TORONTO — Domantas Sabonis had 13 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for his NBA-leading 24th triple-double of the season, De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the short-handed Raptors 123-89 Wednesday. night, extending Toronto’s worst losing streak of the season to eight.
Sabonis, who played less than 28 minutes, has recorded at least one double-double in 51 consecutive games, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Moses Malone for the 14th-longest streak in NBA history.
“What Domas does for us every night, it’s impressive,” Sacramento’s Harrison Barnes said. “Being able to be a force, getting to the glass, facilitating the way he does it, scoring the way he does, getting the attention that defenses put on him, that’s something to always bring attention to.
“His continued strong play is definitely All-NBA worthy.”
Kings coach Mike Brown said Sabonis deserves MVP consideration for his string of impressive performances.
“It’s a shame, but that’s who he is,” Brown said. “He’s a walking triple-double machine. I say it’s a shame because he should be celebrated a lot, but that’s what he does. When he doesn’t get a triple-double, we expect a double-double. He gets one of both, and that’s why he should be in the conversation for MVP.
Malik Monk scored 17 points and Barnes added 16 as the Kings earned their second straight victory and fourth of five. Chris Duarte scored 14 points and Keegan Murray 10 for the Kings, whose largest lead was 38 points.
Fox has scored at least 20 points in each of his last five games.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 18 points and Ochai Agbaji and Jordan Nwora each had 13 for the Raptors, who are 1-9 in March.
The Raptors had 22 turnovers, leading to 33 points for the Kings.
Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley missed the game for personal reasons, joining a long list of absentees that also included All-Star forward Scottie Barnes (left hand), center Jakob Poeltl (left pinky), forward RJ Barrett (personnel), forward Chris Boucher. (right knee) and guard DJ Carton (right ankle),
Toronto center Jontay Porter left the game after the first quarter due to illness.
“We’re pretty thin right now,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said.
Before the match, Rajakovic said there was no timetable for Quickley’s return.
“It’s a family affair,” Rajakovic said. “We will stay in touch with him and continue day by day.”
Kings goaltender Kevin Huerter sat out with a dislocated left shoulder. Huerter left Monday night’s game against Memphis at 1:51 of the first quarter following a collision with Desmond Bane.
Sacramento led 32-27 after one game. Five different Kings players scored in an 11-0 run to end the first half, giving Sacramento a 68-45 advantage at intermission.
The Kings took a 99-65 advantage in the fourth set.
The Raptors fell to 13-21 at home, ensuring they will finish with a losing record on their home court this season.
FOLLOWING
Kings: Visit the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Raptors: Host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.
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