Game ID: 22300492
Toronto Raptors @ Sacramento Kings
Friday, January 5, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 36 41 30 28 135TOR 27 30 40 33 130
SAC vs TOR ScoutingSAC vs TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAC availability going into 12/29 · 2 days' rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backNEW Duarte 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
NEW Duarte 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 1/02, returns tonight: 12 min (70% of 17)
OUT Vezenkov missed 3 since 1/02, returns tonight: 21 min (169% of 12)
NEW Duarte 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restBACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 12 min since (70% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/07 after 3, 21 min since (169% of 12)
NEW Duarte 12 to 19 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backBACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 8 min since (48% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/07 after 3, 21 min since (169% of 12)
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Vezenkov missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 8 min (70% of 12)
BACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 17)
NEW Monk 26 to 31 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 28 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 5 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/22 after 2, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Young back 12/27 after 4, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/22 after 5, 14 min since (120% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 12/22 after 2, 11 min since (98% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/30 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 29 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 6 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/22 after 2, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Young back 12/27 after 4, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/22 after 5, 12 min since (104% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (111% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 30 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 7 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/27 after 4, 8 min since (52% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/22 after 5, 11 min since (94% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 12/22 after 2, 13 min since (124% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 31 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 7 min (52% of 14)
OUT Temple missed 8 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/27 after 4, 6 min since (39% of 15)
NEW McDaniels 11 to 17 min over the last 3
TOR availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 4 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 32 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 7 min (68% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 9 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/27 after 4, 6 min since (39% of 15)
BACK Porter back 1/03 after 5, 7 min since (52% of 14)
TOR availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 33 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 2 since 1/03, returns tonight: 4 min (24% of 15)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 10 since 12/18, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 11)
BACK Porter back 1/03 after 5, 10 min since (75% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 1/05 after 2, 7 min since (68% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 6 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 34 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Young back 1/07 after 2, 4 min since (24% of 15)
BACK Porter back 1/03 after 5, 11 min since (78% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 1/05 after 2, 6 min since (51% of 11)
BACK Temple back 1/07 after 10, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Poeltl 26 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Dick missed 7 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 35 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Young back 1/07 after 2, 16 min since (107% of 15)
BACK Porter back 1/03 after 5, 11 min since (77% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 1/05 after 2, 6 min since (51% of 11)
BACK Temple back 1/07 after 10, 4 min since (35% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 2 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Dick missed 8 since 12/29, returns tonight: 12 min (58% of 21)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 36 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 6 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Young back 1/07 after 2, 19 min since (123% of 15)
BACK Porter back 1/03 after 5, 12 min since (88% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 1/05 after 2, 8 min since (75% of 11)
BACK Temple back 1/07 after 10, 6 min since (57% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Sabonis at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Ellis (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 29 and Barnes at 22 a game. Without Dick (4 straight), Freeman-Liberty (32 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-8 a night and Toronto plus-1 and the line, where Toronto takes 27 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19. Call it Sacramento 118, Toronto 117, Toronto keeping it close.
12/29 @ ATL 117-110 — SAC notes
SAC won 117-110. SAC shot 52% (46 of 89) to ATL's 39%, 17 of 45 from three, and got to the line 15 times to ATL's 25. The glass went 38-51 against them. Fox led with 31 (10 of 20, 8 of 16 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Sabonis added 25, Lyles 19. The hinge was Q3, 33-20: the deficit went from 18 to 5. SAC trailed 53-71 at the half and won the second half 64-39. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/31 @ MEM 123-92 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-92. SAC shot 51% (47 of 92) to MEM's 37%, 16 of 33 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MEM's 28. The glass went 59-34 for them. Monk led with 27 (10 of 13, 4 of 5 from three); Fox added 24, Sabonis 13. The hinge was Q3, 31-21: a lead of 12 became 22, and the lead reached 31. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/02 vs CHA 104-111 — SAC notes
SAC lost 104-111. SAC took 10 more shots (92 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to CHA's 51%, 14 of 36 from three. SAC turned it over 20 times to CHA's 14, and CHA turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 48-35 for them. Fox led with 30 (11 of 25, 3 of 10 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Sabonis added 23, Duarte 12. Q2 was theirs, 29-20, turning a 4-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 91-75 against them. They led by as many as 10. Monk's -21 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 vs ORL 138-135 — SAC notes
SAC won 138-135 in 2 overtimes. SAC shot 49% (51 of 105) to ORL's 49%, 15 of 40 from three. The glass went 58-39 for them. Monk led with 37 (12 of 20, 7 of 13 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Murray added 28, Sabonis 22. The hinge was Q2, 40-25: SAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 16. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/05 vs TOR 135-130 — SAC notes
SAC won 135-130. SAC shot 52% (52 of 100) to TOR's 54%, 21 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to TOR's 27. Sabonis led with 24 (11 of 16); Fox added 24, Murray 18. The hinge was Q2, 41-30: a lead of 9 became 20, and the lead reached 23. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/07 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and Sabonis at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Ellis (3 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; McCollum at 19 and Williamson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 103 a night to Sacramento's 116 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-10 a night and New Orleans plus-4. Call it Sacramento 116, New Orleans 115, New Orleans keeping it close.
