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Harry Giles III has big night vs. Blazers: 'He changed the game for us' originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com SACRAMENTO -- With 7:41 remaining in the third quarter and the Sacramento Kings down 68-59 to the Portland Trail Blazers, an unexpected player stepped to the scorers table. foot-10 Harry Giles III, fresh off another stint with the Stockton Kings of the G League, took off his warmups, tucked in his shirt, and checked in for Nemanja Bjelica. The rookie big man had played a total of 233 minutes for the Kings coming into the night. Continue to Article

January 02, 2019 12:55:pm EST

Damian Lillard woke up Tuesday morning feeling out of sorts and didn't get much better through the first three quarters against Sacramento. When Portland needed him the most, however, their All-Star guard came through in a big way. It wasn't necessarily Michael Jordan dropping 38 on Utah in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals but it was more than enough to help the Trail Blazers kick off the new year the right way. Continue to Article

January 02, 2019 12:42:am EST

The Blazers showed their experience late and received huge performances from Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic to come away with the win. Here are three takeaways as the Kings dropped a tough one at home to drop to 19-18 on the season. Continue to Article

January 01, 2019 11:45:pm EST

In addition to a technical foul and an ejection, Andre Iguodala has been hit with a $25,000 fine for heaving a basketball into the Portland Trail Blazers crowd at halftime of the Golden State Warriors’ game on Saturday. The NBA announced the fine on Monday, saying Iguodala had “recklessly” thrown the ball into the spectator stands. However, there was apparently another side of the story. Continue to Article

December 31, 2018 7:06:pm EST

Golden State swingman Andre Iguodala has been fined $25,000 for "recklessly" throwing a ball into the stands during a game on Saturday, NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe said Monday. Iguodala received a technical foul and was ejected from the game after the incident, which occurred after time expired in the second quarter of the Warriors 115-105 victory over the Trail Blazers in Portland. Iguodala, unable to corral a loose ball before the halftime buzzer, then heaved it from half court over the basket and into the crowd. Continue to Article

December 31, 2018 6:23:pm EST