Toronto Raptors center Jermaine O'Neal scored a season-high 36 points to assist his team in a 107-101 win over the Kings on Friday night at Arco Arena.
The win was the first by the Raptors at Arco in 11 attempts, and extended Sacramento's current losing streak to five games. The Kings, who had not played since Monday's 101-85 loss at San Antonio, have lost 15 of their last 17 games.
Kings center Brad Miller scored 20 points and had eight rebounds. John Salmons also scored 20 points in front of an announced crowd of 12,059.
Bobby Jackson propelled the Kings to a 56-51 halftime lead, thanks to his timely 4-for-5 shooting from the field. Jackson's 21-footer with 7.2 seconds left in the first quarter kick-started the offense, which outscored Toronto 30-21 in the second period.
Jackson scored 10 of his 17 points in the first half, but a flat-footed Kings team quickly fell behind 62-61 with 8:42 left in the third period.
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