NBA

Sacramento Kings at San Antonio Spurs

· National Basketball Association
6-5, 4-3 Away
Final
96 - 116

5-6, 4-2 Home

Wembanyama's 34 points, 14 rebounds, Paul's double-double lead Spurs past Kings 116-96

Wemby drops season-high 34 points to lead Spurs to victory

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.

Regular Season Series

SA leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 96 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 96 - 116
4th 13.1 Jordan McLaughlin bad pass (Charles Bassey steals) 96 - 116
4th 26.1 Charles Bassey makes 5-foot two point shot 96 - 116
4th 40.1 Colby Jones steps out of bounds turnover 96 - 114

Statistics

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39-91 FG 43-85
43 Field Goal % 51
10-38 3PT 22-46
26 Three Point % 48
8-9 FT 8-8
89 Free Throw % 100
37 Rebounds 44
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
28 Defensive Rebounds 36
18 Assists 31
11 Steals 5
4 Blocks 5
11 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 2
11 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
14 Fast Break Points 21
40 Points in Paint 34
14 Fouls 10
9 Largest Lead 20
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Victor Wembanyama, F Day-To-Day Dec 22
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Doug McDermott, F Day-To-Day Dec 22
Zach LaVine, G Out Dec 22
Domantas Sabonis, F Out Dec 19
Drew Eubanks, F Out Dec 13

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 17,163 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 8 .704 - L1
Phoenix 15 13 .536 4.5 L1
Golden State 14 15 .483 6 W1
LA Clippers 7 21 .250 12.5 W1
Sacramento 7 22 .241 13 W1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 21 7 .750 - W6
Houston 17 9 .654 3 L1
Memphis 13 15 .464 8 L1
Dallas 11 18 .379 10.5 L1
New Orleans 7 22 .241 14.5 W4
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