TORONTO – Mississauga, Ont.’s RJ Barrett scored 31 points and had one rebound just shy of a double-double as the Toronto Raptors earned a 131-128 overtime win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.
Forwards Ochai Agbaji and Grady Dick each had 22 points, five rebounds and two assists as Toronto (2-5) squandered a 13-point lead.
Montreal’s Chris Boucher came off the Raptors’ bench with 24 points, his most since the 2020-21 season.
De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, as Sacramento (3-3) rallied late to win. Domantas Sabonis recorded a triple-double with 17 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists. Keegan Murray recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out.
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Former Raptor DeMar DeRozan led all scorers with 33 points.
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Sacramento: Fox’s 14-point performance in the fourth quarter sent the Kings into overtime, but his 3-pointer came at a cost. He went 0-of-10 from beyond the arc, including an attempt to tie the game with 2.1 seconds left in overtime, and was a big reason why Sacramento’s comeback attempt failed.
TORONTO: Closing out opponents continues to be an issue for the Raptors, who are still without All-Star forward Scotty Barnes and starting point guard Emmanuel Quickley. Toronto led by as many as 13 points, but the Kings forced overtime and took a 34-24 lead in the fourth quarter.
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Dick knocked the ball away from Fox with 57.1 seconds left in overtime and deflected a pass to the ensuing Barrett. The Canadian swingman put the ball in for a three-point lead and then attempted a free throw after committing a foul on the play. DeRozan answered with a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession, but Dick answered with Vince Carter’s no. 15 Judge had a floating 7-foot jumper to preserve Toronto’s three-point lead on a night when he retired.
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Toronto had only made 31.5 percent of its 3-point attempts all season, ranking 27th in the NBA until Saturday night. Boucher (4-of-6) and Agbaji (4-of-5) led the Raptors to 17-for-37 3-point shooting (45.9%) against Sacramento.
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The Raptors travel to Denver to face NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets on Monday.
Sacramento continues its East Coast swing by dropping a game against the Miami Heat on Monday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 2, 2024.
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