Here are 10 takeaways from the Toronto Raptors’ 126-124 loss to the Sacramento Kings.
One — Tough: Is it really playing below your competition when the competition is better than you? The Raptors gave a half-assed effort against the Kings, who are so porous on defense that the Raptors still managed 124 points in one of their worst performances of the year, and still it wasn’t nearly enough as the Kings led for the entire second half. The Raptors have played hard and lost this season plenty of times. This wasn’t one of those nights. This was just an embarrassing display from a team that should be better than this.