The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Sacramento Kings 125-121 Wednesday night, wasting a 28-point, 17-rebound, 5-assist night from center Jusuf Nurkic. The loss drops the Blazers to 10-9 overall this season, 1-8 on the road. The Kings put 7 players into double figures while shooting 52.3% from the floor on their way to victory.
If you missed the game, you can read Marlow Ferguson Jr.’s recap here. Once you’ve seen how it went, here are the other factors playing into the outcome.
Interior Defense
Let’s just call it like it is.