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San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento Kings

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26-35, 11-20 Away
Final
109 - 127

33-29, 16-14 Home

Zach LaVine outshines De'Aaron Fox to lead the Kings past the Spurs 127-109

De'Aaron Fox knocks down his first shot against his former team

Fox faced his original NBA team for the first time since being traded to the Spurs last month in a three-team deal that brough LaVine to Sacramento.

But it was LaVine who shined by scoring 16 points to break the game open in the second quarter on the way to his sixth straight game with at least 20 points.

DeMar DeRozan added 22 points and Keegan Murray scored 19 to give the Kings their fifth win in six games.

Fox shot just 6 for 17 and finished with 16 points. Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 25 points.

Sacramento outscored the Spurs by 20 points in the second quarter to turn a six-point deficit into a 14-point halftime lead.

Takeaways Spurs: About the only positive for San Antonio was the presence of star center Victor Wembanyama on the bench. Wembanyama was given clearance to travel with the team for the first time since being sidelined for the season last month with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

Kings: Despite playing without injured stars Domantas Sabonis and Malik Monk, Sacramento was able to stay in control most of the night, leading by double digits the entire second half.

Key moment Fox received a mix reaction during pregame introductions and was booed every time he touched the ball. But the fans did give him a standing ovation following a tribute video played during a first-quarter stoppage. Fox waved to the crowd in appreciation.

Key stat LaVine made 7 of 11 3-pointers and is shooting 62.2% from long range over his last six games.

Up next Both teams play again on Sunday night with the Spurs visiting Minnesota and the Kings traveling to face the Los Angeles Clippers.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 109 - 127
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 109 - 127
4th 20.1 Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 26-foot three pointer (Blake Wesley assists) 109 - 127
4th 32.0 Skal Labissiere makes 27-foot three point jumper (Devin Carter assists) 106 - 127
4th 46.1 Sandro Mamukelashvili makes free throw 2 of 2 106 - 124

Statistics

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40-87 FG 49-96
46.0 Field Goal % 51.0
16-42 3PT 17-38
38.1 Three Point % 44.7
13-23 FT 12-19
56.5 Free Throw % 63.2
36 Rebounds 51
9 Offensive Rebounds 16
27 Defensive Rebounds 35
27 Assists 31
7 Steals 6
4 Blocks 4
7 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
9 Fast Break Points 9
36 Points in Paint 50
17 Fouls 16
8 Largest Lead 27
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Domantas Sabonis, PF Day-To-Day Apr 4
Devin Carter, G Day-To-Day Apr 3
Jake LaRavia, F Out Mar 28
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Keldon Johnson, SF Day-To-Day Apr 3
Jeremy Sochan, F Out Apr 3
Charles Bassey, C Day-To-Day Apr 3
Victor Wembanyama, C Out Mar 27
De'Aaron Fox, PG Out Mar 13

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 18,332 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 50 27 .649 - W1
Memphis 45 32 .584 5 W1
Dallas 38 39 .494 12 W1
San Antonio 32 44 .421 17.5 W1
New Orleans 21 55 .276 28.5 L1

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 46 30 .605 - L1
Golden State 45 31 .592 1 W4
LA Clippers 44 32 .579 2 W2
Sacramento 36 40 .474 10 L3
Phoenix 35 41 .461 11 L4
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