Sunday, December 29, 2013

Kings-Spurs Preview

By ELI KABERON
Posted Dec 28 2013 5:38PM

The Sacramento Kings just stunned one of last season's NBA finalists. On Sunday night, they will look to defeat the other.

The Kings hit the road to take on the defending Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs, just two nights after knocking off the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat.

To beat San Antonio, the Kings (9-19) may again need a monster performance from DeMarcus Cousins. The center had 27 points and 17 rebounds in a 108-103 overtime victory over Miami on Friday, helping the team rally from a 17-point deficit and snap the Heat's six-game win streak.

"This is a new team, and for us to come out and perform against one of the best teams in the league, it's a pretty good feeling," said Cousins, averaging 25.0 points and 12.3 rebounds in the last five games.

After halting a 10-game losing streak to Miami, Sacramento seeks just its second win in 20 matchups with San Antonio (23-7). This is the first meeting after the Spurs won all four in 2012-13, holding Cousins to 13.3 points per game on 40.5 percent shooting.

None of San Antonio's losses this season have come to a team with a losing record.

"Even teams under .500, they're still good teams," point guard Tony Parker said. "You still have to go out there and play well and do the stuff you have to do to win games. To win an NBA game is hard, especially when you're the Spurs or the Heat. You're always gonna have the best play of that team, they're gonna play their best games."

Cousins and the Kings will be in for a tough task against a strong Spurs defense. San Antonio is allowing a West-low 96.4 points per game and is among the league leaders in opponents' field-goal shooting (44.1 percent) and points in the paint (39.5 per game).

Beating the Heat, however, should give Sacramento confidence. The victory was just the third in eight games since Rudy Gay joined the team in a trade with Toronto, and he scored 26 against Miami to match his high with the Kings.

"We can't get too high, this is one game," Gay said. "This is not going to make or break the season, but we can use this win to get us on the right path. When we play like this, we can beat anybody."

Sacramento has lost 11 of 12 in San Antonio, but the Spurs have been vulnerable at home lately with four losses in the last seven.

They bounced back from a home loss to Houston with a 116-107 victory at Dallas on Thursday as Danny Green scored 22 points, going 7 of 7 from the field with five 3-pointers.

After starting for most of the season, Green has come off the bench in the last three games and averaged 14.0 points - six above his season average - while shooting 13 for 19.

He credited coach Gregg Popovich with the idea of moving him to the bench in order to pick up his play.

"That's part of what Pop is trying to experiment with, to see how it goes," Green said. "See who works with what."

Green now looks to take advantage of a Kings defense that is one of the NBA's worst. Five straight opponents have scored more than 100 points against them, with the team allowing 112.4 points on 52.0 percent shooting.

Parker has had at least 23 points in three of four games since missing a pair with a bruised shin. Fellow point guard Isaiah Thomas of the Kings has scored more than 20 in three straight.

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Big 3 powers Spurs past Kings, 112-104

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ
Posted Dec 29 2013 11:13PM

SAN ANTONIO (AP) The Big Three rescued the San Antonio Spurs again.

Manu Ginobili scored 28 points, Tony Parker added 22, and Tim Duncan had 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead San Antonio to a 112-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.

After heavy contributions from the Spurs' reserves and role players to start the season, Parker was jokingly asked if it was about time the Big Three stepped up.

"So we've been playing bad the whole season. That's what you're trying to say? The starting five, we (stink)?" Parker said, playing along. "(The bench has) been playing great; they've been giving us a lot of energy."

Boris Diaw had 14 points and Tiago Splitter added 11 for San Antonio (24-7).

Struggling mightily on defense for much of the second half, the Spurs turned to their Big Three to close out the upstart Kings.

Ginobili, Duncan and Parker scored San Antonio's final 21 points in a 23-8 run to close the game.

"It just showed their experience," Sacramento forward Rudy Gay said. "They're a great team, that's the reason their record is like it is year after year. Because they are great, they play great together. They know where they want the ball and they get it there exactly where they want it."

DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points and 14 rebounds, Isaiah Thomas added 27 points and Gay had 24 for Sacramento (9-20).

Shouting could be heard behind the closed doors of the Kings locker room following the game. Coach Michael Malone said his team was "a little frustrated" but "fine."

The frustration came from a game that got away from the young Kings. Sacramento, which is 3-9 on the road, outscored San Antonio 38-24 in the third quarter to take an 87-87 lead entering the fourth.

