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Lillard scored 12 points over the final three
minutes as Portland improved to 3-0 against the Kings this
season. Enes Kanter contributed 22 points and 21 rebounds and
Carmelo Anthony scored 16 points as the Trail Blazers won their
third straight game.
De'Aaron Fox scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter
and added 12 assists for Sacramento. Buddy Hield scored 21
points as the Kings lost for the 11th time in the past 13 games.
Harrison Barnes scored 17 points and Marvin Bagley III added 14
points and nine rebounds for the Kings. Richaun Holmes had 12
points and 11 rebounds, Nemanja Bjelica added 12 points and nine
boards and Cory Joseph tallied 11 points.
Fox knocked down a shot and Hield followed with a 3-pointer to
give the Kings a 108-103 edge with 3:49 left in the contest.
The Trail Blazers exploded with 12 straight points -- the final
10 by Lillard -- to take a seven-point lead with 1:15 remaining.
Lillard ended the burst with back-to-back 3-pointers.
Fox later drilled a 3-pointer to pull Sacramento within 119-115
with 13.4 seconds left. Portland's Robert Covington was called
for an over-and-back violation with 10.9 seconds to play and Fox
drained another trey to pull the Kings within one with 5.9
seconds to play.
Portland's Gary Trent Jr. hit two free throws with 4.8 seconds
remaining. Fox was fouled and made the first free throw with
four seconds left but the Kings were unable to get the rebound
after Fox intentionally missed the second.
Lillard then hit two free throws with 2.7 seconds left to seal
it.
Portland shot 47.7 percent from the field, including 15 of 38
from 3-point range.
The Kings made 47.6 percent of their shots and were 11 of 29
from behind the arc.
Lillard scored 21 first-half points as Portland held a 59-56
lead at the break.
He knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Trail Blazers a 73-67
advantage with 8:06 left in the third quarter. Sacramento
finished the quarter strong as Joseph drained a 3-pointer and
Barnes added a jumper as Sacramento led 90-89 entering the final
stanza.
--Field Level Media
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