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All Games | 16-27 | -12.2 | 17-23 | 23-19 | 101.7 | 51.9 | 45.7% | 55.2 | 104.3 | 52.0 | 44.9% | 48.4 | Road Games | 6-12 | -0.3 | 8-8 | 10-7 | 100.8 | 50.4 | 45.8% | 54.7 | 106.4 | 53.1 | 44.9% | 48.3 | Last 5 Games | 0-5 | -5.8 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 97.2 | 49.8 | 44.3% | 54.0 | 107.8 | 54.6 | 45.9% | 49.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 101.7 | 51.9 | 37-80 | 45.7% | 5-16 | 33.2% | 23-30 | 77.6% | 55 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 4 | vs opponents surrendering | 100.5 | 50 | 38-84 | 45.0% | 8-22 | 34.9% | 18-23 | 75.2% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 100.8 | 50.4 | 36-78 | 45.8% | 5-16 | 34.3% | 24-31 | 78.9% | 55 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 104.3 | 52.0 | 39-86 | 44.9% | 8-25 | 33.1% | 19-25 | 75.9% | 48 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 6 | vs opponents averaging | 101.5 | 50.5 | 38-84 | 45.2% | 8-23 | 35.1% | 17-23 | 75.4% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 106.4 | 53.1 | 40-88 | 44.9% | 8-25 | 33.6% | 19-25 | 76.1% | 48 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
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All Games | 30-15 | -6.6 | 22-22 | 25-20 | 105.7 | 52.9 | 45.6% | 50.8 | 100.6 | 50.7 | 46.0% | 51.7 | Home Games | 17-7 | -10.6 | 10-14 | 11-13 | 104.3 | 51.8 | 45.9% | 51.4 | 97.2 | 48.7 | 45.3% | 50.9 | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +3 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 97.4 | 49.4 | 42.3% | 53.4 | 93.6 | 44.6 | 43.2% | 52.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 105.7 | 52.9 | 39-85 | 45.6% | 9-25 | 34.6% | 20-25 | 77.9% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 5 | vs opponents surrendering | 100.1 | 49.8 | 37-83 | 45.1% | 8-22 | 35.1% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 104.3 | 51.8 | 38-83 | 45.9% | 9-25 | 35.8% | 19-24 | 77.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.6 | 50.7 | 38-82 | 46.0% | 8-22 | 35.0% | 17-24 | 72.8% | 52 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 5 | vs opponents averaging | 99.4 | 49.3 | 37-83 | 44.9% | 8-22 | 34.9% | 17-23 | 75.0% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 97.2 | 48.7 | 37-82 | 45.3% | 8-22 | 35.1% | 15-22 | 68.8% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
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12/21/2014 | LA LAKERS | 108-101 | W | -7.5 | L | 207 | O | 38-79 | 48.1% | 55 | 14 | 33-87 | 37.9% | 56 | 16 | 12/22/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 108-128 | L | 11.5 | L | 212.5 | O | 43-90 | 47.8% | 49 | 13 | 49-91 | 53.8% | 50 | 12 | 12/26/2014 | PHOENIX | 106-115 | L | 5.5 | L | 212 | O | 41-93 | 44.1% | 60 | 12 | 46-94 | 48.9% | 50 | 14 | 12/27/2014 | NEW YORK | 135-129 | W | -6 | T | 202.5 | O | 49-89 | 55.1% | 50 | 17 | 48-97 | 49.5% | 48 | 15 | 12/29/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | 99-107 | L | 1 | L | 204 | O | 37-76 | 48.7% | 49 | 21 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 50 | 9 | 12/31/2014 | @ BOSTON | 84-106 | L | -1.5 | L | 212 | U | 32-87 | 36.8% | 62 | 16 | 44-94 | 46.8% | 55 | 11 | 1/1/2015 | @ MINNESOTA | 110-107 | W | -4.5 | L | 211.5 | O | 40-74 | 54.1% | 48 | 20 | 42-91 | 46.2% | 45 | 14 | 1/4/2015 | @ DETROIT | 95-114 | L | 3.5 | L | 209 | P | 32-75 | 42.7% | 46 | 15 | 45-91 | 49.5% | 55 | 13 | 1/7/2015 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 104-83 | W | 7 | W | 212.5 | U | 36-92 | 39.1% | 65 | 16 | 29-89 | 32.6% | 64 | 24 | 1/9/2015 | DENVER | 108-118 | L | -5.5 | L | 