Sabonis’ dunk with 7.7 seconds left sends Kings past Spurs 131-129
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 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.
Sabonis added 17 rebounds and nine assists, posting his 45th straight double-double.
“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.
The Spurs were without leading scorer Victor Wembanyama due to a sprained right ankle. The star rookie is expected to also miss Saturday’s game at Golden State.
San Antonio fell to 0-7 without Wembanyama this season.
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.
Sacramento finished the game on a 7-0 run.
“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.”
Vassell led the Spurs with 30 points and nine assists.
“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 Kings dominated inside, outscoring San Antonio 76-52 in the paint.
The Spurs made all 21 of their free throws, while Sacramento went 17 of 18.
UP NEXT
Spurs: Play at Golden State on Saturday.
Kings: Will host Houston on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Zach Collins vs. Domantas Sabonis (Harrison Barnes gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 | | Kevin Huerter misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Kevin Huerter offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Kevin Huerter turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:16 |  | +3 | Zach Collins makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:04 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Zach Collins personal foul (Loose ball) (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Zach Collins misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Zach Collins shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-1 |
| 10:24 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-2 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Dominick Barlow makes two point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:05 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | De'Aaron Fox offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving bank jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 5-4 |
| 9:49 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point turnaround hook shot | 5-6 |
| 9:21 | | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Keegan Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 8:52 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-6 |
| 8:52 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-6 |
| 8:29 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point driving dunk (Julian Champagnie assists) | 9-6 |
| 8:13 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point layup (Harrison Barnes assists) | 9-8 |
| 7:42 | | Devin Vassell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Julian Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Kevin Huerter shooting foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-8 |
| 7:38 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-8 |
| 7:27 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 11-11 |
| 7:16 | | Devin Vassell turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Huerter steals) | ||
| 7:11 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving reverse layup (Devin Vassell assists) | 13-11 |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving dunk (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 13-13 |
| 6:34 | | +2 | Dominick Barlow makes two point floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 15-13 |
| 6:23 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point driving layup (Tre Jones assists) | 17-13 |
| 6:15 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:15 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-13 |
| 5:59 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Dominick Barlow defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Devin Vassell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point running finger roll layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 18-15 |
| 5:28 | | Tre Jones turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 5:12 | | Malik Monk turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 5:05 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point running jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 21-15 |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 21-17 |
| 4:57 | | Devin Vassell defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:46 | | Tre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Malik Monk steals) | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting dunk (Malik Monk assists) | 21-19 |
| 4:37 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:14 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point running layup (Trey Lyles assists) | 21-21 |
| 3:55 | | Dominick Barlow misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Dominick Barlow personal foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point stepback jump shot | 21-23 |
| 3:19 | | Malaki Branham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:17 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | Malik Monk turnover (bad pass) (Keldon Johnson steals) | ||
| 3:01 | | +3 | Malaki Branham makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 24-23 |
| 2:47 | | Dominick Barlow personal foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Alex Len assists) | 24-26 |
| 2:30 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Malaki Branham assists) | 27-26 |
| 2:19 | | Malik Monk misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving bank jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 29-26 |
| 1:48 | | +2 | Trey Lyles makes two point layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 29-28 |
| 1:34 | | Malaki Branham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Malik Monk misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Devin Vassell misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Cedi Osman shooting foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 1:06 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-29 |
| 1:06 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-30 |
| 0:52 | | +2 | Cedi Osman makes two point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 31-30 |
| 0:35 | | Malik Monk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Keon Ellis offensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:09 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Malik Monk misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 11:23 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point fadeaway jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 31-33 |
| 11:02 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point floating jump shot | 31-35 |
| 10:40 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Alex Len defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 31-37 |
| 10:31 | | Malaki Branham shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-38 |
| 10:10 | | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Trey Lyles offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Trey Lyles offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Trey Lyles misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:59 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Blake Wesley turnover (bad pass) (Keon Ellis steals) | ||
| 9:49 | | Cedi Osman personal foul (Keon Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:36 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 31-41 |
| 9:24 | | Malik Monk blocks Julian Champagnie's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Blake Wesley makes two point driving floating jump shot | 33-41 |
| 8:42 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point jump shot (Alex Len assists) | 33-44 |
| 8:42 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:21 | | +3 | Malaki Branham makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 36-44 |
| 8:06 | | Blake Wesley blocks Malik Monk's two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Davion Mitchell personal foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | Julian Champagnie misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:40 | | Zach Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Zach Collins misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:39 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point running layup (Malik Monk assists) | 36-46 |
| 7:34 | | Blake Wesley shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:34 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-47 |
| 7:11 | | Blake Wesley misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point tip layup | 38-47 |
| 6:53 | | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point pullup jump shot | 38-49 |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point driving layup (Blake Wesley assists) | 40-49 |
| 6:46 | | Trey Lyles shooting foul (Jeremy Sochan draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | +1 | Jeremy Sochan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-49 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Keon Ellis makes two point cutting dunk (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 41-51 |
| 6:14 | | Malaki Branham turnover (lost ball) (Keon Ellis steals) |