Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 52 points with 24 rebounds and eight blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 on Wednesday night. He made the winning free throw with 24.2 seconds left. San Antonio improved to 6-2 and Dallas fell to 4-4.
The San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 on Wednesday night. The Spurs won at home for their sixth straight victory. After the game, San Antonio was 6-2 and Dallas fell to 4-4.
Wembanyama's career night
Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 52 points and grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds. He sank the winning free throw with 24.2 seconds left. He finished with eight blocks, shooting 16-of-28 and getting to the free-throw line 23 times.
Wembanyama had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks at halftime after making all 15 of his free-throw attempts. He became the first player in the past 30 seasons to record at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots in a half, doing so in 16:37 of playing time.
Dallas and San Antonio supporting casts
Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on 9-of-27 shooting. Naji Marshall scored 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting off the bench, and Cooper Flagg had 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. PJ Washington added 21 points and 10 rebounds.
For San Antonio, Dylan Harper added 21 points, Stephon Castle had 17 and De'Aaron Fox scored 10.
Late-game sequence
Marshall tied the score at 111 with a 3-pointer with 1:41 remaining. Irving missed a contested turnaround jumper with 2.5 seconds left on Dallas's final shot.
