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04/01 21:50 CDT DeMar DeRozan scores 28 points to pass Dominique Wilkins on
career list, Kings beat Raptors 123-115
DeMar DeRozan scores 28 points to pass Dominique Wilkins on career list, Kings
beat Raptors 123-115
By IAN HARRISON
Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) --- DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth
quarter, Precious Achiuwa had 28 points and a season-high 19 rebounds and the
Sacramento Kings beat the Toronto Raptors 123-115 on Wednesday night.
DeRozan reached 26,688 career points, moving him past Dominique Wilkins
(26,668) into 17th place on the NBA's all-time list.
Next up on the list is Oscar Robertson (26, 710). Other than the active players
ahead of him on that list --- LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden and
Russell Westbrook --- everyone else with DeRozan's points total is in the Hall
of Fame.
DeRozan shot 7 for 18, but went 12 for 12 at the foul line.
Malik Monk scored 18 points, Devin Carter had 13 and Daeqwon Plowden 11 as the
Kings snapped a four-game losing streak and ended a five-game road trip with a
victory. Sacramento is 7-32 on the road.
The Kings went 27 for 29 at the line, while the Raptors finished 22 for 32.
Toronto lost ground in the race to finish among the top six in the Eastern
Conference, which would guarantee a postseason berth. The Raptors have the same
record as Philadelphia and split their four-game season series, but the 76ers
hold the tiebreak thanks to their superior record within the Atlantic Division.
RJ Barrett and Collin Murray-Boyles each scored 20 points, but Toronto's
five-game home winning streak was snapped. Murray-Boyles reached 20 points for
the first time in his career.
Jakob Poeltl scored 18 points, Sandro Maukelashvili had 17 and Jamal Shead 16
for Toronto. Scottie Barnes had 14 points and 10 assists.
Achiuwa had 18 points and 15 rebounds by halftime, matching his season high in
the latter category. The entire Raptors team had 18 rebounds in the opening
half.
Toronto's Brandon Ingram sat because of a sore right heel. He has missed two of
the past three and three of the past six.
Up next
Kings: Host New Orleans on Friday.
Raptors: At Memphis on Friday.
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