1/09 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 132, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 20 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Stewart (6 straight), Bagley III (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 20 and Fox at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 120 a night to Detroit's 132 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Detroit plus-1. Call it Sacramento 122, Detroit 119, Detroit keeping it close.
1/10 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 14 free throws a game; Rozier at 32 and Bridges at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ball (19 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 25 and Fox at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Charlotte minus-6 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 114 a night to Sacramento's 124. Call it Sacramento 117, Charlotte 116, Charlotte keeping it close.
1/12 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 42 percent and 28 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 26 and Harris at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Embiid (2 straight), Covington (4 straight), House Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sabonis at 25 and Murray at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-11 and the arc, Sacramento at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 28. Call it Philadelphia 118, Sacramento 117, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/29 @ BOS 118-120 — TOR notes
TOR lost 118-120. TOR shot 46% (44 of 95) to BOS's 49%, 17 of 44 from three. TOR turned it over 4 times to BOS's 16. The glass went 38-52 against them. Barnes led with 30 (10 of 24, 7 of 15 from three); Siakam added 27, Schröder 15. Q4 was theirs, 32-21, the deficit cut from 13 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 99-86 against them. Trent Jr.'s -10 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 @ DET 127-129 — TOR notes
TOR lost 127-129. TOR took 9 more shots (91 to 82), but shot 51% to DET's 50%, 12 of 24 from three, and got to the line 28 times to DET's 40. Siakam led with 35 (14 of 24, 5 of 8 at the line); Schröder added 30, Trent Jr. 24. Q3 was theirs, 42-38, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 91-85 against them. Young's -9 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/01 vs CLE 124-121 — TOR notes
TOR won 124-121. TOR shot 48% (42 of 87) to CLE's 48%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 40 times to CLE's 26 — 29 points from the stripe to their 23. Siakam led with 36 (13 of 20, 5 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Barnes added 20, Barrett 19. The hinge was Q1, 41-32: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Schröder was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/03 @ MEM 116-111 — TOR notes
TOR won 116-111. TOR shot 48% (41 of 85) to MEM's 43%, 12 of 26 from three, and went to the line 27 times to MEM's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 16. Quickley led with 26 (8 of 18, 5 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Siakam added 24, Barnes 20. The hinge was Q2, 32-19: a lead of 1 became 14, and the lead reached 20.
1/05 @ SAC 130-135 — TOR notes
TOR lost 130-135. TOR shot 54% (47 of 87) to SAC's 52%, 13 of 37 from three, and went to the line 27 times to SAC's 15 — 23 points from the stripe to their 10. Quickley led with 20 (6 of 17, 4 of 12 from three); Barnes added 20, Siakam 18. Q3 was theirs, 40-30, the deficit cut from 20 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 105-90 against them. Barnes's -23 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 15 a game. Without Green (12 straight), Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 28 and Barnes at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Dick (5 straight), Freeman-Liberty (33 straight), Young (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Toronto takes 28 free throws a game to Golden State's 23 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-0 a night and Toronto minus-4. Call it Golden State 119, Toronto 118, Toronto keeping it close.
