By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Sacramento Kings are now 2-0 in head-to-head confrontations with the Toronto Raptors this season, beating the Canadian side 135-130 at home with the usual contribution of Domantas Sabonis.
Having become a triple-double machine with the purple-and-black franchise, the Lithuanian big man had the second consecutive huge performance after dominating against Orlando in the same way. This time, he provided 24 points (11/16 FG), 15 rebounds, and 11 assists over Pascal Siakam.
He was praised in the post-game. “It seems like it’s a common theme after every game, he’s getting a triple-double. Which is unique, especially for his position”, Mike Brown commented. “He does everything for us. He’s the hub of our offense and even better for us defensively as well. We ask him to do so much for us: rebound, score the ball, play-make, screen. That takes a lot out of a person, but he’s been well-equipped for it and he’s dominated at it”, De’Aaron Fox followed.
Domantas Sabonis has been impactful since day one with the Sacramento Kings and has been averaging 19.6 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 7.5 assists per game this season.
For Toronto, on the other side, Jacob Poeltl had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists with 7/10 from the field. Dennis Schroder came off the bench and provided 18 points and 3 assists, shooting 7/11 from the field but 0/4 from beyond the arc.
NBA Results of the Night
Boston Celtics – Utah Jazz 126-97 (Porzingis 19 p, 5 r; Markkanen 17 p, 5 r; Fontecchio 7 p, 4 r)
Indiana Pacers – Atlanta Hawks 150-116 (Bogdan Bogdanovic 16 p, 4 r, 3 a; Capela 9 p, 7 r)
Brooklyn Nets – Oklahoma City Thunder 124-115 (Micic 6 p)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Washington Wizards 114-90 (Coulibaly 15 p, 7 r; Avdija 13 p, 5 r, 4a)
Philadelphia 76ers – New York Knicks 92-128 (Hartenstein 17 p, 6 r, 5 a; Anunoby 11 p)
Chicago Bulls – Charlotte Hornets 104-91 (Vucevic 11 p, 7 r, 3 a)
Houston Rockets – Minnesota Timberwolves 95-122 (Gobert 13 p, 12 r; Sengun 19 p, 5 r)
New Orleans Pelicans – Los Angeles Clippers 95-111 (Zubac 15 p, 8 r; Valanciunas 13 p, 11 r)
Dallas Mavericks – Portland Trail Blazers 139-103
Denver Nuggets – Orlando Magic 120-122 (Moritz Wagner 19 p, 11 r; Jokic 29 p, 4 r, 8 a)
Phoenix Suns – Miami Heat 113-97 (Jovic 3 p, 4 r; Nurkic 6 p, 9 r)
Golden State Warriors – Detroit Pistons 113-109 (Bojan Bogdanovic 12 p, 5 r; Saric 17 p, 3 r)
Los Angeles Lakers – Memphis Grizzlies 113-127
Sacramento Kings – Toronto Raptors 135-130
Standings
Eastern Conference
1. Boston Celtics 27-7
2. Milwaukee Bucks 25-10
3. Philadelphia 76ets 23-11
4. Indiana Pacers 20-14
5. Miami Heat 20-15
6. Orlando Magic 20-15
7. Cleveland Cavaliers 20-15
8. New York Knicks 20-15
9. Brooklyn Nets 16-20
10. Chicago Bulls 16-21
11. Atlanta Hawks 14-20
12. Toronto Raptors 14-21
13. Charlotte Hornets 8-25
14. Washington Wizards 6-28
15. Detroit Pistons 3-32
Western Conference
1. Minnesota Timberwolves 25-9
2. Oklahoma City Thunder 23-11
3. Denver Nuggets 25-12
4. Los Angeles Clippers 22-12
5. Sacramento Kings 21-13
6. Dallas Mavericks 21-15
7. New Orleans Pelicans 21-15
8. Phoenix Suns 19-16
9. Houston Rockets 17-16
10. Golden State Warriors 17-18
11. Los Angeles Lakers 17-19
12. Utah Jazz 16-20
13. Memphis Grizzlies 12-23
14. Portland Trail Blazers 9-25
15. San Antonio Spurs 5-29
-Teams ranking first through sixth advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams ranking seventh through tenth compete in the Play-Ins
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