The Sacramento Kings lost to the Toronto Raptors 131-128 in a thrilling overtime matchup on Saturday, as both teams were missing key players and on the second leg of a back-to-back.
The Kings were without starting shooting guard Kevin Huerter, who was ruled out just hours before tip-off due to an illness. Veteran forward and recent addition Doug McDermott surprisingly started in Huerter’s place, scoring just four points in 15 minutes of action.
Sacramento’s starting lineup of De’Aaron Fox, Kevin Huerter, DeMar DeRozan, Keegan Murray, and Domantas Sabonis has statistically been the best five-man lineup in the NBA this season, so it was clear the Kings were desperately missing their sharpshooting two-guard…