Spurs bring six-game streak and fourth-ranked defense to Sacramento

The San Antonio Spurs (6-2), winners of six straight with the NBA's fourth-best defense, visit the Sacramento Kings (1-7), owners of the 25th-ranked offense, on Friday night at 10 p.m. ET.

The Spurs allow 105.3 points per 100 possessions and hold opponents to an effective field-goal percentage of 49.8, third-lowest. Sacramento scores 105.4 per 100. A Kings attack that already struggles to find good shots meets a defense built to take them away.

The other end tilts the same way. Sacramento gives up 118.9 points per 100, 28th, and only one team allows a higher effective field-goal percentage. San Antonio turns the ball over less often than every team but one, so its trips tend to end in shots against a defense that concedes them.

Victor Wembanyama sits at the center of both matchups. He averages 29 points and 12.4 rebounds, and his 4.5 blocks a game wall off the rim the Kings need. De'Aaron Fox runs the offense with 6.1 assists.

Darius Acuff Jr. carries Sacramento with 25.6 points a game, though he shoots 39.7% from the field. Domantas Sabonis pulls down 14.9 rebounds, 4.6 of them on the offensive glass, which puts him straight into Wembanyama's space.

The Kings are short-handed up front. Keegan Murray, who plays 33.2 minutes a game, is out and expected back Tuesday, November 10, as is center Maxime Raynaud. Ben Simmons is also out, and one more player is sidelined.

Tobias Harris is out for the Spurs and expected back Monday, November 9. Jayden Quaintance is out until Thursday, December 3. Two more Spurs are out.

The streak includes a 112-111 win over Dallas and a 130-103 rout of these Kings in San Antonio on Tuesday, October 27. Sacramento's lone win came 115-100 at Dallas, and it lost 116-103 to the Lakers at home last time out.

Sportsbooks' prices give San Antonio an 88% chance to win. Our projection puts it at 84%, with the Spurs by 12.5 points.