Short-handed, reeling Raptors drop eighth in a row with blowout loss to Kings

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Gary Trent Jr. scores 18 points for Toronto but Raptors drop eighth straight with 123-89 loss to Sacramento Kings

Kelly Olynyk of the Toronto Raptors is guarded by Alex Len of the Sacramento Kings during the second half at the Scotiabank Arena. The Kings won 123-89 on March 20, 2024, in Toronto.Domantas Sabonis had a 13-point, 17-rebound, 10-assist triple-double as the Sacramento Kings handed the Toronto Raptors their eighth straight loss, 123-89, on Wednesday.

De’Aaron Fox scored a game-high 20 points for Sacramento , which has won four of its last five games. Malik Monk added 17 points off the bench.Starting point guard Immanuel Quickley joined the Raptors’ lengthy list of inactives due to personal reasons. Head coach Darko Rajakovic said pre-game that there isn’t a timetable for his return.

The Raptors were already missing forward Scottie Barnes , centre Jakob Poeltl , forward-guard RJ Barrett , forward Chris Boucher , and guard D.J. Carton . Sacramento started quickly with a 9-3 lead just over two minutes into the first quarter. Toronto revived with the help of seven points from Ochai Agbaji and a three-pointer from Kelly Olynyk take a 17-16 edge midway through the quarter.Alex Len capping an 11-4 Sacramento run just 2:14 into the second quarter prompted a Raptors timeout. Harrison Barnes then gave the Kings their largest lead to that point at 53-36, with a three-pointer.

The Kings held a 99-65 lead entering the final quarter, when Sacramento sat its starters and Raptors fans headed for the exits early. Trent hits a three-pointer to cut the deficit to 25 points with 4:32 remaining.

 

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