Game ID: 22400216
Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs
Monday, November 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 22 38 24 32 116SAC 26 29 16 25 96
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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.
SAS availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 10)
NEW Sochan 25 to 33 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 6 min since (54% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 10)
SAS availability going into 11/07 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 7 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 8 min since (71% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 10)
SAS availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 8 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 3 min since (25% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 9 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 10 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Wesley 12 to 17 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 11 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Sochan missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 12 since 10/26, returns tonight: 19 min (119% of 16)
OUT Bassey missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 22 min (208% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Sochan missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (119% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 22 min since (208% of 10)
NEW Collins 12 to 17 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restNEW Huerter 21 to 28 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Huerter missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 24 min (113% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 24 min since (113% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 22 min since (104% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (125% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (122% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Monk missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 28 min since (133% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Monk missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Huerter 21 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT DeRozan missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 4 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Huerter 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 29 min over the last 5
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 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Johnson at 15 a game. Without Sochan (3 straight), Jones (9 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and Fox at 25 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 35 percent from three to Sacramento's 27 and the line, where Sacramento takes 24 free throws a game to San Antonio's 18. Call it San Antonio 113, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/04 @ LAC 104-113 — SAS notes
SAS lost 104-113. SAS shot 44% (38 of 86) to LAC's 46%, 11 of 41 from three. Wembanyama led with 24 (9 of 22, 2 of 9 from three); Champagnie added 21, Paul 14. Q1 was theirs, 40-14, but the other 3 periods went 99-64 against them. They led by as many as 26. Wembanyama's -21 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ HOU 100-127 — SAS notes
SAS lost 100-127. SAS shot 45% (37 of 83) to HOU's 56%, 14 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 19 times to HOU's 11, and HOU turned those into 10 steals. Wembanyama led with 15 (6 of 14, 1 of 6 from three); Champagnie added 13, Paul 10. Q3 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 25 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 96-67 against them. Wembanyama's -18 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs POR 118-105 — SAS notes
SAS won 118-105. SAS shot 54% (44 of 82) to POR's 48%, 16 of 39 from three. Johnson led with 17 (6 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Branham added 17, Champagnie 14. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: a lead of 1 became 12. Collins was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/09 vs UTA 110-111 — SAS notes
SAS lost 110-111. SAS shot 45% (38 of 85) to UTA's 46%, 17 of 47 from three, and got to the line 19 times to UTA's 35. Wembanyama led with 24 (8 of 15, 6 of 9 from three); Castle added 23, Vassell 21. Q3 was theirs, 37-29, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 82-73 against them. Johnson's -18 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 vs SAC 116-96 — SAS notes
SAS won 116-96. SAS shot 51% (43 of 85) to SAC's 43%, 22 of 46 from three. SAS turned it over 16 times to SAC's 11, and SAC turned those into 11 steals. Wembanyama led with 34 (13 of 22, 6 of 12 from three); Champagnie added 13, Paul 12. The hinge was Q2, 38-29: SAS came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 20. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/13 vs WAS — 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 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Champagnie at 13 a game. Without Sochan (4 straight), Jones (10 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 120, shooting 42 percent and 27 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 18 and Coulibaly at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Champagnie (8 straight), Holmes (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-0 a night and Washington minus-14 and the arc, San Antonio at 38 percent from three to Washington's 27. Call it San Antonio 116, Washington 105, San Antonio by 11.
