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The Portland Trail Blazers had another impressive offensive preseason performance. But this time, they also earned a win. The Blazers defeated the Sacramento Kings 124-123 Friday night at the Moda Center,
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Blazers Prevent Another Late Collapse in Win Over Kings
The Portland Trail Blazers took down the Sacramento Kings 124-123 to earn their first win of the 2025-26 NBA Preseason. After maintaining a lead for most of the second half, the Blazers allowed the Kings to fight back into the game late.
Kings forward Keegan Murray, who is entering his fourth NBA season and is eligible for a rookie scale extension until October 20, suffered a left thumb injury in Friday’s preseason loss to Portland, as Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee relays.
A mock trade has the Sacramento Kings sending DeMar DeRozan to the Miami Heat for a former champion from the Golden State Warriors.
The Murray Twins will be fighting again as the Portland Trail Blazers welcome the Sacramento Kings to the Moda Center tonight at 7pm Pacific. This is a place to hang out and chat about the game, and to chill with your fellow Blazer fans and any cool visitors. Remember that this is a relaxed environment without swearing.
NBA action is back starting this week in Sacramento with the Kings kicking off the preseason at home. Wednesday, the Toronto Raptors will be taking on the Kings at the Golden 1 Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Three other preseason games are scheduled in October, including one more game at Golden 1 Center against the LA Clippers on Oct. 15.
The biggest spot up in the air still, at least from the outside looking in, is the backup power forward position. The Kings don't have any players with the same skillset as Keegan Murray on the bench. They have Doug McDermott who can shoot the lights out of the ball but lacks the defense that Murray brings.
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The preseason didn’t start the way the Sacramento Kings wanted it to. After an offseason of additions in the draft, a new point guard in Dennis Schröder, and an