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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After struggling in the first few weeks of the season to find their patented offensive rhythm, the San Antonio Spurs are once again making it miserable for opposing teams.Pau Gasol had 24 points and nine rebounds to lead a balanced offense for the Spurs in a 110-105 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.LaMarcus Aldridge scored 21 points and Kawhi Leonard added 20 for the Spurs, who won their fourth straight and improved to 6-0 on the road this season. Tony Parker had 14 points and seven rebounds.We didnt have that level of awareness and we werent moving the ball as much as we should have been early in the season, Gasol said. Were at our best when were moving the ball, creating an energy and flow that carries over to the defensive end. Thats been the staple of this team for so long.Sharing the basketball and frequently finding the open man for a good look, the Spurs had a season-high 29 assists and shot 49 percent. San Antonio has recorded 20 or more assists during its winning streak.Perhaps its no coincidence the winning streak has taken place after Parker returned from a sore right knee that caused the veteran point guard to miss three straight games. He was directing the offense against the Kings and frequently finding an open teammate.The key for us is moving the ball and making sure everyone is involved offensively, Parker said. The last four games were really been finding our rhythm. We have a lot of weapons.An offseason free-agent signing, Gasol is definitely one of those options. The crafty veteran center scored nine points in the opening quarter and had 16 by halftime, helping the Spurs take a 57-46 lead at the break.Its not something I try to do, I just take the shots when they come to me, said Gasol, who shot 10 for 17. Teammates found me early tonight and I was able to be effective.DeMarcus Cousins had 26 points, 17 rebounds and six assists for the Kings, who dropped their third straight game. Matt Barnes had 15 points and Ben McLemore, Willie Cauley-Stein and Rudy Gay each added 11.Were making it hard on ourselves right now, Cousins said. We gotta come out with better energy and a better effort. Its on us if we want to turn this around. Its nobodys fault but ours.Guarded much of the game by Leonard, Gay shot just 3 for 11 after entering the game averaging 22.3 points.The Spurs took the lead for good in the second quarter and led by as many as 18 points before going to the reserves late in the fourth quarter.The Kings eventually cut the lead to four points on Cousins two free throws with 8.7 seconds remaining. However, Davis Bertans made a free throw and the Kings missed two shots to end the game.TIP INSSpurs: Danny Green was back in the starting lineup despite a groin injury Monday against Miami. He made three 3-pointers and had nine points... Reserve center Dewayne Dedmon sprained his left knee and will also miss Fridays game.Kings: Cousins picked up two fouls in the games first four minutes. ... Lawson came in shooting 4 for 25 the previous five games. He was 1 for 2 for three points against the Spurs. ... The Kings had 17 turnovers that resulted in 16 Spurs points.POPOVICH STILL ANGERED BY ELECTIONSpurs coach Gregg Popovich has been an outspoken critic of President-elect Donald Trump. He has spoken openly about his feelings on the election and held nothing back again in a pregame interview.Somebody asked me and I told the truth of what I felt. I still feel the same way, Popovich said. Its still a disorienting situation when you thought you lived in a certain kind of country with certain values and find out those values arent important to half the country.I thought with all the divisiveness in the election, all the groups that President-elect Trump disparaged the best way to start was not to worry about Obamacare or talk about Wall Street or anything else. But that didnt happen. That was my hope.UP NEXTSpurs: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.Kings: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.Kris Bryant Cubs Jersey . Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Golden State, which rebounded from a loss a night earlier in Oklahoma City and snapped a two-game skid. Allen Webster Cubs Jersey . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. 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Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston.Perth hat-trick hero Andy Keogh insists coach Kenny Lowes two-game ban will have no impact on the A-League teams performances against Brisbane and Western Sydney.Lowe will be banished to the stands at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday and nib Stadium the weekend after for his referee bust-up in Friday nights 3-2 win over Melbourne City.The famously zealous 54-year-old was sent to the bleachers for the second half over his heated altercation with referee Alan Milliner following the half-time whistle, when City had just equalised through a penalty much to the vexation of Glory players.While Lowe claimed to be the peacemaker in the incident, saying he only went on to the pitch to remove his players from the field, the match review panel did not see it that way.Vice-captain Keogh was unfazed after his coach accepted the sanction on Wednesday, saying the players were in complete control of their own destiny.He does all the stuff on training pitch and prepares us that way, Keogh said.Once we cross the line were supposed to do what were told.And hes got his assistant manager there and experienced pplayers around him.ddddddddddddWe all chip in.Lowe had until lunchtime on Wednesday to appeal but opted against it.I admit my actions at half-time last Friday night were unacceptable and I apologise for the way I behaved, FFA quoted him as saying.I know that I should be better. I feel like I have let everyone down at the club, especially my players, staff and our supporters.Though Lowe was remorseful to the governing body, Keogh said there was no reason for him to apologise to the playing group.He gives everything on the training pitch and on game day, he said.Passion runs high, especially with him - hes a joy to watch.It was a passionate game, he wanted to win and we move on.Keogh described his outstanding hat-trick against Citys star-studded team as nice but was more keen on focusing on what the second-placed side can improve on.We just need to be more consistent and make sure away form is on point, he said.Because we know at home we can be devastating. ' ' '