Game ID: 22300170
Portland Trail Blazers @ Sacramento Kings
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
SAC 34 22 29 26 10 121POR 29 31 24 27 7 118
POR @ SAC ScoutingPOR @ SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAC availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
NEW Barnes 29 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 17)
SAC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 1 min since (8% of 17)
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 8 min since (46% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/13 · 2 days' restOUT Fox missed 5 since 11/01, returns tonight: 36 min (100% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 17 min since (99% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 11/13 after 5, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 16 min since (93% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 24 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Fox back 11/13 after 5, 37 min since (103% of 36)
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Rupert missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Rupert missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
NEW Sharpe 33 to 41 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Simons missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 4 since 10/30, returns tonight: 9 min (42% of 22)
OUT Rupert missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 4 since 10/30, returns tonight: 8 min (68% of 11)
NEW Sharpe 33 to 41 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/12 · 3 days' restOUT Simons missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 3 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Rupert missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 9 min since (42% of 22)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 41 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 4 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Rupert missed 6 since 10/30, returns tonight: 3 min (16% of 16)
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 6 min since (28% of 22)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 42 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 9 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 5 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 5 min since (23% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Mays 17 to 26 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 10 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 6 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (37% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Sharpe 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Mays 17 to 30 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sabonis at 15 and Monk at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Fox (3 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Grant at 23 and Sharpe at 21 a game. Without Simons (6 straight), Henderson (2 straight), Murray (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 109 a night to Sacramento's 116. Call it Sacramento 110, Portland 109, Portland keeping it close.
10/29 vs LAL 132-127 — SAC notes
SAC won 132-127 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 47% (49 of 104) to LAL's 44%, 17 of 48 from three, and got to the line 24 times to LAL's 34. Fox led with 37 (14 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Monk added 22, Murray 17. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/01 @ GSW 101-102 — SAC notes
SAC lost 101-102. SAC shot 41% (36 of 88) to GSW's 48%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 23 times to GSW's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. SAC turned it over 12 times to GSW's 17. The glass went 48-36 for them. Sabonis led with 23 (8 of 16, 7 of 12 at the line); Monk added 16, Barnes 14. Q3 was theirs, 24-18, turning a 1-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 84-77 against them. They led by as many as 11.
11/04 @ HOU 89-107 — SAC notes
SAC lost 89-107. SAC shot 38% (32 of 84) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 41 from three. The glass went 43-53 against them. Monk led with 18 (6 of 13, 3 of 7 from three); Barnes added 13, McGee 12. Q2 was theirs, 34-26, the deficit cut from 14 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 81-55 against them. Sabonis's -26 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ HOU 97-122 — SAC notes
SAC lost 97-122. SAC shot 44% (36 of 81) to HOU's 57%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 20 times to HOU's 27. Ellis led with 15 (5 of 7, 4 of 6 from three); Huerter added 13, Murray 12. Q4 was theirs, 37-25, the deficit cut from 37 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 97-60 against them. Mitchell's -30 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 vs POR 121-118 — SAC notes
SAC won 121-118 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 46% (41 of 89) to POR's 51%, 11 of 37 from three, and went to the line 38 times to POR's 29 — 28 points from the stripe to their 22. The glass went 50-36 for them. Sabonis led with 27 (11 of 14, 5 of 7 at the line); Monk added 23, Huerter 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-29: from level to 5 ahead. SAC trailed 56-60 at the half and won the second half 65-58. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
11/10 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Monk at 17 and Sabonis at 16 a game. Without Fox (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 32 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-1 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 117, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/13 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sabonis at 17 and Monk at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Fox (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and LeVert at 18 a game. Without Okoro (3 straight), Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and Cleveland minus-2 and the line, where Cleveland takes 31 free throws a game to Sacramento's 24. Call it Sacramento 111, Cleveland 110, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/15 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vincent (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sabonis at 17 and Huerter at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Sacramento's 33 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-3. Call it the Lakers 114, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/17 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 16 and Vassell at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Huerter at 21 and Sabonis at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 127 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-3. Call it Sacramento 119, San Antonio 112.
10/30 @ TOR 99-91 — POR notes
POR won 99-91. POR shot 45% (38 of 85) to TOR's 40%, 11 of 35 from three. Grant led with 22 (8 of 18, 2 of 8 from three); Brogdon added 21, Sharpe 14. The hinge was Q3, 33-24: POR came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 6. POR trailed 47-50 at the half and won the second half 52-41. Camara was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/01 @ DET 110-101 — POR notes
POR won 110-101. POR shot 47% (38 of 81) to DET's 44%, 7 of 20 from three, and went to the line 33 times to DET's 11 — 27 points from the stripe to their 10. Sharpe led with 29 (9 of 16, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Grant added 24, Ayton 16. The hinge was Q3, 36-25: the deficit went from 12 to 1. POR trailed 47-59 at the half and won the second half 63-42. Brogdon was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/03 vs MEM 115-113 — POR notes
POR won 115-113 in 1 overtime. POR shot 41% (39 of 96) to MEM's 49%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 36 times to MEM's 13 — 28 points from the stripe to their 9. Grant led with 26 (9 of 23, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 9 at the line); Brogdon added 24, Sharpe 22. The hinge was Q1, 33-26: from level to 7 ahead.
