Despite losing standout guard Stephon Castle in the first half to a hip injury, San Antonio rode a hot-shooting start to claim a lead that it would hold for the remainder of the game in a 123-110 home victory. After consecutive losses to Golden State and a calf injury to its superstar Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs won the type of weird and uneven game it likely would have squandered in any of the last several seasons with a closing 18-9 run featuring former Kings De’Aaron Fox and Harrison Barnes. In doing so, San Antonio (9-4) extended the Kings’ (3-11) miserable losing streak to six.

San Antonio, in Wembanyama’s absence, received a balanced effort throughout its rotation along with multiple double-double performances. De’Aaron Fox (28 points and 11 assists) initiated a solid start for the

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