Game ID: 22400313
San Antonio Spurs @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 42 23 32 28 125SAS 28 30 34 35 127
SAC vs SAS ScoutingSAC vs SAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAC availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Monk missed 6 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 40 min since (116% of 35)
NEW Huerter 21 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Monk missed 7 since 11/11, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
BACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 38 min since (109% of 35)
NEW Huerter 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restBACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 37 min since (106% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 26 min since (82% of 32)
NEW Huerter 21 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restBACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 30 min since (96% of 32)
SAC availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT DeRozan missed 2 since 11/27, returns tonight: 37 min (103% of 36)
OUT Lyles missed 2 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 32 min since (102% of 32)
SAC availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 3 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 37 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 33 min since (106% of 32)
NEW Crowder 11 to 20 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 4 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 36)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 34 min since (107% of 32)
NEW Crowder 11 to 18 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Lyles missed 5 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (99% of 36)
NEW Crowder 11 to 17 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 6 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (96% of 36)
SAS availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Vassell missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 18 min since (112% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 22 min since (207% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 19 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 3 since 11/16, returns tonight: 34 min (103% of 33)
OUT Vassell missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 18 min since (112% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 23 min since (224% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Vassell missed 4 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 34 min since (103% of 33)
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (120% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 23 min since (224% of 10)
NEW Castle 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 5 since 11/16, returns tonight: 21 min (68% of 31)
OUT Sochan missed 11 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (120% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 19 min since (181% of 10)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/01 · 3 days' restOUT Sochan missed 12 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 21 min since (68% of 31)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 13 since 11/06, returns tonight: 22 min (87% of 25)
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (106% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 22 min since (72% of 31)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Wesley missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 8 min (71% of 12)
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 6 min (56% of 11)
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 24 min since (78% of 31)
BACK Sochan back 12/03 after 13, 22 min since (87% of 25)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 2 since 12/03, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 24 min since (79% of 31)
BACK Sochan back 12/03 after 13, 27 min since (107% of 25)
BACK Wesley back 12/05 after 2, 8 min since (71% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 12/05 after 2, 6 min since (56% of 11)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 2 since 12/05, returns tonight: 26 min (78% of 33)
OUT Jones missed 3 since 12/03, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 24 min since (79% of 31)
BACK Sochan back 12/03 after 13, 25 min since (99% of 25)
BACK Wesley back 12/05 after 2, 6 min since (53% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 12/05 after 2, 12 min since (105% of 11)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Monk at 23 a game. Without DeRozan (2 straight), Lyles (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Barnes at 19 a game. Without Sochan (12 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 34 percent from three to Sacramento's 30. Call it Sacramento 112, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/24 vs BKN 103-108 — SAC notes
SAC lost 103-108. SAC shot 48% (37 of 77) to BKN's 48%, 9 of 25 from three, and went to the line 31 times to BKN's 25 — 20 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 44-31 for them. Fox led with 31 (10 of 16, 3 of 4 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Murray added 21, DeRozan 18. Q3 was theirs, 31-23, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 85-72 against them. Jones's -16 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs OKC 109-130 — SAC notes
SAC lost 109-130. SAC shot 48% (42 of 87) to OKC's 56%, 8 of 32 from three. The glass went 31-44 against them. DeRozan led with 30 (13 of 21); Sabonis added 21, Fox 14. Q2 was theirs, 32-32, but the other 3 periods went 98-77 against them. Fox's -22 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 @ MIN 115-104 — SAC notes
SAC won 115-104. SAC shot 49% (46 of 94) to MIN's 45%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 27. The glass went 47-33 for them. Monk led with 27 (11 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 27, Fox 26. The hinge was Q4, 34-18: SAC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11. Crowder was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/29 @ POR 106-115 — SAC notes
SAC lost 106-115. SAC shot 45% (35 of 78) to POR's 51%, 15 of 42 from three, and went to the line 28 times to POR's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. SAC turned it over 20 times to POR's 11, and POR turned those into 10 steals. Monk led with 29 (10 of 21, 8 of 15 from three); Fox added 22, Sabonis 21. Q4 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 15 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 87-72 against them. Ellis's -19 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 vs SAS 125-127 — SAC notes
SAC lost 125-127. SAC took 19 more shots (101 to 82), fed by 21 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to SAS's 51%, 12 of 32 from three. SAC turned it over 10 times to SAS's 15. The glass went 51-38 for them. DeRozan led with 28 (10 of 20, 8 of 9 at the line); Sabonis added 25, Fox 23. Q1 was theirs, 42-28, but the other 3 periods went 99-83 against them. They led by as many as 17.
12/03 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Fox at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Lyles (3 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Sengun at 20 and VanVleet at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Whitmore (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to Sacramento's 117 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-6 a night and Houston plus-0. Call it Houston 114, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/05 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Morant at 25 and Jackson Jr. at 19 a game. Without Edey (8 straight), Williams Jr. (7 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Sabonis at 24 a game. Without Lyles (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Memphis 121, Sacramento 112.
