Musselman stressed transition defense against the speedy Raptors, who effectively pushed the ball early but couldn't maintain that pace. Sacramento's defense has been among the best in the league and was top-rated for fewest points allowed heading into Sunday's games.

"They've taken great pride in getting defensive stops," Musselman said.

The sloppy Raptors, who also fell behind early in a 111-102 loss at home to Atlanta on Friday night, missed easy shots and didn't take care of the ball when the game still was within reach.

Martin, a third-year pro, made a layup at early in the third period that gave him 132 points less than six games into the season, surpassing his rookie scoring total of 131 points accomplished in 45 games.

"They had too many open looks," Bosh said. "They have a lot of guys who can shoot."

The Kings took the ball hard to the basket early to draw fouls, and have shot at least 10 free throws in the first quarter in their past three games after getting to the line a total of 10 times combined in the initial period of their first three contests.

They took advantage of six Toronto turnovers in the opening 5 1/2 minutes and used an 11-3 spurt to start the second quarter on the way to a 59-44 halftime lead. Toronto missed seven of its first eight shots in the second.

The Kings had 12 steals, including three by Kenny Thomas.

"All the starters did a good job running the floor in the first quarter," Musselman said. "We did a good job deflecting balls and anticipating."

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