Darius Acuff Jr. scored 33 points against Portland on October 23, 2026

By Luís Henrique Costa 2026-11-09 01:41 BRT3 min read

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Search interest in Darius Acuff Jr. rose on Google Trends in Brazil, but the reporting reviewed does not confirm any specific event from the past 24 hours that explains the rise, and most of the material found dates from October 23, 2026, or from earlier games.

Acuff was the 7th overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, after a freshman season at the University of Arkansas. His NBA debut came on October 21, 2026, in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, and it was followed by a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers two days later.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 33 points against Portland

The performance most cited in the reporting is the Kings’ 128-120 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on October 23, 2026. Acuff led the Kings in scoring in that game, with 33 points, which was the most by any Kings player in the matchup. Two independent sources confirm the figure, and the report on the game also says Acuff made 10 of 26 shots from the field and 2 of 11 from three-point range.

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Darius Acuff Jr.: early games in the NBA

October 21, 2026: Kings lose to the Los Angeles Clippers; Acuff scores 12 points on 5-of-24 shooting
October 23, 2026: Kings lose to the Portland Trail Blazers, 128-120; Acuff scores 33 points
First three games: 67 points in total, an average of 22.3 per game, according to Newsweek; the date of that count is not confirmed
First three games: at least 20 shot attempts in each game, according to Newsweek

Kings’ loss to Memphis and Spurs games: sources disagree

Newsweek reported that Acuff had 22 points and 7 assists in a Kings loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, 123-112, but the report does not give a verifiable date for the game. Other sources describe different late-season games. Fox Sports reports a 130-103 Kings loss to the San Antonio Spurs on a Tuesday, with 19 points from Acuff. A Yahoo Sports video, published on November 7, 2026, shows a play from a Kings game against the Spurs and cites 22 points for Acuff in that game. The versions do not match, and this report does not choose between them.

What remains unconfirmed about Darius Acuff Jr.

The reporting does not identify the event that drove the search interest in Brazil. It also does not confirm Acuff’s availability for the Kings’ next game or the current starting lineup. Yahoo Sports lists videos of 34 points against the New Orleans Pelicans and 38 points against the Memphis Grizzlies, but other sources do not show those performances, and the opponent and score of the games played on November 4 and November 7, 2026, are not confirmed. The Sports Illustrated and Action Network pieces that mention Acuff were not verified beyond his name appearing in them, and the source article on which the Kings’ coverage in this report is based was not reviewed in full.