Toronto win in an instantly forgettable game.
 | Toronto | 102 | Final Box Score | 87 | Sacramento |  |
 B+ | S. Ibaka28 MIN, 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 8-13 FG, 4-7 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 BLK, 0 TO, 25 +/- Ibaka continues to shine in December and also playing so well when he’s coming off multiple days of rest. Much more confident than he was a month ago. | ||||||||
 B- | O. Anunoby27 MIN, 5 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 2-5 FG, 1-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 24 +/- His cutting abilities off the ball make a real difference. Continues to make threes. | ||||||||
 B | J. Valanciunas22 MIN, 9 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 3-3 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT, 0 BLK, 3 TO, 17 +/- Zach Randolph is an ideal matchup for JV and he played well. DeRozan and Lowry found him around the rim for easy scores. Jonas even hit a three! | ||||||||
 A- | K. Lowry35 MIN, 15 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL, 4-17 FG, 3-12 3FG, 4-6 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, 23 +/- Vintage all-around Lowry game though he left points on the court by missing easy shots. He came up limping after a play at the rim, shook it off and took two charges after that. | ||||||||
 A+ | D. DeRozan35 MIN, 25 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 0 STL, 9-15 FG, 0-1 3FG, 7-11 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 19 +/- Nine dimes. Solid defence. Schooling young guys. A fun game from DeMar, who got his first-ever win in Sacramento. | ||||||||
 B | J. Poeltl22 MIN, 9 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 4-5 FG, 1-1 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, -13 +/- Crowned Frank Mason in transition and played some decent defence. Banged a corner three. Big Jak is easy to root for. | ||||||||
 C | F. VanVleet21 MIN, 4 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 2-5 FG, 0-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 6 +/- Fred’s had better nights. He was fine, which is really all Toronto needed. | ||||||||
 C- | C. Miles21 MIN, 11 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 5 STL, 5-14 FG, 1-8 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, -9 +/- Five steals is impressive, even if it came against Sacramento. Also gave Toronto a late scoring boost when they needed it. | ||||||||
 C- | P. Siakam19 MIN, 2 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 0 STL, 1-7 FG, 0-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, -7 +/- Flew around and created some second chance situations with offensive rebounds, but not a great night of finishing. | ||||||||
 D- | N. Powell9 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 1-3 FG, 0-1 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, -10 +/- Not a good night from Powell. Struggled to when attacking the rim because he couldn’t turn the corner. | ||||||||
 B | Dwane Casey Fine job by DC in his 500th game. Not much to get too upset about, not much to praise. | ||||||||
Things We Saw
- Raptors just couldn’t put the Kings away. Time after time, they built seven and eight point leads but chased that with bad defensive possessions.
- Dave Joerger might have the worst haircut in the league. What a sin.
- De’Aaron Fox cooked us in the last six minutes. He’s as fast as advertised, though a bit underwhelming to do your damage in the dying minutes of a decided game.
- Quirky record set by Kyle Lowry tonight:
Kyle Lowry just made NBA history. He’s the first player listed under 6-foot-1 to ever grab 10 or more rebounds 7 times in a single season (and he still has 58 games to add to his new record).
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) December 10, 2017
