Game ID: 22400112
Portland Trail Blazers @ Sacramento Kings
Monday, October 28, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 25 26 38 22 111POR 20 23 28 27 98
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 10/24 · season opener
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backNEW Huerter 21 to 26 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restNEW Huerter 21 to 26 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backNEW Huerter 21 to 26 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restNEW Huerter 21 to 28 min over the last 4
POR availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
POR availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
POR availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Sharpe missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Sharpe missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
10/24 vs MIN 115-117 — SAC notes
SAC lost 115-117. SAC shot 46% (38 of 82) to MIN's 48%, 11 of 29 from three, and went to the line 35 times to MIN's 17 — 28 points from the stripe to their 15. SAC turned it over 9 times to MIN's 16. DeRozan led with 26 (7 of 18, 12 of 14 at the line); Sabonis added 24, Murray 23. Q1 was theirs, 32-29, but the other 3 periods went 88-83 against them. They led by as many as 12. Lyles's -14 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 @ LAL 127-131 — SAC notes
SAC lost 127-131. SAC shot 51% (45 of 88) to LAL's 52%, 15 of 44 from three. SAC turned it over 14 times to LAL's 19. The glass went 32-45 against them. Sabonis led with 29 (10 of 14, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Fox added 28, DeRozan 23. Q3 was theirs, 34-23, turning a 4-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 108-93 against them. Huerter's -29 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs POR 111-98 — SAC notes
SAC won 111-98. SAC shot 46% (37 of 81) to POR's 42%, 14 of 35 from three. Fox led with 24 (9 of 20, 2 of 8 from three); DeRozan added 23, Huerter 18. The hinge was Q3, 38-28: a lead of 8 became 18, and the lead reached 26. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/02 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 28 and Barnes at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Barnes (2 straight), Quickley (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and Fox at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-7 a night and Sacramento minus-1 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 111 a night to Toronto's 123. Call it Sacramento 120, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
11/04 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 21 and Rozier at 17 a game. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Fox at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 38 percent from three to Sacramento's 32 and the defense, Miami allowing 107 a night to Sacramento's 114. Call it Miami 113, Sacramento 112, Sacramento keeping it close.
10/23 vs GSW 104-140 — POR notes
POR lost 104-140. POR shot 39% (36 of 92) to GSW's 52%, 8 of 34 from three. The glass went 42-57 against them. Henderson led with 22 (7 of 18, 0 of 5 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Grant added 16, Simons 15. Q1 was theirs, 21-21, but the other 3 periods went 119-83 against them. Henderson's -31 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 vs NOP 103-105 — POR notes
POR lost 103-105. POR shot 41% (37 of 90) to NOP's 42%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NOP's 31. POR turned it over 19 times to NOP's 14, and NOP turned those into 12 steals. Grant led with 34 (11 of 23, 8 of 17 from three); Simons added 24, Henderson 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-15, but the other 3 periods went 90-76 against them. They led by as many as 16.
10/27 vs NOP 125-103 — POR notes
POR won 125-103. POR shot 46% (43 of 93) to NOP's 43%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 32 times to NOP's 24 — 25 points from the stripe to their 19. The glass went 51-39 for them. Grant led with 28 (9 of 17, 2 of 7 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Simons added 27, Ayton 17. The hinge was Q2, 33-22: a lead of 1 became 12, and the lead reached 24. Simons was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
10/28 @ SAC 98-111 — POR notes
POR lost 98-111. POR shot 42% (35 of 83) to SAC's 46%, 4 of 22 from three. Ayton led with 20 (10 of 17); Henderson added 18, Walker 15. Q4 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 89-71 against them. Simons's -23 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Simons at 19 and Grant at 19 a game. Without Sharpe (6 straight), Thybulle (6 straight), Williams III (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-2 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it Phoenix 117, Portland 109.
11/04 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without McCollum (3 straight), Murray (6 straight), Jones (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Simons at 19 and Grant at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (7 straight), Thybulle (7 straight), Williams III (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 112 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Portland 112, New Orleans 111, New Orleans keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORAS A. Simons
DA D. Avdija
DA D. Ayton
DB D. Banton
DC D. Clingan
DR D. Reath
JG J. Grant
JW J. Walker
RR R. Rupert
SH S. Henderson
TC T. Camara
SACAL A. Len
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
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
De'Aaron Fox scores 24 points, surpasses 10,000 for career as Kings beat Trail Blazers 111-98
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points and surpassed 10,000 for his career, DeMar DeRozan added 23 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Portland Trail Blazers 111-98 on Monday night for their first win of the season.
Fox became the fifth player in franchise history to reach the 10,000 mark when he made a 3-pointer in the third quarter. The Kings never trailed, expanding a 60-58 lead midway through the third quarter to 26 points in the fourth.
DeAndre Ayton had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, joining Bill Walton as the only players in franchise history to start a season with four straight double-doubles.
DeRozan had 19 points at the half, making 9 of 10 three throws and hitting a contested jumper at the buzzer to give the Kings a 51-43 lead.
Sacramento made 23 of its 25 free throw attempts.
Domantas Sabonis had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Kings, and Kevin Huerter added 18 points.
Takeaways Trail Blazers: The Blazers had shot 39% from 3-point range over their last two games, and coach Chauncey Billups praised his team before the game for creating good drive-and-kick looks. But Portland, the league’s worst 3-point shooting team last season, was just 4 of 22 from deep on Monday.
Kings: The Kings lost their first two games by a combined six points.
Key moment After a sluggish first half, the Kings closed the third quarter on a 29-13 run to take an 18-point lead into the fourth. Malik Monk and Sabonis combined for a 9-0 spurt during that stretch.
Key stat The Kings held the Blazers without a fast-break point until late in the fourth quarter.
Up next Trail Blazers: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.
Kings: At Utah on Tuesday to begin a four-game trip.