Game ID: 22400910
San Antonio Spurs @ Sacramento Kings
Friday, March 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 20 36 39 32 127SAS 26 16 34 33 109
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 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 17 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 18 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 11)
SAC availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 19 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 2/26, out tonight
SAC availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 20 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 3 since 2/26, out tonight
SAC availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 21 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 4 since 2/26, returns tonight: 14 min (131% of 11)
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 23 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 22 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 3/07 after 4, 14 min since (131% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Sabonis missed 4 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 3 since 3/05, returns tonight: 30 min (93% of 32)
OUT Crowder missed 23 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 3/07 after 4, 13 min since (121% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/13 · 2 days' restOUT Sabonis missed 5 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 24 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Monk back 3/10 after 3, 30 min since (93% of 32)
BACK Carter back 3/07 after 4, 13 min since (119% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 19 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/14 · back-to-backOUT Sabonis missed 6 since 3/03, returns tonight: 30 min (87% of 35)
OUT Crowder missed 25 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Monk back 3/10 after 3, 31 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Carter back 3/07 after 4, 12 min since (106% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 19 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 27 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/26 · back-to-backBACK Wesley back 2/12 after 4, 2 min since (15% of 12)
BACK Bassey back 2/21 after 6, 8 min since (81% of 10)
SAS availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Bassey missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/02 · back-to-backOUT Bassey missed 3 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 4 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/07 · 2 days' restOUT Bassey missed 5 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 6 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Bassey missed 7 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 8 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 9 since 2/25, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 101, shooting 51 percent and 44 from three, 15 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and DeRozan at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Sabonis (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Castle at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 101 a night to San Antonio's 123 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-6. Call it Sacramento 120, San Antonio 111.
2/26 @ UTA 118-101 — SAC notes
SAC won 118-101. SAC shot 53% (46 of 87) to UTA's 45%, 15 of 36 from three. The glass went 47-34 for them. Murray led with 26 (9 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); LaVine added 22, DeRozan 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Ellis was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/01 @ HOU 113-103 — SAC notes
SAC won 113-103. SAC shot 51% (44 of 87) to HOU's 43%, 9 of 28 from three. DeRozan led with 21 (7 of 18, 1 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); LaVine added 20, Monk 16. The hinge was Q1, 25-21: from level to 4 ahead, and the lead reached 16. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/03 @ DAL 122-98 — SAC notes
SAC won 122-98. SAC shot 52% (47 of 90) to DAL's 45%, 16 of 34 from three, and got to the line 12 times to DAL's 24. SAC turned it over 7 times to DAL's 13. LaVine led with 22 (8 of 12, 4 of 5 from three); DeRozan added 20, Murray 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-16: a lead of 10 became 28, and the lead reached 32. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
3/05 @ DEN 110-116 — SAC notes
SAC lost 110-116. SAC took 9 more shots (96 to 87), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to DEN's 46%, 11 of 27 from three, and got to the line 14 times to DEN's 30. DeRozan led with 35 (14 of 32, 4 of 6 from three); LaVine added 20, Valančiūnas 19. Q1 was theirs, 42-29, but the other 3 periods went 87-68 against them. They led by as many as 14.
3/07 vs SAS 127-109 — SAC notes
SAC won 127-109. SAC shot 51% (49 of 96) to SAS's 46%, 17 of 38 from three. The glass went 51-36 for them. LaVine led with 36 (14 of 22, 7 of 11 from three); DeRozan added 22, Murray 19. The hinge was Q2, 36-16: SAC came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 27. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/09 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Leonard at 24 a game. Without Powell (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and DeRozan at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Sabonis (3 straight), Monk (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 34 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-6 a night and the Clippers minus-1. Call it Sacramento 112, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/10 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and LaVine at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Sabonis (4 straight), Monk (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Anunoby at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 39 percent from three to New York's 28 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-2. Call it Sacramento 115, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
3/13 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Kuminga (31 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and DeRozan at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Sabonis (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 14 times a game to Sacramento's 10. Call it Golden State 117, Sacramento 112.
3/14 @ 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 121 a night and allowing 123, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Booker at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and LaVine at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sabonis (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 42 percent from three to Sacramento's 36. Call it Phoenix 120, Sacramento 114.