12/06 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sabonis at 23 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Lyles (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-5 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 120. Call it San Antonio 115, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/08 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and Sabonis at 22 a game. Without Lyles (6 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Collins at 18 and Markkanen at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Clarkson (6 straight), Hendricks (19 straight), Williams (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-9 a night and Sacramento minus-1 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Sacramento's 13. Call it Sacramento 118, Utah 111.
11/21 vs UTA 126-118 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-118. SAS shot 47% (41 of 88) to UTA's 42%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 46 times to UTA's 26 — 35 points from the stripe to their 23. Barnes led with 25 (8 of 13, 4 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Castle added 18, Collins 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: the deficit went from 16 to 4. SAS trailed 51-67 at the half and won the second half 75-51. Bassey was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/23 vs GSW 104-94 — SAS notes
SAS won 104-94. SAS shot 45% (38 of 85) to GSW's 38%, 13 of 47 from three, and went to the line 19 times to GSW's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. Wembanyama led with 25 (9 of 21, 4 of 13 from three); Barnes added 22, Castle 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-13: SAS came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 10. SAS trailed 38-50 at the half and won the second half 66-44. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/26 @ UTA 128-115 — SAS notes
SAS won 128-115. SAS shot 48% (45 of 93) to UTA's 51%, 18 of 48 from three, and went to the line 26 times to UTA's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 16. SAS turned it over 10 times to UTA's 21. Wembanyama led with 34 (13 of 23, 6 of 14 from three); Castle added 23, Champagnie 15. The hinge was Q4, 32-22: a lead of 3 became 13. Wesley was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
11/27 vs LAL 101-119 — SAS notes
SAS lost 101-119. SAS shot 42% (36 of 85) to LAL's 53%, 14 of 40 from three, and went to the line 16 times to LAL's 10 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Wembanyama led with 20 (9 of 20, 2 of 9 from three); Barnes added 19, Champagnie 18. Q2 was theirs, 24-26, but the other 3 periods went 93-77 against them. Vassell's -22 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 @ SAC 127-125 — SAS notes
SAS won 127-125. SAS shot 51% (42 of 82) to SAC's 47%, 23 of 46 from three. SAS turned it over 15 times to SAC's 10, and SAC turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 38-51 against them. Wembanyama led with 34 (11 of 17, 5 of 9 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Vassell added 21, Champagnie 19. The hinge was Q2, 30-23: the deficit went from 14 to 7. SAS trailed 58-65 at the half and won the second half 69-60. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/03 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Barnes at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Sochan (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-4 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20. Call it Phoenix 115, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/05 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 20 a game. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vučević at 23 and LaVine at 20 a game. Without Williams (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 111 a night to Chicago's 125 and the arc, Chicago at 38 percent from three to San Antonio's 34. Call it San Antonio 118, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
12/06 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sabonis at 23 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Lyles (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-5 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 120. Call it San Antonio 115, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/08 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 125, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Vassell at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Wembanyama (2 straight), Jones (3 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; McCollum at 22 and Murphy III at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Williamson (15 straight), Alvarado (13 straight), Hawkins (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-5 a night and New Orleans minus-9. Call it San Antonio 117, New Orleans 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCB C. Bassey
CP C. Paul
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
TJ T. Jones
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
SACCJ C. Jones
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
JC J. Crowder
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
SAS/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Victor Wembanyama has first triple double of season to lead Spurs past Kings 127-125
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Victor Wembanyama had 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double of the season, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 127-125 on Sunday for their fifth win in six games.
Devin Vassell added 21 points off the bench for San Antonio. Chris Paul finished with 13 points.
DeRozan had 28 points to lead the Kings, who led by 17 points in the first quarter and were up 65-58 at halftime.
The Spurs used a 19-7 run to take a third-quarter lead, but the Kings responded to lead 97-92 heading into the fourth.
Wembanyama finished with five 3-pointers and had 13 points in the fourth quarter. With the Spurs ahead by two, Paul made a 3-pointer with 20 seconds remaining.
Keldon Johnson split free throws with the Spurs ahead by two with 9 seconds left, but got his own offensive rebound. Paul made two free throws with 5.5 seconds to go to put San Antonio up five, and Domantas Sabonis hit a 3-pointer for Sacramento at the buzzer for the final margin.
Takeaways Spurs: The Spurs shot their way back into the game from distance with 23 three-pointers made, a franchise record. They were 23 for 46 from 3-point range.
Kings: Sacramento has lost six of seven to fall to a season-low three games under .500.
Key moment Wembanyama grabbed an offensive rebound that led to a 3-pointer by Vassell to give the Spurs a 121-115 lead with under two minutes left.
Key stat The Spurs’ defense responded after giving up 42 points in the first quarter, a season high for points in a quarter for the Kings. Sacramento shot over 70 percent from the floor in the quarter.
Up Next Spurs visit Phoenix on Tuesday, and Kings host Houston.