The Spurs extended their winning streak to 6 games by defeating the Sacramento Kings 139-122, led by Victor Wembanyama’s standout performance.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 139-122 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, to close out Spurs Week in the state capital, sweeping both games. Victor Wembanyama led the team with 28 points and 15 rebounds. The Spurs have now won eight straight games, the league’s longest current streak.
Keldon Johnson finished with 18 points. Harrison Barnes added 14 points. Devin Vassell scored eight points, and Stephon Castle had 18 points and eight rebounds. De’Aaron Fox added 18 points. Dylan Harper had 12 points in 23 minutes. Luke Kornet had four.
The Spurs are 40-16 and will next face the Pistons to continue the Rodeo Trip on Mondaynight.
Here’s a sample of what the Spurs and Kings said after the game.
Mitch Johnson:
“The zone (defense) was good, communication picked up just a lot sharper on game plan execution, being connected. And when we do that, we can be hard to score on.”
“I think at this stage, 56 games in, we’re just we’re going to keep our head down and keep working and take it day by day and just try to be more consistent. I think we know where we need to put our energy.”
Wembanyama:
“Of course, it’s always interesting and better to play the best teams. That’s what we work for. But I think, taking one thing at a time, we look at that switch. As we said before, we struggled a bit against below .500 teams. So like this stretch is over now until the next thing, and we’re going to take it one game at a time.”
“I think the biggest thing for us is coming off the break, we just wanted to get started on the right foot. We obviously know this is going to be a long road trip. We had a goal for us. One of our goals for ourselves this season was trying to get 40 wins before 20 losses. So, checking those things off the box and just getting into, you know, this kind of last stretch of how we want to play going into the postseason.”
Coach Doug Christie: