National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Portland 104, Sacramento 91
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #40 Leon Wood, #49 Tom Washington, #68 Marat Kogut
Attendance: 17627

Trail Blazers 104, Kings 91: Damian Lillard scored 22 points and Portland had six players total 10 or more in a home win over Sacramento.

Lillard added eight rebounds and seven assists for the Trail Blazers, and combined with Wesley Matthews for 40 points out of the Portland backcourt. Matthews finished with 18 points and seven rebounds and LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points and seven boards for Portland, which beat the Kings on the boards 47-31.

DeMarcus Cousins got back on track for the Kings, leading the team with a season-high 35 points and nine rebounds after totaling only 19 points in Sacramento's last two games. Cousins shot 13-of-25 from the floor but his teammates combined for just 23-of-61 as the Kings found themselves playing from behind once again.

After closing the first half with a 54-49 edge, the Blazers doubled up Sacramento 18-9 deep into the third quarter to take control of the game. The Kings cut the deficit to six points on three different occasions in the second half but Portland took a 77-66 lead into the fourth quarter and Sacramento was unable to close the gap.

Aldridge had half of his point total in the fourth as the Blazers sent the Kings to their fourth straight loss. Portland recorded its fourth straight 100-point game just five games into the season after never recording more than three in a row all of last year.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Matthews passed Portland Hall-of-Famer Clyde Drexler, moving into fifth place on the team's all-time 3-point field goal list. ... Portland PG Mo Williams was 0-for-2 from 3-point range, dropping to 1-of-14 on the season. ... Sacramento rookie SG Ben McLemore played just seven minutes and failed to attempt a shot after averaging 17 points in the previous two games.
Top Game Performances
 
Sacramento   Portland
DeMarcus Cousins 35 Scoring Damian Lillard 22
Isaiah Thomas 7 Assists Nicolas Batum 8
DeMarcus Cousins 9 Rebounds Damian Lillard 8
DeMarcus Cousins 9 Free Throws Made Damian Lillard 8
DeMarcus Cousins 4 Steals Wesley Matthews 2
DeMarcus Cousins 1 Blocks Joel Freeland 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Sacramento 91 41.9 6-22 13-15 20 31 1 11 11
Portland 104 48.8 10-23 16-18 28 47 5 4 17
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Sacramento will play their next game at home against Portland. The Kings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .000 after a loss.