National Basketball Association
Sacramento 124, Toronto 123
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #77 Karl Lane, # Brent Haskill, #15 Zach Zarba
Attendance: 19800

De'Aaron Fox had 27 points and 10 assists and the visiting Sacramento Kings defeated the Toronto Raptors 124-123 Wednesday night.

Malik Monk added 24 points and Domantas Sabonis had 21 points and 20 rebounds for the Kings, who won for the second time after five games of a six-game road trip.

The Kings won in spite of coach Mike Brown being ejected in the third quarter.

Terence Davis added 19 points for Sacramento, Harrison Barnes had 12 points and Keegan Murray had 10 points.

Fred VanVleet scored a season-best 39 points for the Raptors. Scottie Barnes had 27 points and 10 assists, Pascal Siakam scored 19 points and Gary Trent Jr. had 11 points.

Toronto took a six-point lead into the fourth quarter.

Monk's 3-pointer gave Sacramento a 106-104 lead with 7:44 left in the fourth quarter. The lead reached four on Monk's two free throws with 5:50 left. Barnes hit a 3-pointer to trim the lead to one with 3:10 remaining.

VanVleet's bank shot cut the lead to three with 47.5 seconds left. Harrison Barnes made two free throws to increase the lead to five with 31.8 seconds left. Scottie Barnes made two free throws to trim the lead to three with 21.4 seconds to play.

Monk and Fox each missed a free throw on subsequent possessions, leaving Toronto down three with 5.9 seconds to play. Siakam made a putback layup after VanVleet's 3-point miss with one second left.

Toronto led 31-23 after one quarter.

Murray's 3-pointer with 1:17 to play in the first half gave Sacramento a one-point lead. VanVleet's layup finished the first-half scoring and gave Toronto a 62-59 lead.

Brown was ejected with 9:09 to play in the third quarter after Davis was called for a personal foul and Fox was given a technical foul. Brown went on the court before being restrained.

VanVleet made all three technical foul shots as well as the two regular foul shots and Toronto led 73-64.

Monk's 3-pointer cut the lead to three with 1:47 remaining in the third quarter and Davion Mitchell's layup cut the lead to one. VanVleet scored the final five points of the third quarter and Toronto led 94-88.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Sacramento   Toronto
De'Aaron Fox 27 Scoring Fred VanVleet 39
De'Aaron Fox 10 Assists Scottie Barnes 10
Domantas Sabonis 20 Rebounds Fred VanVleet 8
Malik Monk 7 Free Throws Made Fred VanVleet 11
De'Aaron Fox 1 Steals Fred VanVleet 4
Terence Davis 1 Blocks Dalano Banton 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Sacramento 124 48.4 17-46 17-20 29 50 3 3 15
Toronto 123 50.0 6-21 23-27 25 39 7 8 7
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Raptors have a W/L % of .357 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Kings have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .500 after a loss.