"They definitely turned up the heat," Malone said. "We had our way with them in the third quarter, but you know Pop is going to get on his team and their team is going to respond like they always do. I think it was a combination of them turning up the pressure, getting into us and us not responding to their pressure very well."

Ginobili had consecutive 3s to tie the game at 102 with 3 minutes remaining.

After being hobbled by injuries at the close of last season, Ginobili is continuing his resurgence. He is averaging 17.4 points in his past five games, and his best effort came at the right time.

"He's stronger this year than he's been in several years," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "Both the rest and weightlifting he did all summer. He feels real confident and good about his body. He had two days of rest before tonight's game and it showed. His legs were great and he was very energetic."

With Ginobili sparking the offense, the Spurs turned to Duncan to shut down the Kings inside.

After Cousins scored all his points primarily against Tiago Splitter, the Spurs put the eight-time All-Defensive first-team member on the Kings center. The move immediately paid off as Cousins committed a backcourt violation while attempting to take an inbounds from Ben McLemore.

"(Cousins) is a tough guy to cover," Popovich said. "He's so big. But Timmy did a good job to make him work early and making it tough for him to get the shot off. His length helped on DeMarcus down the stretch."

Duncan then hit a free throw to complete a three-point play after drawing Cousins' second foul on the ensuing possession.

Cousins then shot an airball while attempting several spins and duck-and-under moves against Duncan. Parker followed with a 3 to put San Antonio up 108-102 with less than a minute remaining.

"We kind of got into a panic and we didn't execute our game well," Cousins said. "Defensively, we broke down a lot."

The Kings were 1 for 6 in scoring just two points in the final 3 minutes and committed two turnovers.

"We got a little selfish at that point," Gay said. "The ball stuck a little bit, you can't do that."

That wasn't the case in the third, with the Kings shooting 15 for 24 with Gay and Thomas combining for 27 points in the quarter.

Thomas scored 15 points in the third, going 3 for 3 on 3-pointers with Mills and Parker closely guarding.

NOTES: Kings F Carl Landry remains out with a torn left hip flexor muscle. Landry has not played this season. . The mascots for the Texas Longhorns and Oregon Ducks appeared in a skit during the first quarter to promote Monday's Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome, former home to the Spurs. ... Popovich was teased about his wardrobe selection, wearing a black jacket with a white checkered pattern. Spurs television analyst and former player Sean Elliott attempted to play tic-tac-toe on the jacket when Popovich appeared on the local coverage.

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Notebook: Spurs 112, Kings 104

Tim Price, for NBA.com
Posted Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:06 PM - Updated Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:06 PM

THE FACT: The Kings have had a rough season so far, but they were looking good to pull off consecutive wins over the teams that played in the NBA Finals last season, until they blew a nine-point, fourth-quarter lead in the final 11 minutes Sunday at San Antonio.

THE LEAD: Manu Ginobili scored 28 points in 30 minutes off the bench, and Tony Parker added 22 more in the San Antonio Spurs' 112-104 win over the Sacramento Kings at AT&T Center.

The Spurs (24-7) had a 15-point first-half lead, but the Kings shot 62 percent in the third quarter to take the lead into the final quarter.

DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points and 14 rebounds and Isaiah Thomas added 27 points and nine assists for the Kings (9-20), who were looking for another double-digit, come-behind win over a team that played for last season's NBA title. Sacramento defeated the Miami Heat on Friday after rallying from 17 down.

QUOTABLE: "[The Kings] scored 38 points in the third quarter and 17 in the fourth. That's a huge difference. We played a great fourth quarter. It was enough to win."
-- Manu Ginobili

THE STAT: Not only were Ginobili's 28 points a season high for him, but the Spurs had a season-low four turnovers (the previous low was nine) and kept their cool down the stretch. San Antonio did not turn the ball over in the final eight minutes while the Kings committed four in the final six.

TURNING POINT: The Kings had a chance to go up by six with 4½ minutes left. But Ben McLemore was called for a moving-screen violation, and the Spurs got consecutive 3-pointers from Ginobili. When Parker scored the Spurs' final seven points, it capped a 16-4 closing run after the McLemore turnover.

QUOTABLE II: "It was a competitive game and sometimes people get a little frustrated. We're fine. We're still united."
-- Kings coach Michael Malone

HOT: Since a rough 1-for-6 3-point shooting night nine days ago at Miami, Thomas has gone 14-for-26 from beyond the arc for the Kings over the past four games. That includes 5-for-6 against the Spurs, counting all three he put up in the third quarter when the Kings made a game of it.

