032–40–10–0+1
20:3241200051–70–32–2-1
20:1730001021–21–20–0-4
12:0101200110–60–10–0-6
2:0400000000–00–00–0-1
3:2802000000–10–10–0-4
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POR totalsSum of 10 player lines12845308592146–9614–4822–30
SAC totalsSum of 10 player lines120422152142342–918–3228–30

Team totals add up the player rows above. DNP: did not play. —: not recorded. Quarter scores are not shown.

SURPRISES

Against their usual

Regular season · Game Score against each player's usual line

PORPortland Trail Blazers

5 of 6 scored players stayed within the usual range.

SACSacramento Kings

Every scored player stayed within the usual range.