• Fox played his first 7 1/2 seasons in Sacramento, finishing fourth on the Kings' all-time scoring chart with 11,064 points. He also ranks fourth all-time with the franchise in assists (3,146) and second in steals (731).

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs beat the Brooklyn Nets 127-113 at home behind a new career-high in scoring from Devin Vassell with 37 points to lead the team. De'Aaron Fox finished with 15 points and three rebounds. Keldon Johnson finished with 15 points. Chris Paul had 11 and six assists.

Beyond the scuffle that saw Lu Dort, Kenrich Williams, and Julian Champagnie ejected late in the third quarter, there were quite a few digestible things for the

Williams led the way with a career-high 41 points and seven assists. Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and eight assists. Cason Wallace scored 19 points in his start and Aaron Wiggins had 17 points off the bench. Isaiah Hartenstein had 10 points, 11 rebounds and six rebounds. Alex Caruso aided with 10 points.

When the news broke that Victor Wembanyama would miss the rest of the season with deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder, the San Antonio Spurs' season was effectively over. Without their best ...

Nets: Points, Thomas (24.3 per game). Rebounds, Claxton (7.4). Assists, Russell (5.8). Steals, Russell (1.2). Blocks, Claxton (1.5). • The Spurs are looking to sweep the season series from the Nets after winning a low-scoring 96-87 affair in Brooklyn on Dec. 27. The Spurs are 6-0 this season win holding opponents to less than 100 points.