NOT: Since Marco Belinelli was put in the starting lineup at shooting guard four games back, he's 1-for-9 from the 3-point line, 10-for-31 overall. He was 2-for-11 from the floor Sunday night.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: In consecutive games against the two teams that advanced to the NBA Finals last season, Cousins averaged 28 points and 15.5 rebounds. He's averaging 22 points and 11 rebounds this season.

GOOD MOVE: Cousins took a game-high 23 shots, but he failed to get one off after missing from nine feet with about 2½ minutes to go. The Spurs kept Tim Duncan on him, and that miss came when Duncan shut off the lane low and forced Cousins to loft a high shot that barely hit the front of the rim. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich: "Tim made it tough for [Cousins] to get the shot off. His length helped on DeMarcus down the stretch. We waited for that opportunity, and Tim did a great job on him." Then there was Cousins: "Not to be disrespectful, but I didn't notice [Duncan guarding]."

BAD MOVE: McLemore's moving screen with 4½ minutes left helped start the Spurs' final push, and it got worse a minute and a half later when McLemore threw an inbounds pass too far from Cousins. The ball drifted toward the half-court line, which Cousins stepped on and committed a back-court violation.

ROOKIE WATCH: Beyond his late critical turnovers Sunday night, McLemore has been having a tough time lately. He's fifth in scoring for all rookies this season with 8.8 points per game coming in. But he's gone four games without reaching double figures, including five points against the Spurs. In those games, he's 7-for-16 from the floor for 4.7 points a game, and he's failed to get to the foul line.

NOTABLE: San Antonio has won seven straight against Sacramento. ... Want proof that Popovich will take his star veterans to task? Look at the three-minute mark of the second quarter when Duncan missed a 19-footer and couldn't get the rebound before Thomas scooped it up and fired an outlet to Rudy Gay (24 points) for a slam dunk. Popovich called a 20-second timeout and visibly griped at Duncan as he walked to the bench.

UP NEXT: For the Kings, Tuesday @ Houston, Thursday vs. Philadelphia, Saturday vs. Charlotte. For the Spurs, Tuesday vs. Brooklyn, Thursday vs. New York, Saturday vs. Los Angeles Clippers.

• Kings: Landry
• Spurs: De Colo, Thomas

• Kings: --
• Spurs: --

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
• Officials: #34 Kevin Cutler, #17 Joe Crawford, #40 Leon Wood
• Attendance: 18581
• Duration: 2:08