213 | O | 42-86 | 48.8% | 50 | 14 | 47-85 | 55.3% | 47 | 11 | 1/11/2015 | CLEVELAND | 103-84 | W | -3.5 | W | 206 | U | 42-86 | 48.8% | 54 | 4 | 33-78 | 42.3% | 44 | 14 | 1/13/2015 | DALLAS | 104-108 | L | 5.5 | W | 215 | U | 38-86 | 44.2% | 68 | 20 | 43-100 | 43.0% | 51 | 10 | 1/16/2015 | MIAMI | 83-95 | L | -3.5 | L | 191 | U | 32-75 | 42.7% | 42 | 15 | 35-74 | 47.3% | 46 | 9 | 1/17/2015 | LA CLIPPERS | 108-117 | L | 10 | W | 209 | O | 41-89 | 46.1% | 63 | 17 | 44-92 | 47.8% | 49 | 5 | 1/19/2015 | @ PORTLAND | 94-98 | L | 9.5 | W | 205 | U | 34-76 | 44.7% | 63 | 21 | 35-88 | 39.8% | 49 | 13 | 1/21/2015 | BROOKLYN | 100-103 | L | -5.5 | L | 197 | O | 39-84 | 46.4% | 51 | 14 | 37-79 | 46.8% | 49 | 14 | 1/23/2015 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 101-126 | L | 15.5 | L | 217.5 | O | 34-82 | 41.5% | 51 | 19 | 45-94 | 47.9% | 54 | 17 | 1/28/2015 | @ TORONTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/30/2015 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/31/2015 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/3/2015 | GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/5/2015 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/7/2015 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8/2015 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/10/2015 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/11/2015 | @ MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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12/19/2014 | @ DETROIT | 110-100 | W | -7 | W | 198.5 | O | 42-88 | 47.7% | 54 | 8 | 41-94 | 43.6% | 56 | 11 | 12/21/2014 | NEW YORK | 118-108 | W | -12.5 | L | 196.5 | O | 42-86 | 48.8% | 52 | 10 | 40-82 | 48.8% | 44 | 11 | 12/22/2014 | @ CHICAGO | 120-129 | L | 4 | L | 200.5 | O | 44-100 | 44.0% | 53 | 7 | 40-74 | 54.1% | 50 | 15 | 12/27/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 110-98 | W | 4.5 | W | 214.5 | U | 41-86 | 47.7% | 48 | 9 | 37-81 | 45.7% | 48 | 14 | 12/28/2014 | @ DENVER | 116-102 | W | -2.5 | W | 214 | O | 43-88 | 48.9% | 54 | 6 | 37-87 | 42.5% | 63 | 10 | 12/30/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 97-102 | L | 3.5 | L | 209.5 | U | 40-99 | 40.4% | 57 | 10 | 38-95 | 40.0% | 65 | 14 | 1/2/2015 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 105-126 | L | 4 | L | 216.5 | O | 40-86 | 46.5% | 48 | 15 | 49-92 | 53.3% | 50 | 9 | 1/4/2015 | @ PHOENIX | 109-125 | L | 1 | L | 217 | O | 38-83 | 45.8% | 48 | 20 | 48-89 | 53.9% | 50 | 16 | 1/8/2015 | CHARLOTTE | 95-103 | L | -13 | L | 197.5 | O | 33-83 | 39.8% | 53 | 14 | 42-88 | 47.7% | 56 | 8 | 1/10/2015 | BOSTON | 109-96 | W | -11.5 | W | 209.5 | U | 41-91 | 45.1% | 53 | 13 | 39-83 | 47.0% | 54 | 18 | 1/12/2015 | DETROIT | 111-114 | L | -6 | L | 208 | O | 47-87 | 54.0% | 49 | 18 | 41-96 | 42.7% | 56 | 8 | 1/14/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 100-84 | W | -18 | L | 202 | U | 38-82 | 46.3% | 58 | 17 | 31-80 | 38.7% | 55 | 12 | 1/16/2015 | ATLANTA | 89-110 | L | 2 | L | 206.5 | U | 35-82 | 42.7% | 47 | 17 | 42-69 | 60.9% | 33 | 17 | 1/18/2015 | NEW ORLEANS | 93-95 | L | -11 | L | 205.5 | U | 31-72 | 43.1% | 44 | 15 | 39-82 | 47.6% | 53 | 17 | 1/19/2015 | @ MILWAUKEE | 92-89 | W | 1 | W | 197 | U | 36-90 | 40.0% | 63 | 15 | 34-76 | 44.7% | 52 | 16 | 1/21/2015 | @ MEMPHIS | 86-92 | L | 6 | T | 202 | U | 27-85 | 31.8% | 56 | 14 | 34-74 | 45.9% | 53 | 13 | 1/23/2015 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 91-86 | W | -13 | L | 195 | U | 33-80 | 41.2% | 54 | 14 | 31-81 | 38.3% | 51 | 18 | 1/25/2015 | DETROIT | 114-110 | W | -8 | L | 197.5 | O | 43-81 | 53.1% | 45 | 8 | 41-90 | 45.6% | 55 | 14 | 