The game is over by halftime
Sacramento led 20-18 early. San Antonio then scored 20 points in the last 4:59 of the first quarter and never looked back. Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper each finished a three-point play during the burst, and Victor Wembanyama closed the period with eight straight Spurs points, including an alley-oop dunk in the final seconds for a 38-29 lead.
By halftime it was 75-56. The Spurs shot 25-for-42 (59.5%) and went 10-for-16 from three, and Wembanyama had 20 of his eventual 30 points on seven-for-nine shooting. The Kings never got closer than 12 over the final 24 minutes, and San Antonio won 124-109 on Friday night in each team’s NBA Cup opener.
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Wembanyama finds his range
The French centre came in shooting just 12-for-50 (24%) from three this season, then hit four of six against Sacramento. He grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds in only 26 minutes for his seventh double-double of the season and added two blocks. Two nights earlier he had put up 52 points and 24 rebounds in a one-point home win over Dallas.
Castle scored 19, as did Harper and Devin Vassell, which kept the Spurs balanced all night.
Kings keep sliding
Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. had 22 points and eight assists, and Domantas Sabonis added 17 points and 12 rebounds. Zach LaVine scored 14, and Leaky Black and Malik Monk had 12 apiece. Sacramento has now lost eight of its nine games, and this was its seventh double-digit defeat of the season. The Kings are in the middle of a seven-game homestand. San Antonio shares West Group C with Sacramento, Golden State, the Lakers and Portland.
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