Sacramento Kings (38-28, sixth in the Western Conference) against Toronto Raptors (23-45, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto looks to snap its seven-game losing streak when the Raptors take on Sacramento.
The Raptors are 13-20 in home games. Toronto is fourth in the Eastern Conference with 11.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Jakob Poeltl averaging 2.9.
The Kings are 19-15 on the road. Sacramento is seventh in the league with 52.5 points per game in the paint led by Domantas Sabonis averaging 14.7.
The Raptors are shooting 47.4% from the field this season, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the 48.7% the Kings are allowing to their opponents. The Kings have averaged 14.4 3-pointers per game this season, which is 1.0 more made shots on average than the 13.4 per game given up by the Raptors.
The teams are playing for the second time this season. The Kings won the last meeting 135-130 on January 6, with De’Aaron Fox scoring 24 points in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gary Trent Jr. averages 12.7 points for the Raptors. Immanuel Quickley is averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games.
Sabonis scores 20.1 points per game and averages 13.6 rebounds for the Kings. Malik Monk has averaged 2.3 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 1-9, averaging 109.2 points, 41.6 rebounds, 28.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% since field. Their opponents average 121.1 points per game.
Kings: 5-5, averaging 114.4 points, 45.3 rebounds, 28.9 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents average 113.1 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Jakob Poeltl: out (finger), RJ Barrett: day to day (personal), Chris Boucher: day to day (knee), Scottie Barnes: out (hand), DJ Carton: day to day ( ankle).
Kings: Sasha Vezenkov: out (ankle), Trey Lyles: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
