The Portland Trail Blazers’ NBA season began so promisingly for the Portland Trail Blazers with a 115-108 victory at the Sacramento Kings on opening night in October.
More than four months later, the Blazers begin the final stretch of the season post All-Star break also at Sacramento. Things haven’t gone so well for Portland in the interim.
The Blazers (28-30) used that opening-night win as a launching pad to a 9-3 start. The season peaked right there and they have not been able to rediscover that same magic.
On the other side, the Kings(32-25) have been one of the biggest surprises in the NBA and sit in third place in the Western Conference.
This game can only happen, however, if the Blazers are able to make the flight to Sacramento. Their scheduled flight for Wednesday afternoon was cancelled. They hoped to leave Thursday morning but had yet to take off as of 1 p.m.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AT SACRAMENTO KINGS
What: Trail Blazers (28-30) at Kings (32-25), 7 p.m., Thursday.
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento.
Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: Root Sports Plus (in Portland: Comcast 1253, DirecTV 687-1).
Watch the game live online: You can watch this game live for FREE with fuboTV (free trial). You can also get this game on DirecTV Stream’s “CHOICE” package (promotional offers), if you are out of fuboTV trials, or simply prefer that platform and their pricing plans. If you already have a cable or satellite provider that carries Root Sports and want to watch online, you can watch this game live on Root Sports Live.
ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)
Moneyline: POR +185| SAC -215
Spread: POR +5 | Over/Under: 239.5
INJURIES
Blazers: Jusuf Nurkic (left calf strain), Anfernee Simons (right ankle sprain), Justise Winslow (left ankle sprain) and Ibou Badji (left knee soreness) are out.
Kings: KZ Okpala (knee soreness) is out.
NEXT UP
The Blazers host the Houston Rockets at 6 p.m. Sunday.
— Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook). Subscribe to Oregonian/OregonLive newsletters and podcasts