2/26 @ HOU 106-118 — SAS notes
SAS lost 106-118. SAS shot 42% (42 of 100) to HOU's 47%, 7 of 39 from three, and went to the line 21 times to HOU's 14 — 15 points from the stripe to their 11. SAS turned it over 8 times to HOU's 14. The glass went 41-60 against them. Castle led with 22 (9 of 22, 1 of 7 from three); Johnson added 22, Mamukelashvili 12. Q4 was theirs, 31-17, the deficit cut from 26 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 101-75 against them. Biyombo's -21 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 @ MEM 130-128 — SAS notes
SAS won 130-128. SAS shot 52% (50 of 96) to MEM's 53%, 14 of 36 from three. Castle led with 24 (8 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Fox added 20, Vassell 20. The hinge was Q2, 46-28: a lead of 1 became 19, and the lead reached 22. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
3/02 vs OKC 132-146 — SAS notes
SAS lost 132-146. SAS shot 56% (51 of 91) to OKC's 54%, 18 of 43 from three. SAS turned it over 12 times to OKC's 7. The glass went 35-45 against them. Castle led with 32 (12 of 21, 4 of 10 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Fox added 20, Sochan 17. Q2 was theirs, 39-31, turning a 3-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 115-93 against them. Vassell's -25 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 vs BKN 127-113 — SAS notes
SAS won 127-113. SAS shot 55% (52 of 95) to BKN's 45%, 18 of 39 from three, and got to the line 10 times to BKN's 21. Vassell led with 37 (14 of 20, 8 of 11 from three); Castle added 17, Johnson 15. The hinge was Q3, 37-23: a lead of 5 became 19, and the lead reached 25. Vassell was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
3/07 @ SAC 109-127 — SAS notes
SAS lost 109-127. SAS shot 46% (40 of 87) to SAC's 51%, 16 of 42 from three. The glass went 36-51 against them. Castle led with 25 (10 of 17, 2 of 5 from three); Fox added 16, Barnes 12. Q1 was theirs, 26-20, but the other 3 periods went 107-83 against them. Biyombo's -21 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Gobert (10 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 126, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Castle at 24 and Vassell at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 108 a night to San Antonio's 126 and the arc, Minnesota at 41 percent from three to San Antonio's 37. Call it Minnesota 119, San Antonio 112.
3/10 vs DAL — 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 124 a night and allowing 131, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Castle at 24 and Vassell at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 128, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Marshall at 22 and Williams at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Washington (4 straight), Davis (12 straight), Lively II (25 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 Dallas minus-14 and the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Dallas's 34. Call it San Antonio 121, Dallas 117, Dallas keeping it close.
3/12 vs DAL — 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 124 a night and allowing 132, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Castle at 22 and Vassell at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Marshall at 25 and Thompson at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Washington (5 straight), Davis (13 straight), Lively II (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Dallas's 34 and the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-5 a night and Dallas minus-10. Call it San Antonio 121, Dallas 118, Dallas keeping it close.
3/14 vs CHA — 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 123 a night and allowing 126, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Fox at 20 a game. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 32 and Ball at 20 a game. Without Gra. Williams (49 straight), Baugh (2 straight), Simpson (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 126 and the arc, San Antonio at 39 percent from three to Charlotte's 32. Call it San Antonio 117, Charlotte 113, Charlotte keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
IJ I. Jones
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MF M. Fultz
MJ M. Jones
SL S. Labissiere
TL T. Lyles
VA Valanciunas
ZL Z. LaVine
SASBB B. Biyombo
BW B. Wesley
CP C. Paul
DF D. Fox
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
SAC/SAS 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
Zach LaVine outshines De'Aaron Fox to lead the Kings past the Spurs 127-109
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Zach LaVine scored 36 points and the Kings beat the San Antonio Spurs 127-109 on Friday night in De'Aaron Fox 's first game as a visitor in Sacramento.
Fox faced his original NBA team for the first time since being traded to the Spurs last month in a three-team deal that brough LaVine to Sacramento.
But it was LaVine who shined by scoring 16 points to break the game open in the second quarter on the way to his sixth straight game with at least 20 points.
DeMar DeRozan added 22 points and Keegan Murray scored 19 to give the Kings their fifth win in six games.
Fox shot just 6 for 17 and finished with 16 points. Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 25 points.
Sacramento outscored the Spurs by 20 points in the second quarter to turn a six-point deficit into a 14-point halftime lead.
Takeaways Spurs: About the only positive for San Antonio was the presence of star center Victor Wembanyama on the bench. Wembanyama was given clearance to travel with the team for the first time since being sidelined for the season last month with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder .
Kings: Despite playing without injured stars Domantas Sabonis and Malik Monk , Sacramento was able to stay in control most of the night, leading by double digits the entire second half.
Key moment Fox received a mix reaction during pregame introductions and was booed every time he touched the ball. But the fans did give him a standing ovation following a tribute video played during a first-quarter stoppage. Fox waved to the crowd in appreciation.
Key stat LaVine made 7 of 11 3-pointers and is shooting 62.2% from long range over his last six games.
Up next Both teams play again on Sunday night with the Spurs visiting Minnesota and the Kings traveling to face the Los Angeles Clippers.