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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews and the rest of the Portland Trail Blazers figure it's too early to draw any grand conclusions after six games. "If we're going to come together like we want and go where this team wants to go, we have to take care of business on nights like this," said Aldridge, the eighth-year forward whose 22 points and 14 rebounds helped lead a 96-85 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night, the Trail Blazers' second win in 24 hours against the Kings. Matthews, playing nearly 35 minutes at guard, added 21 points, all but two of them in the second half on 7-for-9 shooting from the field, and Portland (4-2) handed Sacramento (1-5) its fifth consecutive loss. Forward Robin Lopez added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Portland, and the Trail Blazers dominated inside the paint for the second straight night.
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