The San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 124-109 on Friday night at Golden 1 Center, with Victor Wembanyama posting 30 points and 14 rebounds in an NBA Cup Group Play win that pushed San Antonio to 7-2. Darius Acuff Jr. led Sacramento with 22 points and eight assists, but the Kings fell to 1-8.
San Antonio opened the game on fire, outscoring Sacramento 38-29 in the first quarter and never trailed by more than three points the rest of the way. The Spurs built their largest lead of 24 points while the Kings’ biggest edge was just three, and San Antonio shot 50% from three-point range as a team to pull away for good.
Takeaways From Spurs’ Win Over Kings
Wembanyama controlled the paint from the opening tip
Wembanyama finished 10 of 18 from the field with four blocks, three steals and a plus-31 rating in 26 minutes, the best mark of any player on the floor. He scored on alley-oop dunks, a tip-in and a 25-foot three-pointer, showing the full range that has defined San Antonio’s start to the season.
San Antonio’s bench and secondary scorers carried the load late
Dylan Harper added 19 points on 8-of-9 free-throw shooting and finished plus-22, while Stephon Castle contributed 19 points and a team-high seven assists. Devin Vassell chipped in 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting, giving the Spurs four players in double figures beyond Wembanyama.
Sacramento couldn’t overcome a brutal shooting night at the line and in fouls
The Kings committed 26 fouls compared to San Antonio’s 15, which let the Spurs convert 33 of 42 free throws against Sacramento’s 13 of 19. Domantas Sabonis finished with 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds but was minus-22 for the game, and Zach LaVine shot just 4 of 12 from the field while finishing minus-26.
Player Of The Game: Victor Wembanyama
Wembanyama’s final line read 30 points, 14 rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists on 10-of-18 shooting with 4-of-6 shooting from three-point range. His plus-31 rating was the best of any player in the game, and he scored in double figures in every way, from the paint to the perimeter to the free-throw line, where he went 6 of 9.
Spurs Vs Kings By The Numbers
San Antonio shot 48% from the field compared to Sacramento’s 49%, but the Spurs’ 15-of-30 clip from three-point range outpaced the Kings’ 16-of-35 attempt in efficiency. San Antonio also dominated at the free-throw line, making 33 of 42 attempts to Sacramento’s 13 of 19, a 20-point swing that proved decisive. The Spurs won the rebounding battle 46-36, including a 13-7 edge on the offensive glass, while the Kings held a slim 33-28 edge in assists.
San Antonio committed 12 turnovers to Sacramento’s 13, and both teams scored 42 points in the paint (Spurs 42, Kings 44). The free-throw disparity, 33 of 42 for San Antonio, 13 of 19 for Sacramento, proved decisive.
What It Means
San Antonio improved to 7-2 and sits tied with Houston atop the Southwest Division standings, both clubs riding identical .778 winning percentages. The Spurs have now won seven straight games. Sacramento dropped to 1-8 and remains last in the Pacific Division, 6.5 games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Lakers. San Antonio also leads the season series with Sacramento 2-0, having already beaten the Kings 130-103 earlier this season, a result covered by Total Apex Sports when Wembanyama scored 29 points in that meeting.
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