Simons has 30 and Blazers win sixth straight with 108-102 win over Kings
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Anfernee Simons had 30 points, including eight 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their sixth straight game with a 108-102 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
Shaedon Sharpe added 24 points for the Blazers, who have won 10 of their last 11.
DeMar DeRozan had 22 for the Kings, who have lost six of their last eight.
It was close from the start. Sacramento pulled in front 91-90 on DeRozan's jumper and free throw with 6:36 left, but Sharpe answered with a 3-pointer that gave the Blazers back the lead for good.
Jonas Valanciunas made his Kings debut in the first quarter. The center was acquired in a trade Wednesday from the Washington Wizards. He finished with six points and five rebounds.
Neither team managed to lead by double digits. The game was tied at 27 after the first quarter and the Blazers had a 54-50 edge at the break. Zach LaVine, acquired by the Kings in a trade on Sunday, made a 3-pointer that gave the Kings a 60-58 lead in the third quarter.
Kings: The Kings added depth by adding Jake LaRavia from the Memphis Grizzlies at Thursday's deadline. ... Domantas Sabonis fouled out.
Trail Blazers: Portland did not make any moves before the deadline. “We’re always looking for ways to participate, use windows and find guys that can help us be better. But this time around, we just didn’t find the value,” Blazers GM Joe Cronin said.
Sharpe hit a 3-pointer that put Portland up 79-77 with 11.2 seconds left in the third quarter. Simons hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push Portland's lead to 85-79.
Two 3-pointers were overturned by the replay center during the game, one by Scoot Henderson in the first half and another by DeRozan in the second.
Kings: Host New Orleans on Saturday.
Trail Blazers: Visit the Timberwolves on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Domantas Sabonis vs. Deandre Ayton (Deni Avdija gains possession) | ||
| 11:33 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point floating jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:15 |  | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 3-2 |
| 11:02 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point running layup | 5-2 |
| 10:38 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:38 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-3 |
| 10:25 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point cutting dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 7-3 |
| 10:06 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:39 | | Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving dunk (Anfernee Simons assists) | 7-8 |
| 9:15 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | DeMar DeRozan blocks Toumani Camara's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:00 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Zach LaVine misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:56 | | Keegan Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point tip layup | 9-8 |
| 8:44 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 9-11 |
| 8:23 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point stepback jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 12-11 |
| 8:01 | | DeMar DeRozan personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point pullup jump shot | 15-11 |
| 7:18 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point running layup | 17-11 |
| 6:55 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:51 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-12 |
| 6:51 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-13 |
| 6:38 | | Domantas Sabonis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Malik Monk steals) | ||
| 6:19 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Keon Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Keon Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-13 |
| 6:19 | | +1 | Keon Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-13 |
| 6:07 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 19-16 |
| 5:51 | | Jerami Grant blocks DeMar DeRozan's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Trey Lyles personal foul (Loose ball) (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:02 | | Malik Monk misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:01 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | DeMar DeRozan blocks Shaedon Sharpe's two point running layup | ||
| 4:58 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup (Deandre Ayton assists) | 19-18 |
| 4:42 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-18 |
| 4:42 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-18 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving reverse layup (Scoot Henderson assists) | 21-20 |
| 4:15 | | Malik Monk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Malik Monk personal foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-21 |
| 3:34 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-22 |
| 3:17 | | Keon Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Scoot Henderson steals) | ||
| 3:09 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (lost ball) (Keon Ellis steals) | ||
| 3:02 | | Trey Lyles misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:01 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (bad pass) (Keon Ellis steals) | ||
| 2:56 | | +2 | Trey Lyles makes two point cutting dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 23-22 |
| 2:45 | | Keon Ellis personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:45 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:45 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-23 |
| 2:45 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-24 |
| 2:31 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 25-24 |
| 2:09 | | Toumani Camara turnover (bad pass) (Trey Lyles steals) | ||
| 1:47 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point running pullup jump shot | 25-27 |
| 1:24 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Devin Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Devin Carter misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-27 |
| 1:00 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-27 |
| 0:40 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:33 | | Zach LaVine misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:31 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | Zach LaVine blocks Anfernee Simons's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |