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Fri Apr 8, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Sacramento KingsKings
83
away
Chemistry Cold
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
119
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Sacramento KingsKings 26 22 25 10 83
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers 37 33 30 19 119

After Action Report

In Portland, the Trail Blazers buried the Kings 119-83. The Trail Blazers got every break — every loose ball, every bounce. The Trail Blazers ride keeps rolling — they're catching fire; Kings' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. The Trail Blazers locker room is humming, and it showed. The Kings rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Never a doubt in this one.

What tipped it

  • Trail Blazers · Catching Fire Riding a 4+ game winning streak — confidence is high.
  • Trail Blazers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Kings · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Kings · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.