Portland Trail Blazers vs. Sacramento Kings
December 18, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Trail Blazers beat the Kings 134-133 on 2025-12-18 at home. The Trail Blazers started Jerami Grant, Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa, Keegan Murray, and Maxime Raynaud. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 14 points (4/13) in his matchups, with Shaedon Sharpe as his primary defender. Shaedon Sharpe (Trail Blazers) scored 13 points (5/7) in his matchups, with Russell Westbrook as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
134
Did not play: Damian Lillard (DNP - Injury/Illness), Matisse Thybulle (DNP - Injury/Illness), Blake Wesley (DNP - Injury/Illness), Hansen Yang (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAC
Sacramento Kings
133
Did not play: Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision), Malik Monk (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jerami Grant · Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan Starter 16.4 min
- Jerami Grant · Deni Avdija · Kris Murray · Sidy Cissoko · Donovan Clingan 5.0 min
- Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Sidy Cissoko · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan 4.4 min
- Robert Williams III · Shaedon Sharpe · Kris Murray · Sidy Cissoko · Toumani Camara 3.6 min
- Jerami Grant · Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Sidy Cissoko · Donovan Clingan 3.0 min
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
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Russell Westbrook
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DeMar DeRozan
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Precious Achiuwa
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Keegan Murray
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Maxime Raynaud
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Precious Achiuwa · Keegan Murray · Maxime Raynaud Starter 14.0 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Keegan Murray · Keon Ellis · Maxime Raynaud 14.9 min
- Dennis Schröder · Dario Saric · Keon Ellis · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 7.2 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Keegan Murray · Dylan Cardwell 4.0 min
- Dennis Schröder · Keegan Murray · Keon Ellis · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 3.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Trail Blazers defense
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Russell Westbrook 14 pts (4/13) in 80 possessions
Guarded by: Shaedon Sharpe (30 %, 7 pts) · Jerami Grant (23 %, 0 pts) · Sidy Cissoko (15 %, 0 pts)
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DeMar DeRozan 9 pts (3/10) in 79 possessions
Guarded by: Jerami Grant (29 %, 0 pts) · Toumani Camara (24 %, 6 pts) · Sidy Cissoko (23 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Deni Avdija | Keegan Murray: 33 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Keon Ellis: 14 poss., 11 pts (3/4) |
| Jerami Grant | DeMar DeRozan: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Russell Westbrook: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Donovan Clingan | Maxime Raynaud: 55 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Russell Westbrook: 5 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Shaedon Sharpe | Russell Westbrook: 24 poss., 7 pts (3/7) · Keon Ellis: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Toumani Camara | Keegan Murray: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · DeMar DeRozan: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Sidy Cissoko | DeMar DeRozan: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Russell Westbrook: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Murray | Keon Ellis: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Keegan Murray: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Robert Williams III | Dylan Cardwell: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nique Clifford: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Caleb Love | Dennis Schröder: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Keon Ellis: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Duop Reath | Dario Saric: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dylan Cardwell: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rayan Rupert | Dennis Schröder: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keon Ellis: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Kings defense
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Shaedon Sharpe 13 pts (5/7) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Russell Westbrook (30 %, 2 pts) · Keegan Murray (23 %, 4 pts) · Keon Ellis (15 %, 5 pts)
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Deni Avdija 16 pts (6/10) in 87 possessions
Guarded by: Keegan Murray (23 %, 0 pts) · Keon Ellis (19 %, 2 pts) · Precious Achiuwa (16 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Keegan Murray | Deni Avdija: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Toumani Camara: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/7) |
| Maxime Raynaud | Donovan Clingan: 43 poss., 16 pts (6/12) · Shaedon Sharpe: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Russell Westbrook | Shaedon Sharpe: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jerami Grant: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Jerami Grant: 28 poss., 10 pts (3/6) · Toumani Camara: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Keon Ellis | Deni Avdija: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jerami Grant: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nique Clifford | Sidy Cissoko: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deni Avdija: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dennis Schröder | Caleb Love: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Toumani Camara: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Deni Avdija: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Toumani Camara: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dylan Cardwell | Robert Williams III: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Kris Murray: 3 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Dario Saric | Duop Reath: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kris Murray: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |