On April 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Kings faced the Blazers, and many of the Blazers' main players, including Lillard, were absent. The Kings led by 18 points at one point, but were chased by the Blazers to only 7 points at the beginning of the final quarter, Sabonis Jr. led the team to extend the 20+ advantage to establish the victory, and finally the Kings defeated the Blazers 138-114 to gain 2 consecutive wins to consolidate the third place in the West, the Blazers suffered 5 consecutive losses and officially missed the playoffs today, Lillard missed the playoffs for the first time in his career.
Statistics
Kings: Sabonis Jr. 20 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, Fox 20 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, Barnes 11 points, Murray 4 3-pointers and 20 points, Huert 4 3-pointers and 14 points, Edwards 10 points, Monk 4 3-pointers 20 points.
Blazers: Lillard and other main players were absent, Eubanks 18 points and 10 rebounds, Sharp 4 three-pointers, 27 points, 5 assists and 7 turnovers, Mays 3 three-pointers, 14 points and 6 assists, and Walker 4 three-pointers and 14 points.
The star of the field
The Kings, led by a quasi-triple-double led by Sabonis Jr. and Fox, easily defeated the Blazers with a team offensive to further consolidate third place in the West.
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Sabonis Jr. slammed with one hand.
Eubanks Big Hat Sabonis Jr.
Match Review
The Blazers lacked Lillard, Grant, Nurkic, Simmons, Winslow, Reddish, Keon Johnson, Alchidiakono and Bagie, and the Kings lacked Delavedova, Ellis and Kota. The Kings trailed 7-4 at the start of the first quarter, and the Kings went on a 6-0 offensive run to take the lead, Seibl hit a three-pointer, and Sabonis Jr. and Watford scored two points each. Murray and Huert each hit a three-pointer, Mays and Eubanks hit an inside shot, Sabonis Jr. made a layup, and Little made a three-pointer to catch up with a one-point difference. The Kings went on a 7-2 run to extend their lead, with Sharp hitting a three-pointer, the Kings scoring four straight points, and Harrison hitting a three-pointer. Monk hit a 3-pointer and Fox for a layup to give the Kings a 36-27 lead over the Blazers at the end of the first quarter.
The Blazers opened the second quarter with an 8-4 offensive run to chase points, with Fox scoring four straight points and Mays hitting a three-pointer against Lyles. The Blazers went on a 7-2 run to chase the gap by four points, Sabonis Jr. blocked Eubanks and Monk for 3-pointers, the Blazers hit 3 of 5 free throws, and Huert hit a 3-pointer. Eubanks chased 2+1 points, the Kings scored four straight points, the Blazers also chased four straight points, Huert hit a three-pointer, and Sharp hit a shot. Fox scored four straight points and Hult hit a three-pointer, Watford hit a layup, Monk missed a long-range three-pointer, and the Kings led the Blazers 71-59 in the first half. In the first two quarters, the Kings scored double-doubles for 5 players, Sabonis Jr. 10+8+5 and Fox 12+5+8, and the Trail Blazers scored double-doubles for 2.
Sharp and Barnes hit a three-pointer, Sharp hit both free throws, Murray scored five straight points with Fox to extend the 18-point advantage to stop the Blazers. The Blazers chased four straight points, Sabonis Jr. scored four straight inside points, and Seibl and Sharp each hit a three-point chase. Edwards returned with a three-pointer, Knox chased the 2+1 pointer, Mitchell hit a throw, Knox hit a three-pointer, and the Kings scored four straight points to extend their 18-point advantage. Mays hit five straight points on a three-pointer, Monk hit a three-pointer, Knox and Fox both hit one of two free throws, Butler hit a three-pointer, and Barnes hit two free throws. The Kings led the Blazers 104-89 at the end of the third quarter, with six Kings scoring double-doubles and three Blazers scoring double-doubles in the first three quarters.
The Trail Blazers started the final quarter with Sharp's leadership blossoming inside and out, playing a 14-6 run to chase the gap by seven points. Monk and Murray each hit a 3-pointer, and Sabonis Jr. hit an inside free throw to extend the Kings to extend their 13-point advantage. Eubanks hit a layup, Sabonis Jr. dunked Eubanks, Murray dunked, Sabonis Jr. dunked again, and Mitchell hit a layup. The Kings extended their 20+ lead to seal the win, losing the suspense early into garbage time, and eventually the Kings sent the Blazers to a 5-game losing streak.
Both sides start
Kings: Barnes, Murray, Sabonis Jr., Hult, Fox
Blazers: Seibre, Watford, Eubanks, Sharp, Mays
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