11/05 vs MEM 100-112 — POR notes
POR lost 100-112. POR shot 39% (37 of 95) to MEM's 51%, 14 of 45 from three. Grant led with 27 (10 of 22, 4 of 13 from three); Sharpe added 18, Brogdon 18. Q3 was theirs, 31-19, turning a 8-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-69 against them. They led by as many as 12. Grant's -22 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ SAC 118-121 — POR notes
POR lost 118-121 in 1 overtime. POR shot 51% (44 of 87) to SAC's 46%, 8 of 22 from three, and got to the line 29 times to SAC's 38. The glass went 36-50 against them. Grant led with 38 (12 of 25, 5 of 8 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Ayton added 18, Sharpe 18. Q2 was theirs, 31-22, turning a 5-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 99-87 against them. Walker's -12 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 28 and Davis at 20 a game. They have lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Vincent (5 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Grant at 27 and Sharpe at 20 a game. Without Simons (7 straight), Henderson (3 straight), Rupert (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 108 a night to the Lakers' 120 and the glass, where Portland has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-9. Call it Portland 112, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/14 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 25 and Clarkson at 19 a game. Without Kessler (2 straight), Hendricks (9 straight), Sensabaugh (9 straight). 3 days' rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Grant at 28 and Sharpe at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Simons (8 straight), Henderson (4 straight), Rupert (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 113 a night to Utah's 125 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Portland minus-2. Call it Portland 115, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
11/15 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grant at 28 and Sharpe at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Simons (9 straight), Brogdon (2 straight), Henderson (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and LeVert at 19 a game. Without Okoro (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 30 free throws a game to Portland's 22 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-1 a night and Portland minus-5. Call it Cleveland 114, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
11/17 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 26 and Sharpe at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Simons (10 straight), Brogdon (3 straight), Henderson (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 24 and Russell at 21 a game. Without Vincent (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 41 percent from three to Portland's 33 and the line, where the Lakers take 28 free throws a game to Portland's 18. Call it Portland 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORDA D. Ayton
JG J. Grant
JM J. Minaya
JW J. Walker
MB M. Brogdon
MB M. Brown
MT M. Thybulle
SM S. Mays
SS S. Sharpe
TC T. Camara
SACAL A. Len
CD C. Duarte
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
KE K. Edwards
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
POR/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Sabonis and Monk rally Kings past Trail Blazers 121-118 in overtime
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Domantas Sabonis had 27 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, Malik Monk made two critical free throws with 13 seconds left in overtime and the Sacramento Kings rallied after trailing late in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-118 on Wednesday night.
Monk scored Sacramento’s final nine points in regulation but was scoreless in overtime before getting fouled by Toumani Camara . Monk calmy sank both free throws to put the Kings ahead by three.
At the other end, Jerami Grant missed two 3-pointers for Portland before the final buzzer, and a sold-out crowd at Golden 1 Center broke into chants of “Light the beam!”
The teams combined for 22 turnovers and 50 fouls.
“That was a grimy, gutty, ugly win,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “Had a lot of really good performances from a lot of guys. Finding a way to win in a situation like this was a lot of fun.”
Monk finished with 23 points and 10 assists to help the Kings snap a three-game skid that included a pair of blowout losses to Houston. Kevin Huerter added 17 points.
Grant had a season-high 38 points and nine rebounds for the Blazers. Deandre Ayton added 18 points and 10 boards.
Monk was 4 of 16 from the floor, including 0 for 7 from 3-point range. But he finished 15 for 19 at the line, hitting 15 straight after missing his first four free throws. He drained two foul shots to tie it at 111 with 8.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
“(The Blazers) were talking to me when I missed the four, so I was just waiting for a moment when I could shut them up,” Monk said.
Brown was very pleased with what he saw from Monk.
“He had a huge game for us and he found a way to get something done,” Brown said. “He attacked and attacked and he got to the free throw line. We needed every single one of those free throws.”
The Kings led most of the first half but trailed 107-102 late in the fourth, then rallied down the stretch behind Monk. He hit two big free throws to tie it after initially being called for a charge against Shaedon Sharpe . The play was reviewed and overturned, negating the charge while Sharpe fouled out on the reversal.
Skylar Mays missed a long 3 just before the buzzer for the Blazers, sending the game to overtime.
“We had our chances,” Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. “This happens in a season. There’s some games that you win that you probably shouldn’t have won. There’s some games that you lose that you probably should have won, and this is one of those games. Just didn’t have enough.”
Keon Ellis , one of the Kings’ three two-way players, started and had four points and three steals in place of injured De’Aaron Fox.
Fox sat out a fourth consecutive game with a right ankle sprain, joining Trey Lyles (left calf strain) on Sacramento’s bench.
The Blazers were also short-handed and played without Scooter Henderson (right ankle), Anfernee Simons (thumb) and Robert Williams III (knee). Malcolm Brogdon exited in the first quarter with a left hamstring strain.
The game marked the first time that twins Keegan and Kris Murray played against each other in the NBA after two years in college as teammates at Iowa.
The fourth overall draft pick in 2022, Keegan Murray had nine points and seven rebounds while Kris Murray, Portland’s first-round selection this season, scored two points in nine minutes. Kris also blocked a shot by his brother shortly after checking in during the second quarter.
UP NEXT
Trail Blazers: Continue their three-game trip against the Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Kings: Face the Oklahoma City Thunder at home in an In-Season Tournament game Friday.