Sacramento Kings (9-20)		San Antonio Spurs (24-7)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Duncan vs Thompson (Parker gains possession)
	11:44	Leonard 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Gay (1 BLK)
Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:43
Thompson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Leonard (1 ST)	11:32
	11:28	Leonard Layup Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:26
Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:05	Leonard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Thompson Violation:Kicked Ball	10:52
	10:47	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:46
Cousins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)	10:39 [SAC 2-0]
Cousins Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:30
	10:30 [SAS 1-2]	Splitter Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:30	Splitter Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	10:29	Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:16 [SAS 3-2]	Duncan Turnaround Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
Cousins Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:59 [SAC 4-3]
	09:46	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:45
McLemore Jump Shot: Missed	09:30
	09:29	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:18	Parker Running Bank shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:17
Cousins Running Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:09	Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Thomas Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:08
	09:03 [SAS 5-4]	Belinelli Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
Thompson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gay (1 AST)	08:42 [SAC 6-5]
McLemore Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:34
	08:27	Duncan Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (1 BLK)
	08:27	Team Rebound
	08:21	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
	08:20	Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:17 [SAS 7-6]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Leonard (1 AST)
Cousins Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:05 [SAC 8-7]
	08:05	Splitter Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Cousins Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	08:05 [SAC 9-7]
	07:40	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:39	Splitter Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:39 [SAS 9-9]	Splitter Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)
	07:28	Splitter Violation:Kicked Ball
Gay 3pt Shot: Missed	07:23
	07:22	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:15	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:14
Cousins Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Gay (2 AST)	07:01 [SAC 11-9]
	06:51 [SAS 11-11]	Splitter Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Leonard (2 AST)
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	06:37
	06:36	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:30	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gay (1 ST)
Gay Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:18
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:17
Thompson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Cousins (1 AST)	06:15 [SAC 13-11]
	06:15	Duncan Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
	06:15	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	06:15 [SAC 14-11]
	06:01 [SAS 13-14]	Parker Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	05:47
	05:46	Splitter Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:41 [SAS 15-14]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thomas Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	05:41
	05:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:41	Splitter Substitution replaced by Diaw
Thomas Substitution replaced by Fredette	05:41
	05:41	Parker Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:40
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	05:21
	05:20	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:14 [SAS 17-14]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:58	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:53 [SAS 19-14]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Leonard (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:52
Thompson Substitution replaced by Williams	04:52
McLemore 3pt Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:31	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:13	Leonard Substitution replaced by Green
	04:10	Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:09
Fredette Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:56 [SAC 16-19]
	03:44	Parker Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:43
Gay Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:25 [SAC 18-19]
	03:02 [SAS 21-18]	Diaw Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	02:40
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:39
McLemore 3pt Shot: Missed	02:36
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:35
	02:35	Ginobili Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:35 [SAC 19-21]
McLemore Substitution replaced by Thornton	02:35
	02:35	Duncan Substitution replaced by Baynes
	02:35	Parker Substitution replaced by Mills
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:35
Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:34
	02:33	Baynes Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:33 [SAC 20-21]
	02:33	Team Rebound
	02:11 [SAS 24-20]	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Diaw (1 AST)
Fredette Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ginobili (1 ST)	01:59
	01:53	Baynes Jump Shot: Missed
	01:52	Baynes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:38	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:38
Thornton Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:21 [SAC 22-24]
	01:13	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:11	Team Rebound
Williams Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:11
	01:11 [SAS 25-22]	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Cousins Substitution replaced by Acy	01:11
	01:11	Diaw Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Acy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:10
	00:54.6	Green Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:54.6 [SAC 23-25]
Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:54.6
	00:53.9	Baynes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:33.9	Baynes Jump Shot: Missed
	00:32.7	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Thornton Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:32.7
	00:32.7 [SAS 26-23]	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	00:32.7 [SAS 27-23]	Diaw Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	00:18.9
	00:17.9	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.2	Green Running Layup Shot: Missed
Fredette Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Sacramento Kings (9-20)		San Antonio Spurs (24-7)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Outlaw (1 AST)	11:37 [SAC 26-27]
	11:29 [SAS 29-26]	Diaw Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Williams Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	11:29
	11:29 [SAS 30-26]	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Fredette Jump Bank Shot: Missed	11:10
Acy Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:09
Acy Layup Shot: Missed Block: Diaw (1 BLK)	11:06
	11:05	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:52	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:51
Fredette Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)	10:35 [SAC 28-30]
	10:18	Diaw Layup Shot: Missed
	10:18	Team Rebound
Thornton Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:07
Acy Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:03
	10:03 [SAS 31-28]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	10:03 [SAS 32-28]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Fredette Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)	09:44
	09:38 [SAS 34-28]	Ginobili Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Williams Dunk Shot: Missed	09:33
