The Sacramento Kings travel to San Antonio with the hopes of snapping their five-game losing streak Wednesday night. Waiting for them at the AT&T Center is the high-powered Spurs team looking for their 50th win of the season.
San Antonio, however, will be without Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge -- who are both resting.
The Spurs are looking for their 18th consecutive 50-win season under legendary head coach Gregg Popovich, dating back to the 1999-2000 season. It’s a different cast of characters, but San Antonio is the model NBA franchise in one of the league’s smallest markets.
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OPENING LINE
Spurs by 15
WHERE THEY STAND
Kings: 25-38, third place in Pacific
NBA
Spurs: 49-13, first place in Southwest
INJURY REPORT
Kings: SG Malachi Richardson (right hamstring partial tear) out, F Rudy Gay (torn left Achilles) out for season.
Spurs: No injuries to report.
SERIES HISTORY
The Spurs have won eight straight over the Kings, including a 2-0 lead in the season series this year. During the Sacramento-era, San Antonio holds an 85-39 advantage and they lead the Kings 113-55 all-time.
QUOTE
“It’s just part of the nature of our team right now. It’s not really much I can do to make an excuse about it. You just have to get out there and physically battle them.” -Arron Afflalo on the Kings’ lack of size at the small forward position