PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Deandre Ayton had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 115-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

Anfernee Simons added 21 points and nine assists and Deni Avdija had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Blazers. Dalano Banton scored 17 off the bench and also had a career-high five steals.

Malik Monk led the Kings with 29 points off the bench. De’Aaron Fox added 22 points and Domantas Sabonis had 21.

With the win, the Blazers are now 2-1 in the Western Conference's Group A behind the Rockets, who lead the group at 3-0, and remain in contention to advance after the Lakers lost 101-93 to the Thunder on Friday. The Kings are 0-3 in the NBA Cup.

Takeaways

Kings: Sacramento lost despite attempting five more 3-pointers and 13 more free throws than Portland.

Blazers: It was a balanced effort for Portland with six players, including all five starters, scoring in double figures.

Key moment

A 9-2 run with five minutes left in the second quarter put Portland ahead and left Sacramento playing from behind the rest of the game.

Key stat

The Blazers outscored the Kings 64-34 in the paint.

Up next

The Kings return home to face the Spurs on Saturday, while the Blazers play the Mavericks at home the same day.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Domantas Sabonis vs. Deandre Ayton (Keon Ellis gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Domantas Sabonis misses layup	0	0
11:36	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Anfernee Simons misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:17	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	0	0
11:04	Keegan Murray misses 4-foot two point shot	0	0
11:02	De'Aaron Fox offensive rebound	0	0
11:00	Keon Ellis makes 27-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	0	3
10:37	Deandre Ayton misses 17-foot jumper	0	3
10:32	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	0	3
10:28	Keegan Murray misses 26-foot three point shot	0	3
10:27	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	0	3
10:13	Toumani Camara makes dunk (Deni Avdija assists)	2	3
10:04	De'Aaron Fox makes two point shot	2	5
9:49	Shaedon Sharpe misses 22-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:48	Kings defensive team rebound	2	5
9:42	De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover	2	5
9:30	Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot hook shot (Anfernee Simons assists)	4	5
9:15	De'Aaron Fox makes 8-foot two point shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)	4	7
9:02	Anfernee Simons misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	7
9:01	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	4	7
8:51	Keegan Murray misses 28-foot three point jumper	4	7
8:49	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	4	7
8:47	De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	7
8:44	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	4	7
8:43	Jae Crowder misses 28-foot three point jumper	4	7
8:41	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	4	7
8:29	Deandre Ayton makes layup	6	7
8:29	Jae Crowder shooting foul	6	7
8:29	Isaac Jones enters the game for Jae Crowder	6	7
8:29	Malik Monk enters the game for Keon Ellis	6	7
8:29	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 1	7	7
8:17	Malik Monk makes 22-foot three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists)	7	10
7:59	Deni Avdija makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	9	10
7:50	Isaac Jones misses driving layup	9	10
7:48	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	9	10
7:29	Deandre Ayton makes 6-foot two point shot	11	10
7:14	Malik Monk misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	11	10
7:11	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	11	10
7:06	Anfernee Simons misses 27-foot three point shot	11	10
7:03	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	11	10
6:54	Domantas Sabonis makes 1-foot layup (Malik Monk assists)	11	12
6:37	Deni Avdija misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	12
6:35	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	11	12
6:19	Keegan Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	12
6:14	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	11	12
6:10	Trail Blazers Full timeout	11	12
6:10	Dalano Banton enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe	11	12
6:10	Keon Ellis enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	11	12
6:10	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Keegan Murray	11	12
5:54	Anfernee Simons lost ball turnover (Keon Ellis steals)	11	12
5:44	Domantas Sabonis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Huerter assists)	11	15
5:26	Deandre Ayton misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	15
5:23	Malik Monk defensive rebound	11	15
5:18	Deandre Ayton blocks Malik Monk 's 2-foot two point shot	11	15
5:15	Anfernee Simons defensive rebound	11	15
5:11	Deni Avdija misses two point shot	11	15
5:10	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	11	15
5:04	Domantas Sabonis makes two point shot (Kevin Huerter assists)	11	17
4:47	Toumani Camara makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	14	17
4:33	Malik Monk out of bounds lost ball turnover	14	17
4:19	Toumani Camara misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	17
4:16	Deni Avdija offensive rebound	14	17
4:16	Deni Avdija makes two point shot	16	17
4:04	Malik Monk bad pass (Deandre Ayton steals)	16	17
3:54	Dalano Banton makes driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists)	18	17
3:54	Kings Full timeout	18	17
3:54	Kris Murray enters the game for Deni Avdija	18	17
3:44	Malik Monk makes 22-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists)	18	20
3:22	Deandre Ayton misses 14-foot two point shot	18	20
3:19	Isaac Jones defensive rebound	18	20
3:08	Domantas Sabonis makes 2-foot layup (Malik Monk assists)	18	22
2:54	Dalano Banton misses driving floating jump shot	18	22
2:53	Isaac Jones defensive rebound	18	22
2:41	Domantas Sabonis makes 19-foot jumper (Malik Monk assists)	18	24
2:27	Dalano Banton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)	21	24
1:58	Domantas Sabonis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)	21	27
1:45	Dalano Banton makes driving layup	23	27
1:40	Kris Murray shooting foul	23	27
1:40	Kevin Huerter misses free throw 1 of 2	23	27
1:40	Kings offensive team rebound	23	27
1:40	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Anfernee Simons	23	27
1:40	Jabari Walker enters the game for Deandre Ayton	23	27
1:40	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Domantas Sabonis	23	27
1:40	Keegan Murray enters the game for Keon Ellis	23	27
1:40	Kevin Huerter makes free throw 2 of 2	23	28
1:30	Shaedon Sharpe misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	23	28
1:26	Malik Monk defensive rebound	23	28
1:21	Malik Monk bad pass (Dalano Banton steals)	23	28
1:20	Dalano Banton lost ball turnover (Kevin Huerter steals)	23	28
1:15	Kevin Huerter misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	28
1:13	Isaac Jones offensive rebound	23	28
1:13	Isaac Jones makes dunk	23	30
54.1	Dalano Banton misses 5-foot two point shot	23	30
53.0	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	23	30
48.1	Kris Murray shooting foul	23	30
48.1	Isaac Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	23	30
48.1	Kings offensive team rebound	23	30
48.1	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Toumani Camara	23	30
48.1	Isaac Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	23	30
46.1	Dalano Banton defensive rebound	23	30
32.1	Dalano Banton makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	25	30
10.1	De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover (Anfernee Simons steals)	25	30
0.1	Kris Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	30
0.1	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	25	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	30

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Moda Center

Portland, OR

Date & Time

3:00 AM, November 30, 2024

Coverage

KATU 2.2, NBC Sports CA, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,565

Referees

James Williams, Justin Van Duyne, Natalie Sago

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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