Fredette Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:30
Williams Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Fredette (1 AST)	09:26 [SAC 30-34]
	09:10 [SAS 36-30]	Diaw Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	09:00
	08:59	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Williams Substitution replaced by Thompson	08:54
	08:54	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Belinelli
	08:44 [SAS 38-30]	Green Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Diaw (2 AST)
	08:36	Mills Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	08:28	Diaw Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	08:28	Mills Substitution replaced by Parker
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	08:17
	08:16	Baynes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:02	Diaw Floating Jump shot: Missed
Acy Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:01
Acy Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:50	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:40 [SAS 40-30]	Baynes Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)
Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed	07:24
	07:23	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:10 [SAS 43-30]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:09
	07:09	Diaw Substitution replaced by Leonard
	07:09	Green Substitution replaced by Duncan
	07:09	Baynes Substitution replaced by Splitter
Fredette Substitution replaced by Thomas	07:09
Acy Substitution replaced by Cousins	07:09
Outlaw Substitution replaced by Gay	07:09
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	06:53
	06:52	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:43 [SAS 45-30]	Splitter Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)
Gay Dunk Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:23	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	06:03	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:03
Thomas Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thornton (2 AST)	05:54 [SAC 32-45]
	05:46	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Thornton Substitution replaced by McLemore	05:46
	05:27	Leonard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	05:27 [SAC 33-45]
Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:27
	05:27	Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
McLemore Violation:Kicked Ball	05:13
	05:04 [SAS 47-33]	Belinelli Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Parker (4 AST)
	04:50	Parker Foul: Personal (1 PF)
McLemore Layup Shot: Missed Block: Splitter (1 BLK)	04:46
Team Rebound	04:45
Gay Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Cousins (2 AST)	04:40 [SAC 35-47]
	04:20	Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:19
Cousins Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Thomas (2 AST)	04:10 [SAC 37-47]
	03:58 [SAS 49-37]	Duncan Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Parker (5 AST)
Thomas Step Back Jump shot: Missed	03:45
	03:44	Splitter Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:34	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:33
	03:25	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)	03:20 [SAC 40-49]
	03:04	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:03
Gay Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Thomas (3 AST)	02:59 [SAC 42-49]
	02:58	Team Timeout : Short
	02:58
	02:45	Leonard 3pt Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:43
McLemore Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	02:41
	02:28 [SAS 51-42]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	02:04
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	02:03
Cousins Layup Shot: Missed	02:00
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:59
Gay Jump Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)	01:55
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	01:53
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	01:53
	01:51	Splitter Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	01:45	Leonard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gay (2 BLK)
	01:45	Team Rebound
	01:43 [SAS 53-42]	Ginobili Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Splitter (1 AST)
McLemore 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Thomas (4 AST)	01:18 [SAC 45-53]
McLemore Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:02
	01:02 [SAS 54-45]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Thomas Substitution replaced by Fredette	01:02
	01:02 [SAS 55-45]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Gay Jump Bank Shot: Missed	00:51.9
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	00:49.9
Thompson Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:48.9 [SAC 47-55]
	00:30.9 [SAS 57-47]	Splitter Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Parker (6 AST)
Cousins Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Fredette (2 AST)	00:08.7 [SAC 49-57]
	00:00.2	Duncan Layup Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (9-20)		San Antonio Spurs (24-7)
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Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	11:36
Team Rebound	11:36
	11:36	Splitter Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Cousins Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Thomas (5 AST)	11:29 [SAC 51-57]
	11:13 [SAS 59-51]	Leonard Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)
McLemore Jump Shot: Missed	10:57
	10:56	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:44 [SAS 61-51]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (2 AST)
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	10:24
	10:23	Splitter Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	10:14	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	10:13
Cousins Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Thomas (6 AST)	10:01 [SAC 53-61]
Gay Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:49
	09:43	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:42
Gay Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:34 [SAC 55-61]
	09:17	Belinelli Running Layup Shot: Missed
	09:16	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	09:16 [SAS 63-55]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (2 BLK)	08:59
	08:57	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	08:51	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	08:50
McLemore Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Thomas (7 AST)	08:45 [SAC 57-63]
	08:29	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	08:28
Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:23 [SAC 60-63]
	08:23	Team Timeout : Regular
Thompson Violation:Kicked Ball	08:15
	08:06	Belinelli Layup Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (1 BLK)
	08:05	Splitter Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	08:05	Splitter Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (2 BLK)
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	08:03
Gay Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	07:48 [SAC 62-63]
	07:34 [SAS 65-62]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	07:14	Duncan Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:14
Team Rebound	07:14
	07:14	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Ginobili
	07:14	Splitter Substitution replaced by Diaw
Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	07:14 [SAC 63-65]
	07:02 [SAS 67-63]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Diaw (3 AST)
Gay Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	06:43 [SAC 65-67]
	06:28	Diaw Jump Shot: Missed
	06:27	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	06:20	Ginobili Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Cousins (1 ST)
Cousins Layup Shot: Missed	06:14
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:13
Gay Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	06:01 [SAC 67-67]
McLemore Foul: Personal (3 PF)	05:51
	05:43	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	05:42
Cousins Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Thomas (8 AST)	05:31 [SAC 69-67]
	05:16 [SAS 70-69]	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Diaw (4 AST)
Thomas Running Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:04 [SAC 71-70]
