Sabonis gets eight triple-double as Kings beat Raptors 135-130
SACRAMENTO — Domantas Sabonis earned his eighth triple-double of the season as the Sacramento Kings defeated the Toronto Raptors 135-130 at the Golden 1 Center on Friday night.
Sabonis ended the game with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists as Sacramento fended off a late Toronto comeback. It was Sabonis' third triple-double in his last four games. He notched the latest one with an alley-oop pass to Malik Monk early in the fourth quarter.
De'Aaron Fox scored 24 points and added 4 assists.
Five other Kings players scored in triple digits. Keegan Murray ended with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Harrison Barnes scored 16 and Chris Duarte scored 10. Off the bench, Monk added 15 points while Trey Lyles scored 12.
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 with nine seconds to go, Quickley missed a long 3 and that sealed it for the Kings.
Quickley and Scottie Barnes paced the Raptors with 20 points apiece. Dennis Schroder and Pascal Siakam both scored 18.
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.
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.
Fridaay's game happened on the same day reports say Sacramento emerged as a contender for and then pulled out of obtaining Siakam by way of trade.
Toronto was without Gary Trent Jr., who bruised his left quadriceps against Memphis on Wednesday.
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Raptors: Visit the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
Kings: Host the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.
