SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (10-9) will visit the Kings (9-11) Sunday night on the road. The Spurs are 1-0 versus the Kings this season, and looking to remain above .500 after an impressive stretch that’s seen them beat the Warriors and Thunder.
The game tips off at 8 p.m. CT and will be available to watch on KENS 5.
GAME REWIND
Victor Wembanyama finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds in Wednesday’s loss to the Lakers. Julian Champagnie had 18 points and two rebounds, Keldon Johnson finished with four points, Harrison Barnes had 19 and two rebounds, and Chris Paul tallied five points and six assists.
In his return to the court, Devin Vassell added 14 points, and Spurs rookie Stephon Castle scored 10 points and seven assists.
San Antonio was without Jeremy Sochan due to injury. Head coach Gregg Popovich was also out as he continues to recover from a stroke. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson was at the helm as head coach.
“At the end of the day, there’s no excuses. We got to do better on that,” Champagnie said. “I said last time, we hang our hats on that (defense), and of course, so if that’s what we’re going to do, we have to come do it every night, even if it’s a loss. We want to play 48 minutes of good defensive basketball.”
INJURY REPORT
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their Association Edition jerseys in Sacramento.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. Kings’ De’Aaron Fox is averaging 1.60 steals per game, which ranks 12th in the NBA, while tied for fourth in deflections per game (3.6) and second in total deflections (72).
2. Kings’ Domantas Sabonis is averaging 12.9 rebounds per game this season, which ranks him No. 2 in the NBA.
3. The Kings are 4-1 in games when their opponent scores 105 points or fewer.
4. The Spurs have been out-rebounded in three consecutive games.
5. The Spurs have recorded more blocks than the opposition in 15 straight games.
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