Trail Blazers beat Kings, 122-110

Portland Trail Blazers (42-40) beat Sacramento Kings (22-60) 122-110 at home on Sunday, April 12.

The game, quarter by quarter

The teams matched each other with 33 points apiece in the first quarter, leaving it level at 33. The Trail Blazers moved in front with a 44-24 second quarter, carrying a 20-point lead into halftime.

The Kings won the third 27-19 to stay in front, taking a 12-point lead into the fourth. The teams matched each other with 26 points apiece in the fourth quarter, and the Trail Blazers closed regulation with a 122-110 lead.

What decided it

The Trail Blazers took better care of the ball, turning it over on 11.8% of possessions compared with 16.4% for the Kings. The Trail Blazers got more from their shots, finishing at 54.5% effective field-goal shooting compared with 52.4% for the Kings. Those extra possessions were crucial.

The Kings did win one battle, the free-throw line: FT rate of 27.7 against 11.9. The Trail Blazers made up for it elsewhere.

At roughly 100 possessions per team, the Trail Blazers produced 122.5 points per 100 possessions to 110.4 for the Kings.

The Trail Blazers' reserves also made a difference, outscoring the opposing bench 35-21.

Who made the difference

Nique Clifford was the game's biggest individual force for SAC: 24 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast on 10-13 shooting. His Game Score of 21.2 led everyone. His team was -12 with him on the floor.

Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 25 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast on 9-19 shooting, good for a 20.3 Game Score.

Deni Avdija (25 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast), Donovan Clingan (13 pts, 10 reb, 1 ast), and Precious Achiuwa (27 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast) each recorded a double-double.

What it means

The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the Trail Blazers about a 85% chance.

Across the last 7 meetings in our records, Portland Trail Blazers lead 5-2.

The Trail Blazers are now 42-40, and the Kings are 22-60. The Trail Blazers last five before this game: W-W-L-L-W.

Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.

Scoring by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Sacramento Kings	33	24	27	26	110
Portland Trail Blazers	33	44	19	26	122

Game flow

Margin after each period. Above the line the home team leads; below it the visitors lead. Tap a point to see the score.

Q4: Sacramento Kings 110, Portland Trail Blazers 122 · Trail Blazers by 12

The same team led at every period break. Biggest gap at a period break: 20 for Trail Blazers after Q2.

The four factors

Four numbers explain most basketball games: shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws. The highlighted side had the edge. Tap a row to see what it measures.

KingsTrail Blazers

Pace: about 100 possessions per team. Points per 100 possessions: Kings 110.4, Trail Blazers 122.5.

Players of the game

Ranked by Game Score, a single number that rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.

Nique Clifford SAC24 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast on 10-13 shooting

21.2

Maxime Raynaud SAC21 pts, 9 reb, 2 ast on 7-10 shooting

21.1

Precious Achiuwa SAC27 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast on 10-21 shooting

20.7

Deni Avdija POR25 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast on 9-19 shooting

20.3

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/−
Nique CliffordG	39	24	7	5	0	1	4	0	10-13	0-1	4-4	-12
Maxime RaynaudC	37	21	9	2	1	2	3	0	7-10	3-4	4-4	-9
Precious AchiuwaF	35	27	11	4	0	1	2	1	10-21	0-3	7-11	-1
Devin CarterG	34	8	6	8	2	1	2	1	3-14	0-3	2-5	-10
Killian HayesG	26	9	2	3	2	0	1	3	3-8	1-1	2-2	-8
Doug McDermottF	26	7	3	0	1	0	0	4	2-5	2-4	1-2	0
Daeqwon PlowdenG-F	22	8	1	2	0	2	3	4	2-5	1-4	3-3	-8
Dylan CardwellC	21	6	8	0	1	1	1	5	3-7	0-1	0-0	-12
Patrick Baldwin Jr.F	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Drew EubanksF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
De'Andre HunterF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Keegan MurrayF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
DeMar DeRozanG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Zach LaVineG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Malik MonkG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Domantas SabonisF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Isaiah StevensG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Russell WestbrookG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		110	47	24	7	8	16	18	40-83	7-21	23-31

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/−
Deni AvdijaF	33	25	6	10	0	0	3	1	9-19	5-9	2-3	+12
Toumani CamaraF	33	15	4	2	0	0	0	2	6-14	3-8	0-0	+1
Jrue HolidayG	32	23	7	3	0	1	4	2	8-18	2-8	5-6	+10
Kris MurrayF	30	9	4	3	3	0	0	1	3-4	2-2	1-2	+27
Scoot HendersonG	27	15	2	4	2	0	3	3	6-12	2-7	1-1	+6
Donovan ClinganC	24	13	10	1	0	1	1	4	6-10	1-2	0-0	+9
Robert Williams IIIC-F	22	6	10	1	2	1	0	2	3-4	0-0	0-0	+7
Shaedon SharpeG	17	9	1	4	2	0	1	2	3-11	0-4	3-3	+5
Matisse ThybulleG-F	07	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	+1
Vit KrejciG	05	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	+2
Sidy CissokoG	02	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Hansen YangC	02	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Jayson KentF	02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-4
Caleb LoveG	02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-4
Blake WesleyG	02	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Jerami GrantF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Damian LillardG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Chris YoungbloodG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		122	46	28	9	3	12	21	47-101	16-46	12-15

Team comparison

SACPOR

Field goal %48.2%

46.5%

Three-point %33.3%

34.8%

Free throw %74.2%

80%

Rebounds47

Assists24

Steals7

Blocks8

Turnovers16

Bench points21

Recent meetings

Jan 18: POR 117, SAC 110
Dec 20: POR 98, SAC 93
Dec 18: SAC 133, POR 134
Mar 27: POR 107, SAC 128
Feb 6: SAC 102, POR 108