The No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama, put up a new career-high 38 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 132-121 win over the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center on Thursday night.
The French teenager also shot 15 of 26 from the field, grabbed 10 rebounds and had two blocks to ensure the Spurs completed a sweep of the Suns in their double-header, despite latter threatening a comeback after erasing San Antonio’s 27-point lead in the fourth quarter.
The 19-year-old, who was playing in just his fifth game in the NBA, scored 10 of Spurs’ 12 points immediately after Keita Bates-Diop’s 3-pointer tied the game at 116 with about 4:21 left on the clock in the fourth.
“Someone’s got to do it,” Wembanyama said after the game. “Tomorrow it might be one of my teammates.”
“Every game, we try to find the sweet spot where we need to hurt them.
“Today it might be this way, tomorrow it might be someone else. It’s how great teams work.”
Wemby was DOMINANT in the @spurs back-and-forth W in Phoenix, scoring a career-high 38 PTS to go along with 10 REB and 2 BLK.
Devin Booker: 31 PTS, 9 REB, 13 AST, 5 3PM
KD: 28 PTS, 6 REB pic.twitter.com/7XtWADVCBx— NBA (@NBA) November 3, 2023
Zach Collins added 19 points and eight rebounds and was perfect from the 3-point line, making all his three attempts. Devin Vassell scored 17 points in 17 minutes, while Jeremy Sochan finished with 14 points and dished out nine assists.
Devin Booker returned for the first time since he suffered an ankle sprain injury on the opening night to lead the Suns with 31 points, 9 rebounds, and 13 assists, while Kevin Durant finished with 28 points and six rebounds.
The Spurs have now picked up back-to-back wins within three days against the Suns in Phoenix after clawing back from a 20-point deficit to stun them 115-114 on Tuesday night.
San Antonio will play host to the Toronto Raptors at the AT&T Centre on Sunday, while the Suns will make the trip to the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia to face the 76ers.
NBA: Wembanyama scores career-high to fire Spurs past Suns
The No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama, put up a new career-high 38 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 132-121 win over the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center on Thursday night.
The French teenager also shot 15 of 26 from the field, grabbed 10 rebounds and had two blocks to ensure the Spurs completed a sweep of the Suns in their double-header, despite latter threatening a comeback after erasing San Antonio’s 27-point lead in the fourth quarter.
The 19-year-old, who was playing in just his fifth game in the NBA, scored 10 of Spurs’ 12 points immediately after Keita Bates-Diop’s 3-pointer tied the game at 116 with about 4:21 left on the clock in the fourth.
“Someone’s got to do it,” Wembanyama said after the game. “Tomorrow it might be one of my teammates.”
“Every game, we try to find the sweet spot where we need to hurt them.
“Today it might be this way, tomorrow it might be someone else. It’s how great teams work.”
Zach Collins added 19 points and eight rebounds and was perfect from the 3-point line, making all his three attempts. Devin Vassell scored 17 points in 17 minutes, while Jeremy Sochan finished with 14 points and dished out nine assists.
Devin Booker returned for the first time since he suffered an ankle sprain injury on the opening night to lead the Suns with 31 points, 9 rebounds, and 13 assists, while Kevin Durant finished with 28 points and six rebounds.
The Spurs have now picked up back-to-back wins within three days against the Suns in Phoenix after clawing back from a 20-point deficit to stun them 115-114 on Tuesday night.
San Antonio will play host to the Toronto Raptors at the AT&T Centre on Sunday, while the Suns will make the trip to the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia to face the 76ers.
