SpursFriday, November 6
Wembanyama scores a career-high 52 as the Spurs edge the Mavericks 112-111
The SATXtoday team
If you missed it: Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 52 points and grabbed 24 rebounds Wednesday night as the Spurs beat the Mavericks at Frost Bank Center. Dallas rallied from 19 down, but Kyrie Irving missed a 15-foot turnaround jumper with 2.5 seconds left.
The Spurs held on by one point
- Dallas Mavericks111San Antonio Spurs112 (won)
Source: Dallas Hoops Journal
Wembanyama joined Wilt Chamberlain and Bob McAdoo as the only players in NBA history with a 50-20-5 game, according to Basketball Reference. He said he played sick and rolled his ankle. Teammate Dylan Harper had a take.
“He’s Superman. He rolls an ankle and pops right up and acts like nothing happened.”
- Spurs: 6-2, fifth in the West, six straight wins
- Free throws: Wembanyama made 19 of 23; Spurs went 33 of 39
- Next: Fri., 9 p.m. CT at the Kings, the Spurs' first NBA Cup game
Wembanyama set career highs against Dallas
- 52
- points, a career high
- 24
- rebounds, a career high
- 8
- blocks
- 19 of 23
- free throws made
Sources: KSAT, Dallas Hoops Journal
Coach Mitch Johnson said, “We’re starting to finally play the brand of basketball that we know how and how we should play.” Dallas outscored San Antonio 60-44 in the second half, but the Spurs went 33-of-39 at the line.
Sources: KSAT, Dallas Hoops Journal