The Portland Trail Blazers lost a half-game on the 10th-place Sacramento Kings in the race for the final Western Conference play-in berth on Saturday night. The Kings (31-28) won 113-103 at the Houston Rockets (37-12) and are now 3½ games ahead of 11th-place Phoenix (28-32) and 4½ ahead of the 12th-place Blazers.
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Chet Holmgren Injury Status For Blazers vs Thunder
As the Portland Trail Blazers gear up for their matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, they are faced with a critical opportunity to bounce back from a toug
Watching your favorite professional sports teams compete on TV is one thing, but cheering them on in the raucous arena brings on another level of fandom.
The Kings are bringing back a familiar face for depth at the center position with Domantas Sabonis out due to injury.
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Fresh off a near miss against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, the Utah Jazz will be back in action against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night in their sixth straight appearance in their home Delta Center of a ludicrous nine-game home stand.
The Kings have been an elite mid-range shooting team, ranking third in the league at 47 percent. In the three matchups against the Jazz this season, Sacramento has upped that conversion rate to 55.4 percent, making it imperative that Utah’s defense is ready to make life difficult for the Kings in the mid-range.
Shaedon Sharpe gave Trail Blazers fans a highlight to remember with a monster dunk that could go down as one of the best of the year.
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Kings sign veteran big man Labissiere to 10-day contract
The Sacramento Kings officially signed center and familiar face Skal Labissière to a 10-day contract, the team announced Sunday.
Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 43 points and Derrick White tossed in a career-high 41 to lead the short-handed Boston Celtics to a 128-118 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.