1/27/2015 | @ INDIANA | 104-91 | W | -3 | W | 194.5 | O | 34-73 | 46.6% | 49 | 10 | 34-82 | 41.5% | 52 | 14 | 1/28/2015 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/30/2015 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/31/2015 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/2/2015 | MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/4/2015 | BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6/2015 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8/2015 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/11/2015 | WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | SACRAMENTO: GUARDS: With Isaiah Thomas out, DARREN COLLISON steps in at the point. He looked good backing up Chris Paul in L.A. and will benefit from a wide-open offense. But it's not clear if can he handle full-time minutes after flopping as a starter in Dallas . . . BEN McLEMORE has to get it going early if he's going to keep his starting job. There's raw talent, but McLemore has a reputation for fading into the background, and was wholly unimpressive last season . . . NIK STAUSKAS will push McLemore for minutes immediately. He'll be overmatched defensively at times, but he can shoot it and moves the ball well offensively . . . It seems like RAY McCALLUM will be a solid enough back-up point guard for the next few years . . . RAMON SESSIONS will push Collison for minutes and could eventually unseat him as the Kings' starter. FORWARDS: RUDY GAY is a low-efficiency player who needs the ball in his hands, but head coach Michael Malone seems willing to let him do his thing . . . Power forward is a black hole in Sacramento. JASON THOMPSON might open the season as the Kings' primary 4, though he struggled mightily in his first season under Malone . . . DERRICK WILLIAMS has never shed that 'tweener label. The team will try to milk some second unit productivity out of him . . . REGGIE EVANS will continue to turn flopping into an art form. An obnoxious art form . . . CARL LANDRY is a question mark as he works his way back from a torn meniscus . . . Tell the world OMRI CASSPI is coming home. CENTERS: He made some real strides under Malone last year, and DeMARCUS COUSINS' improved shot selection has finally made him one of the league's better big men. He spends much less time floating on the perimeter hoisting contested 18-footers. | | TORONTO: GUARDS: DeMAR DeROZAN has evolved from raw athlete into dangerous scorer. He gets to the line frequently enough that he's virtually guaranteed a 20-PPG average . . . There's some long-term worry with KYLE LOWRY. His stocky body type leaves little room for error on those contested threes he hits, and there's some question of motivation now that he's been paid. But he was so good last season, that the chances of a fall-off seem low . . . Along with being the primary back-up at point guard, GREIVIS VASQUEZ will play alongside Lowry at times to take ball-handling pressure off of him . . . LOUIS WILLIAMS should be closer to 100 percent in his second season off ACL surgery, though he's looking at a fourth guard role in Toronto. FORWARDS: AMIR JOHNSON will lead the rotation at the 4, providing rim protection, rebounding and hustle baskets . . . He's streaky, but uber dunker TERRENCE ROSS is reinventing himself as a three-point shooter . . . Stretch 4 PATRICK PATTERSON has added a corner three to supplement a below-the-rim game . . . TYLER HANSBROUGH's spastic style is a thing of beauty . . . JAMES JOHNSON returns to Toronto. He's more versatile than his doughy frame would suggest . . . Undersized big CHUCK HAYES will throw his weight around for 15 minutes