The Sacramento Kings beat the San Antonio Spurs 131:129 at home in another match of the National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season. Californians were again without the Bulgarian national Alexander Vezenkov – Athlete number 1 of Bulgaria continues to treat an ankle injury.
Without him, the Kings needed Domantas Sabonis' decisive dunk 7.7 seconds before the buzzer after the Spurs had rallied from a 20-point deficit in the second half. The Kings' Lithuanian center was one assist away from a triple-double - 31 points, 17 rebounds and 9 assists. De'Aaron Fox led the way for the winners with 33 points, 17 of which came in the final quarter. Malik Monk was extremely useful off the bench with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Harrison Barnes added 17 and Keon Ellis had 11 points.
For the Texans, who were without first-round pick Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell led the way with 30 points. 23 added Malaki Branham, who, however, made the key mistake at the end that allowed Sabonis' dunk. Zach Collins and Keldon Johnson finished with 22 points each, Blake Wesley scored 11, and Tre Jones had 12 assists.
Sacramento remains just below the top six in the West with a 36-26 record, while San Antonio is at the bottom with just 13 wins and 50 losses.
The rest of the results:
Indiana Pacers - Minnesota Timberwolves 111:113
Detroit Pistons - Brooklyn Nets 118:112
Dallas Mavericks - Miami Heat 114:108
Phoenix Suns - Toronto Raptors 120:113
Golden State Warriors - Chicago Bulls 122:125
Denver Nuggets - Boston Celtics 115:109. /BGNES
