The Portland Trail Blazers will look to keep the good vibes rolling tonight as they take on the Sacramento Kings on the road. After Portland rattled off two straight wins at home this week, tonight’s matchup tips off a 10-day, six-game road trip for the Blazers.
This early-season matchup is a case of two ships passing in the night. While the Blazers have shot off to an 8-3 start as one of the NBA’s biggest surprises this year, the Kings are lying in the cellar at 1-10. However, this Kings team gave
Portland a hard fight in Sacramento on Oct. 23 in a game the Blazers held on to win 128-120, so there’s no such thing as a gimme in the NBA. To get that win, the Blazers had to withstand a cold-shooting start, plus 33 points from Kings rookie stud Darius Acuff Jr. and a triple-double from veteran center Domantas Sabonis.
It’d be wise for the Blazers to take care of business in Sacramento again considering the road ahead. The six-game road trip only gets harder from here, with matchups against the Minnesota Timberwolves (twice), New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers on the way. Tonight’s matchup is also an NBA Cup Group Play game. The Blazers face an uphill battle in the in-season tournament after an opening loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, so if they lose tonight, their Cup hopes are all but dashed.
What You Need To Know
Portland Trail Blazers (8-3) @ Sacramento Kings (1-10) – Friday, November 13th – 7:00pm Pacific
How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options for the Rip City Television Network.
How to watch via streaming: BlazerVision in Oregon and Washington; League Pass everywhere else
How to listen: Trail Blazers Audio Network
Trail Blazers Injuries: Chris Youngblood, Vit Krejci, Ja Morant, Shaedon Sharpe (out)
Kings Injuries: Precious Achiuwa (questionable); Maxime Raynaud, Ben Simmons, Jonathan Mogbo, Alex Karaban, Sean Pedulla (out)
As always, we’ll have a gameday discussion thread posted shortly before tipoff tonight, followed later by postgame analysis shortly after the final buzzer sounds!
