The Sacramento Kings (11 - 16) defeated the Toronto Raptors (17 - 12) 104 - 94 on Sunday. Sacramento darted out to a strong start and led Toronto by more than 20 points in the first quarter, but the lead never stretched to blow out pace, as the Raptors were able to keep the game close through the second half. After picking up a second technical foul for arguing with the ref, point guard Kyle Lowry was ejected from the game in the 3rd quarter. Lowry had scored 13 points and dished out four assists before his early departure. DeMar DeRozan handled most of the workload and was instrumental in keeping the Raptors in the game, as he finished with 28 points, seven rebounds and an assist on 10 - of - 24 shooting. James Johnson chipped in 14 points and six rebounds, while starting center Bismack Biyombo crashed the offensive and defensive glass to the tune of 13 boards. The Raptors slow start resulted in a poor shooting performance, as the team finished 37 percent from the floor and 28 percent from deep. The Kings were unable to keep the momentum after the explosive start, but did close out the game on a 12 - 4 run during the last five minutes. As a unit, the Kings shot 53 percent from the floor and six of the eight total players finished in double figures. Rajon Rondo scored 19 points, to go along with 13 assists, while Rudy Gay matched the point guards work in the scoring department and added nine rebounds. Rondo came into the game leading the league with 11 assists per game. DeMarcus Cousins continues to round out the stat sheet and contributed an all around dominant performance, with 15 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and four blocks. Forward Omri Casspi utilized the long ball to extend the Kings lead on multiple occurrences, completing 3 - of - 4 from deep, alongside an efficient 6 - of - 8 from the floor, totalling 15 points in the win. The Kings will look to work their way back into the Western Conference playoff picture when they visit the Washington Wizards (11 - 14) on Monday, while the Raptors host the Dallas Mavericks (15 - 12) on Tuesday.
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