Sacramento served notice that their time has come, thanks to an impressive 109-97 win over Portland. "I think a lot of people have overlooked us," said Coach Bob after the game. "Maybe with this game and a few more quality wins, the rest of the league will start to take notice." Portland certainly took notice today, as losing coach Bob said "We really expected to put on a better game than this. But Sacramento were just too good."

Sacramento was led by Crandell (19 points, 4 assists, 2 steals), Weaver (13 points, 3 steals), Braziel (10 points, 12 boards, 1 assists, a block). Portland was led by Chapple (28 points, 2 blocks), Arnold (5 points, 17 boards, 3 assists, a block), Ortega (24 points, 0 assists, a block).

Sacramento improve to 23-9 and 16-4 at home with the win. They hold at #1 in the Pacific and hold at #1 overall in the Western Conference. Portland fall to 12-20. They hold at #4 in the Northwest and hold at #12 overall in the Western Conference.

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