National Basketball Association
Sacramento 111, Toronto 108
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, November 1, 2010
Where: Arco Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#17 Joe Crawford, #52 Pat Fraher, # Marat Kogut
Attendance:
17317
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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.
Top Game Performances
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 Stats Summary
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 |
Upcoming Games
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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.
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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.