Fox, nicknamed The General by Kentucky head coach John Calipari because his teammates “all wanted to go to war with him leading,” sounds a lot like Lowry. The second-year Kings guard has scored 20 points or more in five of 10 games with two double-doubles and a triple-double, after managing just three double-doubles in his rookie season. Lowry continues to lead the league in assists with 11.5 per game and has recorded double-doubles in eight of his last nine starts. NEED TO KNOWWin and the Raptors sweep their four-game road trip … Kawhi Leonard is questionable after missing the last two games with left ankle soreness … Even if Leonard does return, the Raptors are unlikely to be at full strength after Norm Powell suffered a partial dislocation of his left shoulder during Monday night’s win over the Utah Jazz … The Kings have been one of the NBA’s pleasant surprises — 6-4 with wins over the Thunder, Grizzlies and Heat … Sacramento sits second in NBA pace rankings, behind only Atlanta, so the Raptors will need to be ready to run … The Kings’ Marvin Bagley III was drafted second overall in June and is averaging 12.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in 23 minutes per game ... Sacramento will be looking to bounce back from a 35-point loss to Milwaukee on Sunday night.

Source: thestar November 07, 2018 02:15 UTC