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NBA · October 23, 2026

Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings Final — October 23, 2026

Portland Trail Blazers

128

Top scorer Deni Avdija66 games

FINAL

Sacramento Kings

120

Top scorer Zach LaVine39 games

Friday, October 23 · 10:10 PM ET

POROffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)SAC

22nd111.8

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

109.526th

17th115.5

PPG

111.328th

PORDefenseSAC

13th112.1

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

118.928th

16th115.8

Opp PPG

120.826th

PORTeamSAC

19th−0.3

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

−9.428th

PORLast 10 gamesSAC

Game by game

5-5

Last 10

0-10

+126

Net points

-274

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

PORRest & travelSAC

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

484 mi779 km

Travel to the game

Home

PORKey injuriesSAC

Shaedon Sharpe GOut

Players out or limited

Maxime Raynaud COut

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 23, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Trail Blazers visited the Kings on Friday, October 23 at 10:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Trail Blazers scored 115.5 points per game (17th of 30) and allowed 115.8 (16th). The Kings scored 111.3 points per game (28th of 30) and allowed 120.8 (26th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Trail Blazers 111.8 (22nd), Kings 109.5 (26th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Trail Blazers 112.1 (13th), Kings 118.9 (28th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Trail Blazers −0.3 (19th), Kings −9.4 (28th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Trail Blazers closed as 10.5-point road favorites, with the Kings getting the points at home. The spread opened at Trail Blazers -6.5. The total closed 232.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Trail Blazers -455, Kings +343) prices the Trail Blazers at 78% and the Kings at 22%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Portland Trail Blazers 128, Sacramento Kings 120

Portland Trail Blazers won by 8.

Against the closing spread (Sacramento Kings +10.5): Sacramento Kings covered.
Combined score 248 vs the closing total of 232.5: Over.
Portland Trail Blazers closed at -455 on the moneyline (a 78% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 4

OpenKings +6.5 (-105)
Trail Blazers -6.5 (-115)

CloseKings +10.5 (-114)
Trail Blazers -10.5 (-106)

Totalno move

Open232.5 (o -109 / u -112)

Close232.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenTrail Blazers -265 69%
Kings +210 31%

CloseTrail Blazers -455 78%
Kings +343 22%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

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Matchup

Players to watch

Trail Blazers

66 games · Deni Avdija

Points per game24.218th
Rebounds per game6.948th
Assists per game6.715th
Minutes per game33.3

50 games · Shaedon Sharpe

Points per game20.834th
Rebounds per game4.3147th
Assists per game2.6141st
Minutes per game29.4

Kings

39 games · Zach LaVine

Points per game19.251st
Rebounds per game2.8272nd
Assists per game2.3173rd
Minutes per game31.4

19 games · Domantas Sabonis

Points per game15.8
Rebounds per game11.4
Assists per game4.1
Minutes per game29.7

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 390 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 24 times since 2022: the Trail Blazers won 17 and the Kings 7.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Oct 13, 2026	Trail Blazers 110, Kings 98 Trail Blazers won
Oct 13, 2026	Trail Blazers 110, Kings 98 Trail Blazers won
Oct 13, 2026	Trail Blazers 110, Kings 98 Trail Blazers won
Oct 13, 2026	Trail Blazers 110, Kings 98 Trail Blazers won
Oct 13, 2026	Trail Blazers 110, Kings 98 Trail Blazers won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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