1/09 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 29 from three, 25 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 26 a game. Without Hachimura (3 straight), Vincent (9 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Barrett at 21 a game. Without Dick (6 straight), Freeman-Liberty (34 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 42 percent from three to the Lakers' 29 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 15 times a game to Toronto's 10. Call it the Lakers 117, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
1/10 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 53 percent and 46 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 25 and Leonard at 21 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Tucker (20 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 123, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Barrett at 21 a game. Without Dick (7 straight), Freeman-Liberty (35 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 108 a night to Toronto's 123 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-6 a night and Toronto plus-0. Call it the Clippers 121, Toronto 114.
1/12 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 26 and Clarkson at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Horton-Tucker (3 straight), Juzang (13 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 124, shooting 55 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Siakam at 21 a game. Without Poeltl (2 straight), Dick (8 straight), Freeman-Liberty (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 43 percent from three to Utah's 36 and the line, where Utah takes 28 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it Utah 122, Toronto 119, Toronto keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACCD C. Duarte
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
JM J. McGee
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
TORCB C. Boucher
DS D. Schröder
IQ I. Quickley
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Poeltl
JP J. Porter
PS P. Siakam
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
SAC/TOR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Domantas Sabonis records another triple-double as Kings hold off Raptors 135-130
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Domantas Sabonis had 24 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for his second consecutive triple-double, and the Sacramento Kings held off the Toronto Raptors 135-130 on Friday night.
De’Aaron Fox also scored 24 for the Kings, who have won four of five. Keegan Murray had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Harrison Barnes scored 16.
Sabonis has eight triple-doubles this season and three in his last four games. The star center notched the latest one with an alley-oop pass to Malik Monk early in the fourth quarter.
“It seems like it’s a common theme after every game, he's getting a triple-double. Which is unique, especially for his position,” Kings coach Mike Brown said.
Sabonis fouled out with just more than a minute to go and the Kings up by three, but Sacramento hung on with Chris Duarte subbing in.
“He does everything for us,” Fox said of Sabonis. “He's the hub of our offense and even better for us defensively as well. We ask him to do so much for us: rebound, score the ball, play-make, screen. That takes a lot out of a person, but he’s been well-equipped for it and he’s dominated at it.”
The Raptors, with a 40-point third quarter, cut their deficit to 10 to start the fourth and made it a two-point game with under three minutes to play on a 3-pointer by Immanuel Quickley .
But with Toronto down by three, Quickley missed a 3 with 11 seconds remaining and then a longer one with two seconds to go. Murray grabbed the rebound and sank two free throws to seal it.
Quickley and Scottie Barnes paced the Raptors with 20 points apiece. Dennis Schroder and Pascal Siakam both scored 18.
Raptors coach Darko Rajaković credited his team for its “physicality and grit."
“When you’re down 20, you have a decision to make, if you’re going to quit or are you going to continue fighting?” Rajaković said. “Our group stayed together and they continued fighting. We found a way to get back in the game.”
All five starters on both teams finished in double figures. Sacramento outscored Toronto 42-15 from beyond the arc.
Sacramento ended the first half on a 9-0 run to take a 20-point lead into halftime. Murray made back-to-back 3s, then Monk and Barnes hit consecutive 3s. Fox’s layup plus the foul put the Kings up 77-57 at the end of the first half.
Sabonis scored 12 points in the first quarter to spark the Kings early.
Brown said the Kings can play better, especially after a second half in which they gave up 77 points and let the Raptors back into the game.
“We've shown we can score,” Brown said. “There’s been some times when the ball is not going into the hole, and that’s when your defense really has to step up. And if you can rely on that to a certain degree, then the sky’s the limit.”
Toronto had won two straight since trading OG Anunoby to New York for Quickley and RJ Barrett , its first two-game win streak since November. The Raptors are on a six-game West Coast trip, and trade rumors continue to swirl with Siakam reportedly also on the market.
“Players and coaches, we wake up every morning, we have a task. We have a shootaround, we have a practice, we have a game to play," Rajaković said. "Obviously, it’s never easy to hear that kind of stuff. As much as you can, block the outside noise."
Toronto was without Gary Trent Jr., who bruised his left quadriceps against Memphis on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Raptors: Visit the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.