11/15 vs LAL — 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 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Sochan (5 straight), Jones (11 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Vanderbilt (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-7 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/16 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and Irving at 28 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Washington (5 straight), Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Vassell at 16 a game. Without Sochan (6 straight), Jones (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Dallas's 32 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 115, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/19 vs OKC — 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 113, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 34 and Vassell at 16 a game. Without Sochan (7 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Holmgren (4 straight), Caruso (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-2 a night and OKC minus-14 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 9. Call it OKC 113, San Antonio 110, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/04 @ MIA 111-110 — SAC notes
SAC won 111-110. SAC shot 51% (44 of 86) to MIA's 44%, 10 of 27 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIA's 30. Fox led with 28 (11 of 21, 3 of 6 from three); DeRozan added 26, Sabonis 16. The hinge was Q3, 37-17: SAC came in trailing by 13 and left it ahead by 7. SAC trailed 48-61 at the half and won the second half 63-49. Ellis was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/06 vs TOR 122-107 — SAC notes
SAC won 122-107. SAC shot 47% (42 of 90) to TOR's 49%, 10 of 35 from three, and went to the line 32 times to TOR's 15 — 28 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 47-34 for them. DeRozan led with 27 (11 of 21, 2 of 4 from three); Murray added 22, Fox 21. The hinge was Q4, 33-14: SAC came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 15. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/08 vs LAC 98-107 — SAC notes
SAC lost 98-107. SAC shot 47% (37 of 78) to LAC's 44%, 3 of 26 from three. SAC turned it over 13 times to LAC's 18. The glass went 35-48 against them. Fox led with 31 (12 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 23, Monk 17. Q3 was theirs, 28-27, the deficit cut from 6 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 80-70 against them. Murray's -16 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ PHX 127-118 — SAC notes
SAC won 127-118 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 49% (50 of 102) to PHX's 42%, 11 of 37 from three. DeRozan led with 34 (14 of 25, 5 of 6 at the line); Fox added 21, Sabonis 20. The hinge was OT1, 16-7: from level to 9 ahead. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
11/11 @ SAS 96-116 — SAC notes
SAC lost 96-116. SAC shot 43% (39 of 91) to SAS's 51%, 10 of 38 from three. SAC turned it over 11 times to SAS's 16. Fox led with 24 (9 of 19, 2 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 23, DeRozan 21. Q1 was theirs, 26-22, but the other 3 periods went 94-70 against them. Fox's -21 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/13 vs PHX — 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 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 27 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and DeRozan at 24 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 31 and Booker at 20 a game. Without Durant (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 38 percent from three to Sacramento's 27. Call it Sacramento 116, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/15 vs MIN — 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 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 30 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and DeRozan at 19 a game. Without Monk (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to Sacramento's 13 and the arc, Minnesota at 34 percent from three to Sacramento's 30. Call it Sacramento 113, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/16 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 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 33 and Sabonis at 20 a game. Without Monk (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Collins at 22 and Sexton at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (2 straight), Hendricks (8 straight), Mykhailiuk (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 31 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento plus-1. Call it Sacramento 118, Utah 112.
11/18 vs ATL — 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 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 37 and Sabonis at 19 a game. Without DeRozan (2 straight), Monk (4 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Johnson at 20 a game. Without Bogdanović (13 straight), Gueye (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the line, where Atlanta takes 24 free throws a game to Sacramento's 18 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 17 times a game to Sacramento's 14. Call it Sacramento 121, Atlanta 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBW B. Wesley
CB C. Bassey
CP C. Paul
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
SACCJ C. Jones
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
TL T. Lyles
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
Wembanyama's 34 points, 14 rebounds, Paul's double-double lead Spurs past Kings 116-96
SAN ANTONIO -- — Victor Wembanyama had 34 points and 14 rebounds, Chris Paul added 12 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 116-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
De'Aron Fox had 24 points, Domantas Sabonis finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan added 21 points for Sacramento.
San Antonio snapped a four-game skid against Sacramento.
Harrison Barnes had 10 points in his first game against Sacramento since being traded to San Antonio in the offseason.
Takeaways Kings: Sacramento forced only four turnovers in the second half after collecting 12 in the first half. The first-half turnovers resulted in 18 points, but the Kings were unable to continue the defensive pressure against the Spurs in the second half.
Spurs: Julian Champagnie had 13 points on 3-for-8 shooting on 3-pointers. Champagnie has 159 career 3-pointers, setting the franchise mark for the most 3s in the first 100 games and besting the previous mark of 153 by Gary Neal.
Key moment Devin Vassell hit consecutive 3-pointers to snap a 3 1/2-minute scoreless drought in the final minutes of the third quarter. Vassell was fouled on his second 3-pointer, enabling him to add a free throw that put the Spurs up 82-67 with 2:32 remaining in the third.
Key stat San Antonio had a season-high 22 3-pointers after setting a season-best with 16 against Utah on Saturday.
Up next Spurs: Host Washington on Wednesday in the fourth game of a five-game homestand.
Kings: Host Phoenix on Wednesday in the opener of a four-game homestand.