Four Big Numbers to Know After Raptors Shocking Loss vs. Kings

The Toronto Raptors are absolutely utterly embarrassed after losing to the Sacramento Kings by a score of 123-115 at home in front of their fans at the Scotiabank Arena.

The Raptors could not withstand their long injury report and tired legs, playing on the second night of a back-to-back, which resulted in losing a critical game to the Kings. Here is a look at five numbers to know from the box score after the game.

7 - Raptors' seed

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes moves the ball between Sacramento Kings forward Nique Clifford. | Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images

The biggest number from the game might not even be part of the box score. The loss moves the Raptors from sixth to seventh in the Eastern Conference, as they are tied with the Philadelphia 76ers and are on the wrong side of the tiebreaker.

Both teams are 42-34 with six games to play. It is especially significant because the sixth-place team does not have to participate in the play-in tournament, while the seventh-place team does. If the Raptors were to fall to seventh at the end of the season, they would have to play in at least one game to secure their placement in the postseason, and a pair of losses could put them in the lottery once again.

It's critical that the Raptors bounce back and win as many of their final six games as possible.

20 - RJ Barrett, Collin Murray-Boyles points

Both RJ Barrett and Collin Murray-Boyles stepped up to the plate with several players on the sidelines, including Brandon Ingram, Immanuel Quickley, and Jamison Battle. Barrett had 20 points on an inefficient 8-of-19 shooting, while CMB reached that number in just 18 minutes and made 7 of his 9 shots from the field.

Having that performance from Murray-Boyles is arguably the brightest spot of the night, because the Raptors need him to start stringing together some strong performances to get him ready for the postseason.

28 - Precious Achiuwa, DeMar DeRozan points

Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan greets Toronto Raptors guard Markelle Fultz. | Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images

A pair of former Raptors combined to score 56 points to lift the Kings over the Raptors, and it couldn't be more poetic than that.

In 20 games during his career against the team that drafted him No. 9 overall in the 2009 NBA Draft, DeRozan averages 22.5 points, 5.4 assists, and 4.9 rebounds per game.

Meanwhile, Achiuwa was one point shy of a career-high as he also was able to get his revenge on his former team, which he called home from 2021-23.

48 - Kings' rebounds

The place where the Kings beat the Raptors the most during the game was on the glass. They had 48 rebounds, 19 of which were on the offensive end. That gave them 15 more shots in the game than the Raptors. The two teams made the same amount of shots, but the Raptors still lost by eight, partially because the Kings were able to get those extra possessions.

The Raptors have to do a better job rebounding the basketball if they want to have any semblance of success in the postseason.

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