Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX | Game ID: 22400337
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 33 26 27 27 113SAC 33 36 31 40 140
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DeRozan, Sabonis help Kings rout Spurs 140-113, with Wembanyama sidelined by injury
SAN ANTONIO -- — DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points, Domantas Sabonis had 22 points and 16 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings rolled to a 140-113 victory over San Antonio on Friday night, handing the Spurs their second straight loss without Victor Wembanyama .
De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk added 22 points each for Sacramento, which had a season-high point total.
San Antonio's Julian Champagnie had six 3-pointers in scoring 30 points, both career-highs. Spurs rookie Stephon Castle had 15 points, and Chris Paul had 11 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds.
Wembanyama participated in a pregame workout but missed his second straight game with a sore lower back. Spurs guard Devin Vassell sat out for injury management of a bruised knee on the second night of a back-to-back, which both teams were playing.
San Antonio allowed 100 points through three quarters for the second straight game.
The Spurs have lost three straight and four of five.
Takeaways Kings: Kevin Huerter was 4 for 4 on 3-pointers in scoring 16 points. Huerter was 3 for 13 on 3-pointers in his previous two games, including 0 for 6 against Memphis on Thursday. He entered the game shooting a career-low 27.2% on 3-pointers this season.
Spurs: Zach Collins was ejected with 9:07 remaining in the first half after berating official Michael Smith following a personal foul against Sabonis. Collins, who had two points and two rebounds, started at center in place of Wembanyama.
Key moment Sacramento closed the first half on a 50-27 run, turning a 13-point deficit into a 69-59 lead at halftime.
Key stat Paul is two assists shy of surpassing Jason Kidd for second on the NBA's career list. Paul had 13 assists against the Kings, giving him 12,089 assists in 20 seasons.
Up next The Kings host Utah on Sunday. The Spurs host New Orleans on Sunday.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACAL A. Len
CJ C. Jones
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
OR O. Robinson
SASBW B. Wesley
CB C. Bassey
CP C. Paul
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
MB M. Branham
SC S. Castle
SC S. Cissoko
SM S. Mamukelashvili
ZC Z. Collins
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
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