NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking Points from the Portland Trail Blazers' win over the Sacramento Kings

The Blazers edged the Kings in an overtime thriller
The Blazers edged the Kings in an overtime thriller

#2 All five Blazers' starters score in double-digits

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Damian Lillard led the scoring with 25 points for Blazers Credit: The Columbian
Damian Lillard led the scoring with 25 points for Blazers Credit: The Columbian

Playing against the Kings, who are fighting hard for a playoffs spot, the Blazers needed everything they could get from their players and luckily, they delivered to the best of their abilities to help the team get this overtime win.

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Damian Lillard struggled from the field but went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line and led the scoring with 25 points for Blazers. This includes his own five points in OT which is also the points the entire Kings' players scored in the extra frame.

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CJ McCollum scored 16 points on 8-for-19 shooting and Aminu added 13 points. The 24-year-old Nurkic scored 24 points while Harkless tallied 11 points of his own. Seth Curry came off the bench and provided the much-needed spark scoring 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting, including 4-for-6 from behind the arc.

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