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Victor Wembanyama scores a career-high 52 with 24 rebounds and eight blocks, the first 50-20-5 game since Bob McAdoo in 1974, and says he has been sick
Victor Wembanyama had career highs of 52 points and 24 rebounds with eight blocks as the Spurs beat the Mavericks 112-111 for a sixth straight win, then said he has been sick.
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Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 52 points on Wednesday night, with a career-high 24 rebounds and eight blocks, and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 at Frost Bank Center for their sixth straight win.
Wembanyama’s night, posted by the NBA on X: 52 points, 24 rebounds, eight blocks.
The NBA noted he is the first player with 50 points, 20 rebounds and five blocks in a game since Bob McAdoo in 1974. The Spurs added that he is the first player with 50 points, 20 rebounds and eight blocks since blocks became an official stat in 1973-74. He shot 16-of-28 from the field and 19-of-23 at the free-throw line, and finished with seven dunks and two steals.
A first half like no other
Wembanyama had 29 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks, five dunks and two steals by halftime, on 7-of-12 shooting and a perfect 15-of-15 at the line. The Spurs said he was the first player in the play-by-play era with at least 25 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in a single half.
The defensive highlight came late in the second quarter, when he blocked three shots in 13 seconds, one each against Cooper Flagg, P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford.
Wembanyama’s three blocks in 13 seconds, posted by the NBA on X.
San Antonio closed the half on a 19-3 run to lead 68-51, and was up by as many as 19 in the third quarter.
Dallas comes back
The Mavericks trailed 73-54 early in the third quarter and then got back into it, with Cooper Flagg and Naji Marshall leading the charge. P.J. Washington hit a three with 5:36 left to put Dallas up 103-100, its first lead since the first quarter. Wembanyama answered with a three of his own to tie it at 103, and he scored 10 of his points in that closing stretch.
He briefly left the game in the fourth quarter with an apparent ankle injury before returning. When it was tied at 111 with under a minute left he had 51 points. With 24.2 seconds left he made one of two free throws, for his 52nd point and a 112-111 lead.
Dallas called timeout and ran a play for Kyrie Irving, whose 17-foot jumper missed with four seconds left. The rebound scramble ran out the clock. Irving finished with 29 points on 9-of-27 shooting, with seven rebounds and five assists. Naji Marshall had 22 points, Washington had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Flagg had 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. San Antonio outrebounded Dallas 61-50.
“He takes pride on the defensive side”
Dylan Harper had 21 points for the Spurs, Stephon Castle had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and De’Aaron Fox scored 10. Afterward, Harper talked about Wembanyama’s defense.
Dylan Harper on Wembanyama, posted by the NBA on X: “That’s Vic, he takes pride on the defensive side.”
The Spurs outscored the Mavericks by 23 points in Wembanyama’s 34 minutes and were outscored by 22 in the 14 minutes Luke Kornet played. Wembanyama also said he has not been at full strength: “I haven’t been feeling great lately. I’ve been sick. Today felt like I was getting my legs back. It should be more like this more often.”
Two games earlier he had 43 against Minnesota, which is now his third-highest total. In between, in a win over Utah, he scored 12 points with 11 rebounds, five assists and three blocks. The Spurs are 6-2, and Dallas is 4-4.
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