Domantas Sabonis scored 31 points, including the go-ahead dunk with 7.7 seconds remaining, and the Sacramento Kings beat the San Antonio Spurs 131-129.
Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis shoots against San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif, Thursday, March 7, 2024. – Domantas Sabonis scored 31 points, including the go-ahead dunk with 7.
7 seconds remaining, and the Sacramento Kings beat the San Antonio Spurs 131-129 on Thursday night.Recommended Videos “Just to get this win, it’s great,” Sabonis said. “It looked pretty ugly there with a minute left. ... Thankfully we got the win, but there’s still a lot to learn.” De’Aaron Fox scored 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter before fouling out in the final minute.due to a sprained right ankle. The star rookie is expected to also miss Saturday’s game at Golden State.The Spurs also lost Cedi Osman to a sprained ankle in the second quarter. He did not return. With the Kings trailing 129-126, Malik Monk hit a tying 3-pointer with 23.1 seconds left. Sabonis followed with a steal and transition dunk to put Sacramento in front. Devin Vassell missed a 3 in the final seconds and Jeremy Sochan missed a follow attempt at the buzzer.“Obviously, we’d rather not have been in that position, but at the end of the day, it’s a close game against an NBA team,” Fox said. “You try to execute down the stretch and try to get stops whenever you can.”“He was aggressive,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. “He was confident offensively. He always busts his butt on defense. I thought he did a good job.” Malaki Branham added 23 points, and Keldon Johnson and Zach Collins each had 22, but San Antonio lost its seventh straight road game. “We still make too many young, mental errors that cost us when we’re in a close game,” Popovich said. Sacramento opened the second quarter on an 11-0 run to build a 41-31 lead. Later in the period, the Kings used a 12-0 spurt to push their advantage to 61-41. The Spurs closed the gap to 71-59 at halftime and pulled within two midway through the third quarter. San Antonio took a 105-103 lead early in the fourth on a pair of free throws by Sochan and followed with a 9-1 surge to extend the advantage to 114-106.The Spurs made all 21 of their free throws, while Sacramento went 17 of 18.
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