Damian Lillard scored a season-high 50 points (15 during a 19-0 run across the third and fourth quarters), and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 118-100.
The Trail Blazers took control with a 24-2 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 23.
For the Kings, Willie Cauley-Stein scored 19 points (8 in the first quarter), and Zach Randolph added 17 points and 9 rebounds. All 16 of Buddy Hield’s points came in the fourth quarter. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Trail Blazers shot 48.9% from the field and 42.9% from 3 to the Kings’ 42.2% and 39.1%. The Kings forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Trail Blazers outscored the Kings 19-6 in 6 minutes with Turner, Davis, Lillard, Connaughton and Collins on the floor together.