Donovan Clingan performs the line LaMarcus Aldridge feat

With a 117-110 win against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night at the Golden 1 Center, Portland Trail Blazers recorded his third straight win and returned to a .500 record for the first time since November 14. Portland has now won 10 of its last 13 games and holds a 3-0 record against Sacramento this season.

Returning after a three-game absence due to a lower back strain, Danny Avdia finished with a record 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in 32 minutes. He scored 15 points in the first quarter alone, which was the best first quarter of his career, and combined with Shaddon Sharp’s 27 points and seven rebounds, the duo helped the Trail Blazers control the paint throughout the contest.

Sophomore big man Donovan Clingan he scored 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting and was perfect from the free throw line (8-of-8) and had 17 rebounds, three assists and a steal in 36 minutes, including 10 points in the fourth quarter alone. He achieved a rare milestone for the Trail Blazers, becoming the first Portland sophomore since LaMarcus Aldridge with a 20/15 game, according to StatMuse. The 7-foot-2 center now has 15 double-doubles this season, tied for second in the NBA among players with at least 27 games played.

Tumani Kamara was flawless offensively, scoring 17 points on 7-of-7 shooting, including a second-quarter spurt that sparked a 20-8 momentum swing to give the Blazers a 64-53 halftime lead. Portland outscored the Kings 38-20 in the first half and added 23 second-chance points, taking advantage of Sacramento’s weak interior defense.

For the Kings, Malik Monk and Russell Westbrook each scored 23 points and Zach LaVine added 18. Sacramento briefly cut the Trail Blazers’ lead to four points late in the fourth quarter, but Awdia and Sharpe combined for five-of-six free-throw shooting to make it five-of-six in the Finals. Domantas Sabonis, in his second game since missing 27 contests with a knee injury, had eight points and eight rebounds, but was error-prone with six turnovers in 20 minutes.

Portland rested Jeramie Grant, Jrue Holiday and Robert Williams III for the second night of back-to-back games. After three days of rest, the Blazers will return home to face the Miami Heat on Thursday night.