Where: Arco Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #52 Pat Fraher, # Marat Kogut
Attendance: 17317
Tyreke Evans scored 23 points and rookie DeMarcus Cousins added 16 as the Sacramento Kings came from behind to defeat the Toronto Raptors, 111-108, in their home opener Monday night.
Beno Udrih scored 17 points and Samuel Dalembert pulled down 14 rebounds off the bench for the Kings, who improved to 3-1.
Trailing, 83-69, late in the third period, Sacramento used a 14-3 run to pull within 86-83 on Luther Head’s 3-pointer with 10:56 to play. The Kings finally tied it at 93-93 on Cousins’ layup just under four minutes later and grabbed their first lead when Omri Casspi knocked down a 3-pointer to make it 96-95 with 5:56 left.
Linas Kleiza responded with a 3-pointer to put the Raptors back on top, but Cousins scored six points during an 11-1 spurt, giving Sacramento the lead for good. Toronto battled back within 109-108 with 13 seconds left, but Udrih knocked down a pair of free throws to seal it.
Andrea Bargnani scored 28 points and DeMar DeRozan added a career-high 24 for Toronto, which led 33-16 after the first quarter.
| Toronto | Sacramento | |
| Andrea Bargnani 28 | Scoring | Tyreke Evans 23 |
| Jose Calderon 5 | Assists | Tyreke Evans 5 |
| Reggie Evans 19 | Rebounds | Samuel Dalembert 14 |
| DeMar DeRozan 10 | Free Throws Made | Luther Head 6 |
| Andrea Bargnani 1 | Steals | Tyreke Evans 2 |
| Andrea Bargnani 2 | Blocks | Francisco Garcia 2 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Toronto | 108 | 45.9 | 9-21 | 21-29 | 19 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Sacramento | 111 | 47.7 | 5-12 | 22-27 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
- Sacramento will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Kings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
- Toronto will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.