The Portland Trail Blazers took down the Sacramento Kings 124-123 to earn their first win of the 2025-26 NBA Preseason. After maintaining a lead for most of the second half, the Blazers allowed the Kings to fight back into the game late. However, unlike their loss to the Golden State Warriors two nights ago, Portland was able to hold on for the win this time.

Box Score The starting lineup for this contest was Jrue Holiday, Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara, Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan for the Blazers. However, Camara was held out of the second half of the game due to knee soreness according to Head Coach Chauncey Billups, Blazers Edge’s Conor Bergin reported.

Of course, this is still preseason, and the win means less than the contents of the game itself, so here are some observations on

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