No Wemby, no Castle, no problem for Spurs

Brown and Pritchard light up OT thriller

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Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown shoots over Los Angeles Clippers' James Harden.

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With Victor Wembanyama out and Stephon Castle lost to a hip injury, the San Antonio Spurs still managed to cruise past Sacramento 123-110 in the NBA on Sunday.

De’Aaron Fox delivered a season-high 28 points with 11 assists, Harrison Barnes added 20 points and Luke Kornet had 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in the home triumph.

“We did a great job being disciplined in our approach,’ Kornet said. “Fox asserted himself”

The Kings (3-11) suffered their sixth consecutive loss while the Spurs improved to 9-4. “Wemby” missed his first game for the Spurs this season due to left calf tightness.

The 21-year-old Frenchman is averaging 26.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.6 blocked shots a game for San Antonio.

When guard Castle was benched for the second half with a left hip injury, the Spurs kept their poise.

“We handled it well. You want to come out, hit first and take command of the game’ Fox said. “We responded well to both [injuries].