Trail Blazers at Kings 11/12/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Portland Trail Blazers open a road trip on Tuesday with a visit to the Sacramento Kings. The Trail Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak on Sunday with a 124-113 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 30 points. With the win, Portland improved to 4-6 but is 3 ½ games behind first place Denver in the Northwest division.

Sacramento improved to 3-6 on the season following its 121-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The Kings were led by Bogdan Bogdanovic who scored 20 points and hit a pair of 3-pointers during a late fourth-quarter rally as the Kings took the lead and then held off a comeback attempt by the Hawks. Sacramento is four games behind the first place Lakers in the Pacific.

Damian Lillard leads Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 33.3 points and 6.9 assists per game. Hassan Whiteside is third in scoring and the leader in rebounding with averages of 14.1 points and 13.3 rebounds per game. Five players for the Trail Blazers are averaging double figures in scoring.

De’Aaron Fox is the Kings leader in scoring and assists with averages of 18.4 points and 6.6 assists per game. Richaun Holmes leads the Kings in rebounding with an average of 6.8 per game. The second leading scorer is Buddy Hield with an average of 17.6 points per game, while in all five players for the Kings are averaging double-figures in scoring.