a night . . . Draft night stunner BRUNO CABOCLO is likely headed for the D-League . . . Ditto DeANDRE DANIELS . . . Not too long ago multiple teams fought over LANDRY FIELDS, but those days are long gone. CENTERS: JONAS VALANCIUNAS still has to add some nuance to his game (such as making physical contact with a defender when he sets a screen) if he's going to get full-time minutes. But the big upside is still there . . . LUCAS NOGUEIRA, a 2013 first-rounder picked up from Atlanta, gives them a rim protector . . . GREG STIEMSMA was added in early September to provide depth at the center position. |
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*Kings-Raptors Preview* =======================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Sacramento (16-27) at Toronto (29-15), 7:30 p.m. EDT
Comfortably atop the Atlantic Division and already with a franchise record for wins before the All-Star break, the Toronto Raptors would like to see some consistency from DeMar DeRozan.
DeRozan will try to capitalize on one of the NBA's worst defensive teams as the Raptors go for a fourth straight win Wednesday night against the struggling Sacramento Kings.
Toronto (30-15) is the only team in the Atlantic with a winning record - and in playoff position - so it's not surprising that the Raptors have built an 11 1/2-game lead on second-place Brooklyn.
While they appear headed for a second straight division title and rank fifth in the league with 105.7 points per game, coach Dwane Casey feels there's more to be done.
"We're still not a finished product," Casey said. "We've still got a lot to work on. Guys have to stay hungry, stay focused because it's a long season."
A healthy DeRozan producing consistently could make Casey fell better. The guard has totaled 49 points on 15-of-29 shooting with 12 rebounds in the last two games after scoring 14 points while missing 28 of 34 shots in the previous three.
He put that stretch further behind him Tuesday, scoring 24 points with six boards to help Toronto win its third straight, 104-91 at Indiana.
"I'm getting more comfortable every single day," said DeRozan, who has played eight games after missing 21 with a torn tendon in his left groin. "Just getting back to used to playing the game I'm accustomed to playing."
DeRozan missed Toronto's 117-109 win at Sacramento on Dec. 2, but Kyle Lowry picked up the slack with 27 points and 13 assists.
The Kings (16-27) didn't get a chance to snap their season-high six-game losing streak Monday at New York with that contest postponed by a snowstorm.
Sacramento will now take the court for the first time since being on the receiving end of a spectacular shooting display in Friday's 126-101 loss to Golden State.
Klay Thompson lit up the Kings' porous defense, scoring 37 of his 52 points in the third quarter and setting NBA records for points and 3-pointers (9) in a quarter.
Sacramento has allowed 107.8 points during the six-game skid.
DeMarcus Cousins was a bright spot Friday, tallying 28 points, 11 rebounds and three steals. The center is making a strong case to be named to next month's All-Star game in New York, ranking among the league leaders with 12.6 rebounds. He's averaged 26.4 points and 13.9 boards over his past seven games.
Rudy Gay went scoreless in 12 minutes Friday before he was ejected for receiving two technical fouls. He averaged 24.3 points on 48.1 percent shooting over the three prior games after missing one with a knee sprain.
Gay came four rebounds shy of a triple-double against the Raptors last month, scoring 20 points with 10 assists.
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