The Portland Trail Blazers survived an important test in Sacramento , defeating the Kings 128-120 to secure their first road win of the season and improve to 2-0.

Coming off their season opener against the Suns , it was a given that the Blazers’ next opponent would present a more difficult challenge, even if it was against the relegation-zone candidate Sacramento Kings.

Early foul trouble didn’t make Portland’s first road game of the season any easier, as the Kings jumped out to a 12-point lead early.

“We lost our composure a little bit, started worrying about the refs, myself included,” Coach Micah Nori said postgame.

The Blazers responded well in the second quarter to keep the game close heading into halftime, down only 5 points, and much of that credit belongs to Sidy Cissoko, who scored 10 of his career-high 15 first-half points in the period.

When Portland came out of the halftime break, they took their play to a level similar to what we saw in the season opener, outscoring the Kings 44-26 in the…