Game Thread 2025-26 GAME #44 - BLAZERS @ KINGS - JANUARY 18, 2026 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM - KUNP - BLAZERVISION (8 Viewers)

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

BLAZERS 20-22 KINGS 11-30

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STARTERS


Jrue Holiday Shaedon Sharpe

Sidy Cissiko Toumani Camara

Donovan Clingan


Russell Westbrook Zach LaVine

DeMar DeRozan Precious Achiuwa

Domantas Sabonis

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WHEN: JANUARY 18, 2026 - SUNDAY - 7:00 PM PST

WHERE: GOLDEN1 CENTER SACRAMENTO CA



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BENCH



Jerami Grant Robert Williams III

Yang Hansen Rayan Rupert

Duop Reath Caleb Love*

Jevonte Cooke*

Damian Lillard° Blake Wesley°

Matisse Thybulle° Scoot Henderson°

Kris Murray° Deni Avdija°

* Two Way Player ° Injured Player



Keon Ellis* Maxime Renauld°

Doug McDermott Dario Saric

Malik Monk Drew Eubanks

Dennis Schroeder Nique Clifford

Devin Carter Dylan Cardwell*

Isaiah Stevens* Daeqwon Plowden*

Keegan Murray°

* Two Way Player °Injured Player

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COACH


Tiago Splitter


Doug Christie

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Damian Lillard - Achilles - Out
Blake Wesley - Foot - Out
Matisse Thybulle - Knee - Out
Scoot Henderson - Ham - Out
Kris Murray - Back - Out
Deni Avdija - Back - Quest

KINGS

Domantas Sabonis - Knee - Probable
Keegan Murray - Ankle - Out
Keon Ellis - Knee - Probable

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS VS HEAT - 1/22 - 7:00 PM

BLAZERS VS RAPTORS - 1/23 - 7:00 PM

BLAZERS @ CELTICS - 1/26 - 5:00 PM

BLAZERS @ WIZARDS - 1/27 - 4:00 PM

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GAME NOTES

• The Blazers are 145-90 all time versus the Kings
• Kris Murray is 3-4 against Keegan Murray when they both play
• The Blazers defeated the Kings 134-133 in OT on 12/18 in Portland
• The Blazers defeated the Kings 98-93 on 12/20 in Sacramento
• The Blazers will face the Kings again on 4/12 in Portland
• Drew Eubanks played for Portland from 2022-23

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[Chris Craig]

Back to .500?

 

[Pinwheel1]

Back to .500?

I hope so, but it won't be easy. Sac has won 4 in a row and is resting at home. We need Deni, Jrue, and Grant all to play. They don't need to play huge minutes, but they all need to play.

 

[Everything Beagle]

I hope so, but it won't be easy. Sac has won 4 in a row and is resting at home. We need Deni, Jrue, and Grant all to play. They don't need to play huge minutes, but they all need to play.

Jrue and Grant each played only 20 minutes last night, so they should be okay. I'd love to see Deni play, but his game is such that I'd rather he be absolutely 100% before he comes back. Maybe play him in the first half only after he's all warmed up and sit him in the second half so he doesn't play stiff?

 

[B-Roy]

Deni is playing. Jrue and Grant are not

 

[Everything Beagle]

Deni is playing. Jrue and Grant are not

Well poo

 

[Cugel]

500 or bust. here it comes.

 

[BlazerBeav]

If Deni does in fact play, it's still a game we should win, but no road game is easy.

 

[ehizzy3]

I hope scoots ham is okay. Is it honey or black forest?

 

[Everything Beagle]

I hope scoots ham is okay. Is it honey or black forest?

Spiral-cut

 

[blazerfan11]

Well poo

https://x.com/highkin
Sean Highkin

@highkin

Deni Avdija is officially upgraded to "Questionable" for tonight in Sacramento, a good sign for his chances of playing after missing three games with a back injury.Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday are doubtful.


1:03 PM · Jan 18, 2026
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[Everything Beagle]

https://x.com/highkin
Sean Highkin
@highkin

Deni Avdija is officially upgraded to "Questionable" for tonight in Sacramento, a good sign for his chances of playing after missing three games with a back injury.Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday are doubtful.


1:03 PM · Jan 18, 2026
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[BlazerBeav]

 

[Domihatin]

Jrue and Grant each played only 20 minutes last night, so they should be okay. I'd love to see Deni play, but his game is such that I'd rather he be absolutely 100% before he comes back. Maybe play him in the first half only after he's all warmed up and sit him in the second half so he doesn't play stiff?

You gotta talk VERY loud for this to get through to the coaching staff. Louder!

 

[crandc]

Is it just precautions to not play J and J back to back?

 

[blazerkor]

Is it just precautions to not play J and J back to back?

I'm sure it is. Both looked fine last night.

Or maybe they're both getting traded??? (no that isn't a rumor just some pre deadline conjecture).

 

[THE HCP]

If Deni does in fact play, it's still a game we should win, but no road game is easy.

Curious why you say “SHOULD” win. Have you not seen the Kings recently? They are playing really well lately.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This has all the makings of a trap game. Kings are on a bit of a roll lately.

Plus, you know, everyone being out.

 

[THE HCP]

This has all the makings of a trap game. Kings are on a bit of a roll lately.

Plus, you know, everyone being out.

You think we are honestly good enough to have “trap games”? We aren’t even close to being good enough to look past ANY team in this league.

 

[Cugel]

Looking pretty good so far. Need stops.

 

[PCmor7]

Well, the Blazers survived all the guys being out and whatever was going on in Shaedon's head for a half.

Cooke with a few good minutes. Sidy, already eight points and three steals. What doesn't he do? He's guarding Sabonis tonight.

Only one Blazer hasn't scored, and that's Duop.

Deni back and showing no ill-effects with 20 points, four rebounds and four assists.

 

[MickZagger]

Kings are really a shit team. I don’t get it. They have players.

 

[MickZagger]

You think we are honestly good enough to have “trap games”? We aren’t even close to being good enough to look past ANY team in this league.

I don’t even believe in that shit anyways. It’s an 82 game season. These guys don’t circle shit on their calendar.

 

[riverman]

This Blazers team just keeps counterpunching everytime the bad guys score...great stuff

 

[julius]

Is anyone elses screen randomly flashing black ?

 

[B-Roy]

God Deni is just so fucking good.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Wow teams are really going after Sharpe lately with double teams. Huge sign of respect and good part is he’s doing great job of handling them. Picking his spots where he splits the double, nice use of back up dribble and getting open guy when he doesn’t have anything. Back up dribble accomplishes a couple of things for one gives him space to make the pass when doubled and brings the defenders out even further making it hard for them to recover.

 

[crandc]

Missed first half watching football. Game just too riveting fourth quarter on. See Deni is back in style.

 

[blazerkor]

The Kings just hanging around. We need to keep our foot on the gas and try to extend this lead in the early fourth so we don't give them a chance to steal this win from us.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Yang has been painful.