The San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 on Wednesday night. Victor Wembanyama had career highs of 52 points and 24 rebounds, plus eight blocks. Kyrie Irving missed a contested jumper with three seconds left, and San Antonio won its sixth straight game.
The San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 on Wednesday night. Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 52 points and had a career-high 24 rebounds as the host Spurs earned their sixth straight win. He also recorded eight blocks. The Spurs improved to 6-2, while the Mavericks fell to 4-4.
A tight finish
Naji Marshall tied the score at 111 with a 3-pointer with 1:41 remaining. Wembanyama then made the winning free throw with 24.2 seconds left. Kyrie Irving, who had 29 points, missed a contested 15-foot turnaround jumper with three seconds remaining. Dallas thus nearly spoiled Wembanyama's milestone game.
Wembanyama's historic half
By halftime Wembanyama had 29 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks. He became the first player since the NBA began tracking play-by-play data in 1996-97 to record at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a single half. The Spurs outscored Dallas by 23 points with him on the court and were outscored by 22 when he sat.
Supporting performances
Dylan Harper had 21 points and Stephon Castle had 17 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio. For Dallas, Naji Marshall scored 22 points, P.J. Washington had 21 and Cooper Flagg added 19.
Season context
San Antonio had lost its first two games of the 2026-27 season before winning five straight. In the teams' first meeting this season, Dallas was without Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving and could not keep up in the fourth quarter.
