National Basketball Association
Sacramento 140, San Antonio 113
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 6, 2024
Where: Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas
Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #33 Sean Corbin, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance: 16796

DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points and Domantas Sabonis added 22 points and 16 rebounds as the visiting Sacramento Kings rolled to a 140-113 win over the slumping, short-handed San Antonio Spurs on Friday.

The Kings led by 10 points at halftime and used a 19-4 run over the middle of the third to go up by 18 on the way to a 14-point margin heading to the final quarter. Sacramento never allowed the Spurs to get closer than 14 points in the fourth period and captured its second win in three games.

Both teams were playing the second contest of a back-to-back set.

Malik Monk and De'Aaron Fox also scored 22 points each for Sacramento, while Keegan Murray had 17 and Kevin Huerter hit for 16 off the bench.

Julian Champagnie scored a career-high 30 points to lead San Antonio, which dropped a season-worst third straight game. Stephon Castle had 15 points, Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan tallied 14 apiece, and Chris Paul racked up 11 points and 13 assists in the loss.

The Spurs were without star center Victor Wembanyama, who missed his second straight game with a bruised back, and guard Devin Vassell, sidelined due to right foot injury management. San Antonio also lost Zach Collins to an ejection three minutes into the second quarter.

San Antonio came out firing, building a 13-point lead when Paul canned a pull-up jumper with 2:37 left in the first quarter. The Kings responded, finishing the period with a 14-1 run to pull even at 33 after 12 minutes of play.

Sacramento kept the momentum into the second quarter, leading by a dozen when Huerter hit a running layup with 5:51 to play in the period. The Spurs sliced the deficit to 59-53 on Sandro Mamukelashvili's 3-pointer with 3:24 left, but that's as close as they would get. The Kings led 69-59 at the break.

Champagnie led all scorers with 19 points before halftime. DeRozan paced Sacramento with 16 points in the first half.

The Spurs pulled within three points when Castle poured in a 3-pointer with 8:29 to play in the third quarter. But that charge only focused Sacramento, which led 93-76 with 4:14 left in the period after a Sabonis layup.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Sacramento   San Antonio
DeMar DeRozan 23 Scoring Julian Champagnie 30
De'Aaron Fox 8 Assists Chris Paul 13
Domantas Sabonis 16 Rebounds Chris Paul 8
Domantas Sabonis 8 Free Throws Made Julian Champagnie 8
Keon Ellis 4 Steals Stephon Castle 3
Keegan Murray 2 Blocks Charles Bassey 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Sacramento 140 56.7 16-34 22-24 33 44 6 7 11
San Antonio 113 42.9 14-41 21-30 28 42 5 8 14
Upcoming Games
  • San Antonio will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Spurs have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Sacramento will play their next game at home against Utah. The Kings have a W/L % of .300 after a win and .571 after a loss.