Field Level Media
Feb 9, 2020
Buddy Hield hit nine of 10 from 3-point range while scoring 31 points off the bench as the Sacramento Kings notched a 122-102 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.
Harrison Barnes recorded 25 points and seven rebounds as Sacramento won for the sixth time in the past eight games. Kent Bazemore and Nemanja Bjelica added 15 points apiece. De'Aaron Fox scored 13 points and Harry Giles III collected a career-best 12 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan scored 14 points in 30 minutes before being ejected midway through the fourth quarter as the Spurs dropped to 0-4 on an eight-game road trip.
Dejounte Murray had 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for San Antonio. Bryn Forbes scored 16 points, Derrick White added 13 off the bench and LaMarcus Aldridge contributed 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Sacramento was a solid 19 of 35 from 3-point range and has made 38 over the past two games. The Kings shot 52.3 percent overall.
The Spurs shot 50.6 percent from the field but were just seven of 24 from 3-point range.
Forbes scored eight straight points on two 3-pointers and an outside jumper to give the Spurs a 76-70 lead with 5:48 left in the third quarter.
The Kings dominated the rest of the quarter with a 19-2 surge, including the final 15 points. The score was tied at 78 when Hield made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:26 left. Cory Joseph scored on a buzzer-beating putback to make it 89-78 entering the final period.
Bjelica and Hield drained 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter to boost the lead to 95-82.
San Antonio moved within nine on Rudy Gay's three-point play with 9:48 remaining before Hield connected on a 3-pointer and Giles converted a three-point play to give the Kings a 101-86 advantage.
DeRozan was ejected for vehemently contesting a foul call and Barnes made both technical shots and two free throws to give Sacramento a 107-90 with 6:14 left. The Spurs never threatened again while falling to 8-18 on the road.
Hield scored 10 points as Sacramento led 52-49 at the break.
--Field Level Media