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Spurs Offense Erupts for Season-High 142 Points in Win vs. Kings

The Sacramento Kings have the league's best offense, but the San Antonio Spurs took on the challenge.

Jeremy Brener

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The San Antonio Spurs have the league's second-worst offensive rating, but it didn't look like that in Sunday's overtime win.

Despite playing the Sacramento Kings, who hold the league's best offensive rating, the Spurs were able to keep pace and pull out a gutsy win.

"It was a great night for us," head coach Gregg Popovich said. "We had a lot of guys play really well. We had career games by three or four guys. I'm just happy for them. They have been busting their butts all year. We don't have many wins. Tonight we shot it pretty well. Made some good decisions. Happy for all of them."

The Spurs were led by Doug McDermott, who scored a game-high 30 and Julian Champagnie, who dropped a career-high 26 in the victory. Champagnie's previous game-high was 12, but obliterated that total in the first half alone. He also knocked down four triples, including three in the second quarter.

"The most important is that we got the 'W' that's what feels the best," Champagnie said. "Definitely getting the win makes it a whole lot sweeter. I didn't start off shooting threes. I started cutting to the basket. Kind of got moving a little bit. Got my blood flowing before I tried to find my shots up."

The Spurs don't have too many chances to one-up this performance, but knowing that the offense can explode like it did in Sacramento should be a huge confidence boost for San Antonio.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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