SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 52 points, grabbed 24 rebounds and blocked eight shots, and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 on Wednesday night, the Associated Press reported on NBA.com.
Dallas tied it at 111 on a 3-pointer by Naji Marshall with 1:41 left. Wembanyama missed the first of two free throws with 24.2 seconds to go and made the second, which put the Spurs up 112-111. Kyrie Irving, who finished with 29 points, missed a 16-foot turnaround fadeaway with 2.5 seconds left, and San Antonio had its sixth straight win. Wembanyama was 1 for 4 at the line in the final 2:10 and had two putbacks in the last 2:39.
He had 29 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in the first half, the first player since the NBA's play-by-play era began in 1996-97 with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a half. He scored 10 of San Antonio's first 12 points on two dunks and six free throws and closed the first quarter with 15 points and nine rebounds. San Antonio was plus-23 with him on the court and minus-22 with him on the bench.
Dylan Harper added 21 points for the Spurs, and Stephon Castle had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Marshall scored 22 for Dallas, P.J. Washington 21 and Cooper Flagg 19.
Fifty-two points, and the Spurs needed every one.
Source: NBA.com
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