Wembanyama scores 29 as the Spurs rout the winless Kings 130-103 for their first home win

Victor Wembanyama had 29 points and 10 rebounds on Tuesday night, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 130-103 for their first home win of the season.

The Spurs had opened at home with losses to Oklahoma City and Houston, and their only win came at Dallas on Oct. 24. This one was over early. San Antonio scored 39 points in the first quarter and 80 by halftime, both season highs according to the Associated Press, and led 80-54 at the break. The Spurs led for 98% of the game and by as many as 28, according to the ESPN box score.

Wembanyama shot 14 of 21 in 27 minutes, with five blocks, two steals and no turnovers. He scored 15 in the first quarter on 7-of-10 shooting, including four dunks, and had 23 by halftime. The AP said his nine dunks matched his career high.

Julian Champagnie did most of his damage from the perimeter, and all of it before halftime. He scored 26 points and made 8 of 13 3-pointers, with 24 points and all eight threes in the first half. The NBA said both numbers tied his career highs for any half. He was 8 for 10 from deep before the break, per the AP, and 0 for 3 after it.

All five San Antonio starters reached double figures. Stephon Castle scored 15, Devin Vassell had 14 points and eight assists with four 3-pointers, Dylan Harper went 6 for 7 for 13 points with six rebounds and six assists, and De'Aaron Fox added 11 points and six assists. Keldon Johnson scored 14 off the bench. The Spurs shot 17 of 37 from 3-point range, topping the 15 they made in the Dallas win, and finished with 35 assists, 60 points in the paint and 29 fast-break points.

Sacramento got 24 points from De'Andre Hunter, who made 5 of 9 3-pointers, and 22 from Zach LaVine on 7-of-10 shooting. Domantas Sabonis had 20 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists, and rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored 19 on 8-of-20 shooting. The Kings never led by more than one point.

San Antonio is 2-2 and plays at Utah on Wednesday night. The Kings, still looking for their first win, visit New Orleans on Thursday.