Game ID: 22400143
Sacramento Kings @ Toronto Raptors
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
TOR 37 29 30 24 11 131SAC 29 34 23 34 8 128
SAC @ TOR ScoutingSAC @ 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.
TOR availability going into 10/26 · back-to-back
full strength
TOR availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
TOR availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
TOR availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
TOR availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Barnes missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
TOR availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
NEW Poeltl 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
NEW Poeltl 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Dick 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/09 · 2 days' restOUT Barnes missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 8 since 10/25, returns tonight: 26 min (94% of 28)
NEW Agbaji 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/10 · back-to-backOUT Barnes missed 6 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 11/09 after 8, 26 min since (94% of 28)
NEW Agbaji 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backNEW Huerter 21 to 26 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restNEW Huerter 21 to 26 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backNEW Huerter 21 to 26 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restNEW Huerter 21 to 28 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Huerter missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 24 min (113% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 24 min since (113% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 22 min since (104% of 21)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 28 and Barnes at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Barnes (2 straight), Quickley (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and Fox at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-7 a night and Sacramento minus-1 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 111 a night to Toronto's 123. Call it Sacramento 120, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
10/26 @ MIN 101-112 — TOR notes
TOR lost 101-112. TOR shot 46% (41 of 90) to MIN's 47%, 10 of 29 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIN's 26. TOR turned it over 20 times to MIN's 13, and MIN turned those into 9 steals. Dick led with 25 (9 of 16, 4 of 9 from three); Barnes added 20, Agbaji 19. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 17 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 89-72 against them. Agbaji's -15 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs DEN 125-127 — TOR notes
TOR lost 125-127 in 1 overtime. TOR took 13 more shots (109 to 96), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to DEN's 49%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 21 times to DEN's 30. Barnes led with 21 (9 of 19, 1 of 3 from three); Barrett added 20, Poeltl 16. Q2 was theirs, 32-25, but the other 4 periods went 102-93 against them. They led by as many as 15.
10/30 @ CHA 133-138 — TOR notes
TOR lost 133-138. TOR shot 57% (52 of 91) to CHA's 52%, 9 of 28 from three. Barrett led with 31 (10 of 18, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 12 at the line); Dick added 30, Poeltl 20. Q2 was theirs, 43-34, the deficit cut from 14 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 104-90 against them. Battle's -19 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs LAL 125-131 — TOR notes
TOR lost 125-131. TOR took 19 more shots (107 to 88), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 49% to LAL's 48%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 13 times to LAL's 41. Barrett led with 33 (14 of 22, 3 of 5 from three); Dick added 31, Poeltl 19. Q3 was theirs, 37-23, the deficit cut from 25 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 108-88 against them. Boucher's -13 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs SAC 131-128 — TOR notes
TOR won 131-128 in 1 overtime. TOR shot 48% (46 of 95) to SAC's 46%, 17 of 37 from three. Barrett led with 31 (10 of 26, 3 of 9 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Boucher added 24, Dick 22. The hinge was Q1, 37-29: from level to 8 ahead. Mogbo was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/04 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 43 from three, 31 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Gordon at 19 a game. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 29 and Dick at 25 a game. Without Barnes (3 straight), Quickley (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 43 percent from three to Toronto's 34 and the line, where Denver takes 31 free throws a game to Toronto's 22. Call it Denver 125, Toronto 118.
11/06 @ SAC — 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 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Fox at 25 a game. Without Huerter (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Dick at 25 a game. Without Barnes (4 straight), Quickley (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 110 a night to Toronto's 129. Call it Sacramento 124, Toronto 116.
11/09 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 128, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 27 and Dick at 23 a game. Without Barnes (5 straight), Quickley (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 128 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-5 a night and Toronto minus-3. Call it the Clippers 118, Toronto 113.
11/10 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 32 and James at 27 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Dick at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Barnes (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 27 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it the Lakers 121, Toronto 116.
