Travis Outlaw has just denied the Kings twice on back-to-back weak-side rejections.

Portland has 5 blocks on the night and, so far, has matched the Kings in the paint 18 - 18.

LaMarcus Aldridge still leads all scorers with 17 points and he's been the most consistent offensive threat for the Trail Blazers. Roy has been relatively quiet, shooting 3 of 8 from the field for just 7 first-half points.

Kevin Martin's 11 points have given the Kings a one-point halftime lead at 42 - 43, but the biggest surprise of the night has been Francisco Garcia. Garcia has frustrated the Trail Blazers by getting to the free-throw line and he's turned in a solid 10 points in the first half.

Tonight's halftime entertainment is a drum group named "The Groove Machine" and, to be honest, they make drumming look way cooler than Nick Cannon did in "Drum Line." One of the drummers, however, is outfitted in a Kings jersey and he's really hearing it from this home crowd.

Blaze, the Trail Cat, stepped in and absolutely leveled the unsuspecting drummer with a textbook tackle. Even Mike Belotti would've been impressed...

Although Portland currently trails, my guess is that Nate McMillan will send out a fired up squad in the second half. The Trail Blazers shot 58.3% from the free-throw line (7 of 12) and went 1 of 9 from three-point land in the first half, but the 'Law of Averages' tells us that it's about time for those shots to start falling.

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