The Sacramento Kings fell to the Portland Trail Blazers 120-107 in the NBA Cup on Friday. 

De’Andre Hunter led the Kings with 24 points on 7-of-13 shooting including 8-of-9 from the charity stripe. Domantas Sabonis scored 21 points with 12 rebounds for a double-double. 

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 17 points with 3-of-10 shooting from the three-point line. Keegan Murry added 16 points and Zach LaVine chipped in 12 points for the Kings. 

Deni Avdija scored 34 points on 11-of-13 shooting including a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line for the Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard scored 29 points with 6-of-13 shooting from the three-point line in another vintage performance. Toumani Camara added 14 points and Donovan Clingan chipped in 13 points with 11 rebounds for a double-double. 

The Trail Blazers improved to 9-3 on the season, including 6-1 on the road. Portland made two less field goals but made six more three-pointers and 29 free throws while the Kings only attempted 23 shots from the charity stripe.

Since winning their first game of the season, the Kings have lost five in a row to fall to 1-11. Even worse, they are 0-7 at home.

That’s the type of start that has head coach Doug Christie potentially on the hot seat. Even when it comes to a team that may have not been expected to contend, Sacramento is starting to lose patience.

“I think this seat is for always,” Christie said. “Nobody wants to win more than me from the standpoint that the record doesn’t go on players’ numbers. The record goes on coaches’ numbers.”

The Stockton Kings defeated the Rip City Remix 133-129 on Friday. Alex Karaban scored 23 points while Jonathan Mogbo and Tristen Newton added 20 points. 

Karaban is averaging 17.5 points through the first two games of the G-League season. Karaban was drafted by the Cavaliers with the 29th pick in the first round last summer but found his way to the Kings, where he has played five games so far this season. 

Mogbo missed all five three-point attempts but went 9-of-10 from inside the arch. He also led Stockton with nine rebounds. 

Mark Sears led the Remix with 31 points followed by 23 from Caleb Houstan and 21 from Hyunjung Lee. 

The Trail Blazers travel to Minnesota on Monday and Tuesday to take on the Timberwolves. Meanwhile, the Kings will host the Oklahoma City Thunder of Sunday.