10/26 @ LAL 127-131 — SAC notes
SAC lost 127-131. SAC shot 51% (45 of 88) to LAL's 52%, 15 of 44 from three. SAC turned it over 14 times to LAL's 19. The glass went 32-45 against them. Sabonis led with 29 (10 of 14, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Fox added 28, DeRozan 23. Q3 was theirs, 34-23, turning a 4-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 108-93 against them. Huerter's -29 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs POR 111-98 — SAC notes
SAC won 111-98. SAC shot 46% (37 of 81) to POR's 42%, 14 of 35 from three. Fox led with 24 (9 of 20, 2 of 8 from three); DeRozan added 23, Huerter 18. The hinge was Q3, 38-28: a lead of 8 became 18, and the lead reached 26. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/29 @ UTA 113-96 — SAC notes
SAC won 113-96. SAC shot 52% (48 of 92) to UTA's 39%, 8 of 31 from three. SAC turned it over 11 times to UTA's 17. Sabonis led with 28 (13 of 18); DeRozan added 20, Fox 19. The hinge was Q3, 29-14: a lead of 9 became 24, and the lead reached 27. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/01 @ ATL 123-115 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-115. SAC shot 48% (43 of 89) to ATL's 45%, 11 of 33 from three, and went to the line 30 times to ATL's 18 — 26 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 51-40 for them. Fox led with 31 (11 of 16, 4 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); DeRozan added 27, Sabonis 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-26: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/02 @ TOR 128-131 — SAC notes
SAC lost 128-131 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 46% (46 of 100) to TOR's 48%, 10 of 40 from three. DeRozan led with 33 (12 of 27, 2 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Fox added 24, Monk 21. Q4 was theirs, 34-24, the deficit cut from 10 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 107-94 against them.
11/04 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 21 and Rozier at 17 a game. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Fox at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 38 percent from three to Sacramento's 32 and the defense, Miami allowing 107 a night to Sacramento's 114. Call it Miami 113, Sacramento 112, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/06 vs TOR — 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 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Fox at 25 a game. Without Huerter (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Dick at 25 a game. Without Barnes (4 straight), Quickley (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 110 a night to Toronto's 129. Call it Sacramento 124, Toronto 116.
11/08 vs LAC — 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 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and Fox at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 30 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers plus-3. Call it Sacramento 115, the Clippers 109.
11/10 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Booker at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 27 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and DeRozan at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 27. Call it Phoenix 115, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORCB C. Boucher
DM D. Mitchell
GD G. Dick
JB J. Battle
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
OA O. Agbaji
PÖ Pöltl
RB R. Barrett
SACDD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
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
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
Barrett scores 31, Boucher has season-high 24 in Raptors' 131-128 overtime win over Kings
TORONTO -- — RJ Barrett scored 31 points, Chris Boucher had a season-high 24, and the Toronto Raptors snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Sacramento Kings 131-128 in overtime on Saturday night.
Toronto’s Ochai Agbaji scored a season-high 22 points, and Gradey Dick also had 22.
Domantas Sabonis had 17 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists for his 60th career triple-double, but it wasn't enough to keep the Kings' three-game win streak alive.
Former Raptor DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points for Sacramento but also missed two 3-pointers to tie in the final minute of overtime.
After DeRozan’s first miss, Barrett missed a pair of free throws with nine seconds to go. Both DeRozan and De’Aaron Fox missed 3-pointers on Sacramento's final possession.
Fox scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter but didn’t score in overtime.
Kings guard Malik Monk scored 21 points off the bench, and Keegan Murray fouled out with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
The Raptors retired former star Vince Carter’s No. 15 jersey during a halftime ceremony.
Takeaways Kings: Fox shot 3 for 11 through three quarters but made 5 of 9 attempts in the fourth. He missed all 11 of his 3-point attempts.
Raptors: Toronto won for the first time in three games since losing All-Star Scottie Barnes to a right orbital fracture . Barnes is expected to miss at least three weeks.
Key moment Barrett made one of two free throws with just over 10 seconds remaining in the fourth, putting Toronto up by two. Sabonis tipped in his own missed putback with three seconds left to send it to overtime.
Key stat The Raptors made a season-high 17 3-pointers.
Up next The Kings visit Miami on Monday, the same night Toronto begins a five-game trip at Denver.