"All it took was about three minutes for a close game to become a blowout.

It's a trend the Kings know all too well.

This time it was the Portland Trail Blazers who blitzed the Kings with a 13-0 run in the second quarter to put away the Kings in what became a 101-89 loss for Sacramento on Monday night at the Rose Garden.

"The name of the game is to put the ball in the basket – and when you can't do that it puts pressure on you now, having to get a stop over and over again," said Kings coach Keith Smart. "Against a good team they're going to continue to get second-chance opportunities to score if you can't get a basket to keep the game even or break a run.""