Sacramento Kings @ Toronto Raptors
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON | Game ID: 22300999
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 27 18 20 24 89SAC 32 36 31 24 123
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Sabonis has 24th triple-double as Kings rout short-handed Raptors 123-89
TORONTO -- — Domantas Sabonis had 13 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for his NBA-leading 24th triple-double of the season, De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points and the Sacramento Kings routed the short-handed Raptors 123-89 on Wednesday night, extending Toronto’s season-worst losing streak to eight.
Sabonis, who played fewer than 28 minutes, has recorded at least a double-double in 51 consecutive games, matching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Moses Malone for the 14th-longest streak in NBA history.
“What Domas does for us every single night, it’s impressive,” Sacramento’s Harrison Barnes said. “To be able to be a force, go to the glass, facilitate the way he does, score the way he does, draw the attention that defenses put towards him, it’s something that you always have to bring attention to.
"His continued strong play is definitely All-NBA worthy.”
Kings coach Mike Brown said Sabonis deserves MVP consideration for his run of impressive performances.
“It’s a shame, but that’s who he is,” Brown said. “He’s a walking triple-double machine. I say it’s a shame because it should be celebrated a ton, but that’s what he does. When he doesn’t get a triple-double, you expect a double-double. He’s getting one of the two, and that’s why he should be in the conversation for MVP.”
Malik Monk scored 17 points and Barnes added 16 as the Kings won their second straight and fourth of five. Chris Duarte scored 14 points and Keegan Murray had 10 for the Kings, whose biggest lead was 38 points.
Fox has scored at least 20 points in each of his past five games.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 18 points and Ochai Agbaji and Jordan Nwora each had 13 for the Raptors, who are 1-9 in March.
The Raptors made 22 turnovers, leading to 33 points for the Kings.
Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley missed the game because of personal reasons, joining a lengthy list of absentees that also included All-Star forward Scottie Barnes (left hand), center Jakob Poeltl (left pinkie), forward RJ Barrett (personal), forward Chris Boucher (right knee) and guard DJ Carton (right ankle),
Toronto center Jontay Porter left after the first quarter because of an illness.
“We’re pretty thin right now,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said.
Before the game, Rajakovic said there is no timetable for Quickley’s return.
“It’s a family matter,” Rajakovic said. “We’ll stay in touch with him and go day by day.”
Kings guard Kevin Huerter sat because of a dislocated left shoulder. Huerter left Monday night’s game against Memphis 1:51 into the first quarter following a collision with Desmond Bane .
Sacramento led 32-27 after one. Five different Kings players scored in an 11-0 run to end the first half, giving Sacramento a 68-45 edge at the intermission.
The Kings took a 99-65 edge to the fourth.
The Raptors fell to 13-21 at home, guaranteeing they will finish with a losing record on their home court this season.
UP NEXT
Kings: Visit the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Raptors: Host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORBB B. Brown
GD G. Dick
GT G. Trent Jr.
JF J. Freeman-Liberty
JM J. McDaniels
JN J. Nwora
JP J. Porter
JR J. Ramsey
KO K. Olynyk
MG M. Gueye
OA O. Agbaji
SACAL A. Len
CD C. Duarte
CJ C. Jones
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
JM J. McGee
JS J. Slawson
KE K. Edwards
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TOR/SAC 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
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