PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS. SACRAMENTO KINGS
FINAL: Kings 120, Blazers 80.
The Kings won the second half 70-34 despite Shaedon Sharpe scoring a career-high 30 points.
The Blazers played just seven players and shot 32.3% from the field while connecting on just 9 of 39 threes (23.1%).
THIRD QUARTER: Kings 83, Blazers 64
The Kings have taken control of this game by winning the third quarter 33-18.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 13 for the Blazers in the quarter but the Kings shot 52.4% from the field and made 5 of 10 threes.
The Blazers shot 30.4%. Players not named Sharpe went 2 of 13 in the quarter. Sharpe hit on 5 of 10 shots and 3 of 6 threes.
HALFTIME: Kings 50, Blazers 46.
Nassir Little scored eight points to keep the Blazers close against the Kings who built a 12-point lead only to see Portland come back.
Shaedon Sharpe is just 3 of 12 from the field with nine points. Little and Kevin Knox II lead the team with 10 points apiece.
Kevin Huerter has 12 for the Kings, who are 5 of 24 on threes.
FIRST QUARTER: Blazers 20, Kings 18.
The Blazers shot 30.8% from the field and 22.2% on threes (2 of 9) but the Kings were even worse. They shot 29.2% from the field and hit on just 2 of 13 threes (15.4%).
Kevin Knox II led the Blazers with six points. Shaedon Sharpe and Matisse Thybulle each scored five.
The Kings received five points each from Kevin Huerter, Keegan Murray and Domantas Sabonis.
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Keon Johnson and Trendon Watford will not play for the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night against the Sacramento Kings at the Moda Center.
Johnson (right finger fracture) and Watford (right ankle sprain) join six other players out for the Blazers.
Be sure to check back later for live updates of the carnage about to take place:
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS. SACRAMENTO KINGS
What: Trail Blazers (32-43) vs. Kings (45-30), 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Where: Moda Center.
Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: Root Sports (in Portland: Comcast 734; DirecTV: 687).
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 +750| SAC -1,150
Spread: POR +14 | Over/Under: 235
INJURIES
Blazers: Cam Reddish (lumbar soreness) is doubtful. Keon Johnson (right finger fracture), Trendon Watford (right ankle sprain), Damian Lillard (right calf tightness), Jusuf Nurkic (right knee soreness), Anfernee Simons (right foot soreness), Jerami Grant (left quad contusion), Justise Winslow (left ankle sprain) and Ibou Badji (left knee soreness) are out.
Kings: No injuries to report.
NEXT UP
The Blazers host the Kings at 7 p.m. Friday before starting a four-game trip.
— Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook). Subscribe to Oregonian/OregonLive newsletters and podcasts