	04:46	Diaw Jump Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:45
Gay Layup Shot: Missed	04:36
Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	04:35
Gay Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Cousins (3 AST)	04:31 [SAC 73-70]
	04:08 [SAS 72-73]	Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Thomas Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:54 [SAC 75-72]
	03:35 [SAS 75-75]	Leonard 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Diaw (5 AST)
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	03:21
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:20
Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:14 [SAC 78-75]
Team Timeout : Regular	02:57
McLemore Substitution replaced by Thornton	02:57
	02:57	Parker Substitution replaced by Mills
	02:57	Leonard Substitution replaced by Green
	02:57	Duncan Substitution replaced by Baynes
Thompson Substitution replaced by Williams	02:57
	02:50	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:49
	02:34	Green Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	02:34 [SAC 79-75]
Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	02:34 [SAC 80-75]
	02:12 [SAS 77-80]	Diaw Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	01:54
	01:53	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:47	Mills 3pt Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:45
	01:32	Baynes Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	01:32 [SAC 81-77]
Gay Substitution replaced by Outlaw	01:32
Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	01:32 [SAC 82-77]
Cousins Violation:Defensive Goaltending	01:11
	01:11 [SAS 79-82]	Baynes Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Diaw (6 AST)
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	00:56.8
	00:55.6	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:41.9	Mills Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:39.6
Cousins Substitution replaced by Thompson	00:39.6
Thomas Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	00:31.1 [SAC 84-79]
	00:11.9 [SAS 81-84]	Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)	00:01.3 [SAC 87-81]
	00:00.0	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (9-20)		San Antonio Spurs (24-7)
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	11:46	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	11:45
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	11:25
	11:24	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:19	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:18
Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)	10:59 [SAC 90-81]
Williams Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	10:48
	10:48 [SAS 82-90]	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	10:48 [SAS 83-90]	Diaw Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	10:33
	10:32	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:26 [SAS 85-90]	Ginobili Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Thornton Floating Jump shot: Missed	10:12
	10:10	Team Rebound
	09:58	Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed Block: Outlaw (1 BLK)
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:57
Thomas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Green (2 ST)	09:40
	09:36 [SAS 87-90]	Green Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Mills (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:36
Williams Substitution replaced by Gay	09:36
	09:20	Mills Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	09:20 [SAC 91-87]
Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	09:20 [SAC 92-87]
	09:04 [SAS 89-92]	Splitter Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	08:45
	08:44	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Gay Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	08:37
	08:37 [SAS 90-92]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	08:37	Mills Substitution replaced by Parker
	08:37 [SAS 91-92]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Gay Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	08:19
	08:18	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:13	Green Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thornton (1 ST)
	08:03	Diaw Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Outlaw Substitution replaced by Cousins	08:03
	08:03	Diaw Substitution replaced by Duncan
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	07:52
Cousins Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	07:51
Gay Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Thomas (9 AST)	07:38 [SAC 94-91]
	07:30	Ginobili Running Layup Shot: Missed
	07:29	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	07:20 [SAS 94-94]	Parker 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	06:55
Cousins Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	06:54
Cousins Tip Shot: Made (25 PTS)	06:54 [SAC 96-94]
	06:34	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	06:33
	06:30	Green Violation:Kicked Ball
	06:30	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Leonard
Thornton Substitution replaced by McLemore	06:30
Gay Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	06:26 [SAC 98-94]
	06:25	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:14	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:13
Team Timeout : Short	05:50
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:49
	05:25 [SAS 96-98]	Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	05:08	Splitter Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	04:58	Splitter Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)	04:58 [SAC 99-96]
	04:58	Leonard Substitution replaced by Ginobili
Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)	04:58 [SAC 100-96]
Thompson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:45
	04:35	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Cousins Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)	04:34
McLemore Foul: Offensive (4 PF)	04:24
McLemore Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	04:24
	04:00	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:59	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:51 [SAS 99-100]	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Green (3 AST)
Cousins Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS)	03:24 [SAC 102-99]
	03:10 [SAS 102-102]	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Parker (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:10
	03:10	Splitter Substitution replaced by Diaw
	03:10	Green Substitution replaced by Leonard
Team Turnover : Backcourt Turnover	03:00
	02:48 [SAS 104-102]	Duncan Jump Bank Hook Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Diaw (7 AST)
Cousins Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	02:48
	02:48 [SAS 105-102]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Cousins Jump Shot: Missed	02:25
	02:23	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:06	Ginobili 3pt Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	02:05
Thomas Running Jump Shot: Missed	01:45
	01:44	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	01:22	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	01:21
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed	01:13
Thompson Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	01:12
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:11	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	00:50.0 [SAS 108-102]	Parker 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:50.0
Thompson Substitution replaced by Outlaw	00:50.0
Thomas Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)	00:43.6 [SAC 104-108]
	00:22.6 [SAS 110-104]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Thomas Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ginobili (2 ST)	00:15.9
Cousins Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:12.6
	00:12.6 [SAS 111-104]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:12.6	Duncan Substitution replaced by Baynes
	00:12.6	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Joseph
	00:12.6 [SAS 112-104]	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Gay 3pt Shot: Missed	00:06.9
	00:05.5	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
End of 4th Quarter