Deni Avdija scores 26 points to lead Trail Blazers in win over Kings

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Harvey, A. R. (2026, October 24). Deni Avdija scores 26 points to lead Trail Blazers in win over Kings. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/deni-avdija-scores-26-points-to-lead-trail-blazers-in-win-over-kings/article_108c792c-f9c0-5b85-97bc-df5a1859f72b.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-24 · by Antonio Ray Harvey

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Deni Avdija scored 26 points with six rebounds and six assists as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Sacramento Kings 128-120 on Friday. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. led the Kings with 33 points, while Domantas Sabonis contributed 27 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 assists for the Kings in their home opener. The Trail Blazers overcame a halftime deficit to secure their second consecutive win, improving their record to 2-0.

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On October 21, 2026, Deni Avdija scored 26 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 128-120 victory over the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento. The Trail Blazers improved their record to 2-0 with key contributions from Damian Lillard and Toumani Camara, who each added 19 points. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored 33 points for the Kings, while Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double with 27 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 assists. Despite leading by as many as 12 points in the first half, the Kings fell behind after the Trail Blazers' strong third-quarter performance, highlighted by a 15-0 run. The game was sealed when Donovan Clignan scored and made two free throws late in the fourth quarter, followed by Avdija's final free throw with 43.5 seconds left. The Kings will face the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Sunday.

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Antonio Ray Harvey

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Topics

Calif. Kings SACRAMENTO the Portland Trail Blazers the Trail Blazers

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the Trail Blazers ORG · 4× Kings ORG · 3× SACRAMENTO GPE · 2× Calif. GPE · 1× Damian Lillard PERSON · 1× Darius Acuff Jr. PERSON · 1× Deni Avdija PERSON · 1× Toumani Camara PERSON · 1× the Portland Trail Blazers ORG · 1× the Sacramento Kings ORG · 1×

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Donovan Clignan’s late basket and two free throws, along with Avdija adding another free throw with 43.5 seconds left kept sealed the win for the Trail Blazers Up next Kings: Play the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Sunday.

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2026-10-24 · Toronto Star

Deni Avdija scores 26 points to lead Trail Blazers in win over Kings · assertive framing

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 26 points, six rebounds, and six assists in the Portland Trail Blazers 128-120 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday. asserted

Avdija → lead → Friday

Damian Lillard and Toumani Camara scored 19 points each and helped the Trail Blazers improve to 2-0. asserted

Blazers → score → 2

Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored 33 points, while Domantas Sabonis had 27 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 assists for the Kings (0-2) in their home opener. asserted

Sabonis → score → opener

Zach LaVine added 22 points. asserted

LaVine → add → points

The Kings had a 12-point lead after LaVine made three free throws midway through the 1st quarter and held a 64-59 lead at halftime. asserted

LaVine → have → halftime

The Trail Blazers got off to a hot start in the third quarter with, starting on a 15-0 run, capped off by a 3-point basket by Camara for a 74-64 lead. asserted

Blazers → get → lead

Portland made 8 of 19 shots from 3-point range in the third quarter after a making only 4 of 22 from distance in the first half. asserted

Portland → make → half

Sacramento cut the lead 121-118 on a 3-pointer by Sabonis with 3:21 left to play in the fourth quarter. asserted

Sacramento → cut → quarter

Avdija → add → Sunday

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