Cousins has 36 points and 10 rebounds as Kings beat Raptors 107-101
DeMarcus Cousins had 36 points (18 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings closed the fourth quarter on a 24-8 run to beat the Toronto Raptors 107-101.
The Raptors went on a 19-7 run to lead 93-83 with 6:56 left in the fourth quarter. Ben McLemore’s driving layup put the Kings ahead for good with 1:40 left. Cousins scored 8 points and Rudy Gay added 7 during the run.
Cousins’ driving layup with 25.7 seconds left made it 104-101, and Gay’s 2 free throws with 17.2 seconds left put it away at 106-101.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Raptors 11-2. Gay scored 5 of the Kings’ 11 on 1 for 2 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, James Johnson had 2 steals, and the Raptors scored 3 points off them.
Gay scored 27 points on 10 for 16 shooting.
For the Raptors, DeMar DeRozan had 24 points and 5 steals, and Kyle Lowry added 22 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), 7 assists and 4 steals. Cory Joseph scored 17 points on 8 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Kings shot 51.3% from the field to the Raptors’ 43.7% and outscored them 52-28 in the paint. The Raptors got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Kings outscored the Raptors 14-2 in 4 minutes with Gay, Rondo, Belinelli, Cousins and McLemore on the floor together.