The Portland Trail Blazers struggled to defend and were dominated in the paint in a 128-107 road loss to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night at Golden 1 Center. The Blazers (32-42) slipped further behind in the Western Conference play-in chase with the loss. Portland is now tied for 12th with the San Antonio Spurs (31-41).

Zach LaVine scored 29 points and Domantas Sabonis finished with 22 points, 19 rebounds and six assists to help the Sacramento Kings beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-107 to snap a four-game skid.

In a game they desperately needed to win, the Sacramento Kings did exactly what they were supposed to against the Portland Trail Blazers, running away with a 128-107 victory. Coming into this game, the two teams were close in the standings,