The Toronto Raptors defeated the Sacramento Kings, 120-105, at Air Canada Centre on Tuesday.
The Raptors (36-13) once again showed why they are one of the top teams in the NBA during the 2018-19 season, as they came from behind against a surprising Kings (24-24) that seemed eager to leave their recent ugly loss on the rear view. Sacramento quickly jumped ahead on the score and they were up by five (34-29) following the first quarter, something that seemed to surprise many fans in attendance. But the Raptors turned things around rather quickly and once they got in control of the game, they didn't slip it away. Toronto won the second quarter by nine points (31-22) so they went up by four (60-56) at the break, and later closed things out in the second half. The Raptors won the remaining two quarters, 28-22 and 32-27 respectively, as they ended cruising their way towards a relatively comfortable win.
The Raptors had a balanced scoring output in this game since they had six players scoring in double figures, but none reaching the 20-point threshold. The absence of Kawhi Leonard didn't impact the side and the guard duo of Fred VanVleet and Kyle Lowry led the way for Toronto since both had 19 points. Serge Ibaka had 15 points with 10 boards, and Pascal Siakam 18 points. CJ Miles chipped in with 15 points off the bench.
The Kings had seven players scoring over 10 points and they owned the highest scorer of the contest since Marvin Bagley III finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanovic filled the stat sheet nicely since he contributed 16 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, and three steals to the losing cause. Buddy Hield added 11 points as well.
