Here’s what Mitch Johnson, Stephon Castle and De’Aaron Fox said following the Spurs’ road loss to the Kings.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs lost to the Sacramento Kings 127-109 on the road. In the second period, the Spurs were outscored 36-16.
De’Aaron Fox scored 16 points and four rebounds in his return to Sacramento, Keldon Johnson scored 11 points, and Chris Paul had nine points and six assists.
Jeremy Sochan added nine and eight rebounds. Stephon Castle finished with 25, and Harrison Barnes recorded 12.
Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the season due to deep vein thrombosis, and Charles Bassey did not play due to an injury.
The Spurs are 26-35 this season and will take on the Timberwolves on Sunday night on the road.
Here’s a sample of what the teams said after the game.
Mitch Johnson:
“The ball was sticking a little bit in the first half. They (Kings) crushed us on the boards. They made some shots. That’s a bad recipe and so we dug ourselves in the hole. I was very happy with the response out of the third quarter. I thought we cleaned up some of the offense. We missed some really good looks. I felt like thought we fought better on the boards.”
“I think we stayed resilient the third quarter, probably the start of the third quarter, they (Kings) made a lot of shots. They came out pretty hot, but I think we weathered the storm kind of like we wanted to, putting ourselves in a position to turn the game.”
“I think we got good shots. I just think we didn’t make them, and I think our first line of defense was okay, and then anytime they missed, it was offensive rebound. A dagger three, which is what they (Kings) preach all the time, and they did a good job of it tonight.”
Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan: