Wembanyama’s 34 points and 14 rebounds lead the Spurs past the Kings 116-96

SAN ANTONIO – Victor Wembanyama had 34 points and 14 rebounds, Chris Paul added 12 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs cruised to a 116-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.

De’Aron Fox had 24 points, Domantas Sabonis finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan added 21 points for Sacramento.

San Antonio was eliminated by Sacramento in four games.

Harrison Barnes had 10 points in his first game against Sacramento since moving to San Antonio in the offseason.

Takeaways

Kings: Sacramento forced just four turnovers in the second half after racking up 12 turnovers in the first half. Turnovers in the first half led to 18 points, but the Kings couldn’t maintain defensive pressure against the Spurs in the second half.

Spurs: Julian Champagnie had 13 points on 3-for-8 shooting with 3-pointers. Champagnie has 159 career 3-pointers, setting the franchise mark for most 3-pointers in the first 100 games and surpassing Gary Neal’s previous mark of 153.

Key moment

Devin Vassell scored three consecutive goals in the final minutes of the third quarter, snapping a three-and-a-half-minute scoreless streak. Vassell was fouled on his second three-pointer, allowing him to add a free throw that gave the Spurs an 82-67 lead with 2:32 left in the third.

Key statistics

San Antonio had a season-high 22 3-pointers after setting a season-high 16 on Saturday against Utah.

Next

Spurs: Host Washington on Wednesday in the fourth game of a five-game homestand.

Kings: Host Phoenix on Wednesday in the opener of a four-game home schedule.