SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double of the season, and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Sacramento Kings 127-125 on Sunday for their fifth win in six games.

Devin Vassell added 21 points for San Antonio. Chris Paul finished with 13 points.

DeRozan had 28 points to lead the Kings, who led by 17 in the first quarter and led 65-58 at halftime.

The Spurs used a 19-7 run to take the lead in the third quarter, but the Kings responded and took a 97-92 lead into the fourth quarter.

Wembanyama finished the game with five 3-pointers and had 13 points in the fourth quarter. With the Spurs up by two, Paul hit a three-pointer with 20 seconds left.

Keldon Johnson split free throws with nine seconds left to give the Spurs the lead, but got his own offensive rebound. Paul made two free throws with 5.5 seconds left to give San Antonio the lead, and Domantas Sabonis hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for Sacramento for the final margin.

Takeaways

Spurs: The Spurs fought their way back into the game with 23 three-pointers from distance, a franchise record. They were 23 for 46 from 3-point range.

Kings: Sacramento has lost six of seven games and is at a season-low three games under .500.

Key moment

Wembanyama grabbed an offensive rebound that led to a 3-pointer from Vassell, giving the Spurs a 121-115 lead with under two minutes left.

Key statistics

The Spurs defense responded by giving up 42 points in the first quarter, a season high for points in a quarter for the Kings. Sacramento shot over 70 percent from the floor in the quarter.

Next

The Spurs visit Phoenix on Tuesday and the Kings host Houston.

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