Victor Wembanyama set career highs with 52 points and 24 rebounds, adding eight blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 112–111 on Wednesday, November 4. The win was San Antonio’s sixth straight.
The possession that put San Antonio ahead
With the score tied at 111, Wembanyama made one of two free throws with 24.2 seconds left. Dallas still had a chance to steal the game. Kyrie Irving got to a midrange jumper against De’Aaron Fox, missed, and the clock ran out during the scramble for the ball. Irving led Dallas with 29 points.
What made Wembanyama’s line stand out
He had 29 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks at halftime. According to the NBA, no player had reached 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a half since the league began tracking play-by-play in 1996–97. He finished with nine offensive rebounds and needed just one made three to get to 52.
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Also from the same slate: Klay Thompson’s overtime winner against the Clippers.