Kings 89 - 101 Trail Blazers
Final
  for this game

Crawford helps Portland get past Sacramento

Jan 24, 2012 - 6:07 AM Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Jamal Crawford had 26 points off the bench, Gerald Wallace scored 20 and the Portland Trail Blazers continued to win against the Sacramento Kings, beating them 101-89 on Monday night.

The Trail Blazers led by as many as 22 points and improved to 11-1 in their last 12 games against Sacramento.

They had six players score in double figures, getting 14 points from Wesley Matthews, 13 points and 16 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge and 11 and 10 points from Raymond Felton and Craig Smith.

DeMarcus Cousins had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Sacramento while Jimmer Fredette scored 13 on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range off the bench. Guard Marcus Thornton (thigh) missed the game.

The Kings fell to 3-6 so far during a stretch where they play 10 of their 12 games on the road.

The game was all but decided during three-plus minutes in the second quarter when the Blazers used a 13-0 run to take a 15-point lead.

Aldridge had five points during the burst and Wallace scored the last four on back-to-back layups -- he got a steal in between them to make it 46-31 inside three minutes.

The lead remained at 15 points, 53-38, heading to halftime.

"We did try to compete throughout the game but the second quarter got out of hand for us," said Sacramento coach Keith Smart. "We did a better job in the second half."

The Blazers also beat Sacramento on December 27, getting a 101-79 win in that one. On Monday, they never let their lead dip below double digits in the second half.

It was 74-56 after the third quarter and reached a game-high 22 on Crawford's runner early in the fourth.

Game Notes

The game was tied 21-21 after the first quarter...The Blazers returned home from a 2-4 road trip...The Kings are headed home to play Denver on Wednesday, then will go back on the road for games against Utah and Golden State.






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