Wembanyama Leads Spurs to Victory Over Mavericks With 52 Points

Victor Wembanyama led the home San Antonio Spurs to a 112-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks with a career-high 52 points and 24 rebounds. The win was the Spurs' sixth straight victory.

The Spurs led by 19 points at the start of the third quarter. The Mavericks cut the deficit to two with 8:17 left in the period, and P.J. Washington's three-pointer gave them a 103-100 lead with 5:38 remaining. Naji Marshall tied the score at 111 with a three-pointer with 1:41 left.

Wembanyama put the Spurs back in front with a free throw 24.2 seconds from the end. The Mavericks called a timeout for the final possession, but Kyrie Irving missed a difficult turnaround jumper with 2.5 seconds left, and time ran out.

Wembanyama also blocked eight shots. For the Spurs, Dylan Harper scored 21 points, Stephon Castle 17, and De'Aaron Fox 10. For the Mavericks, Irving had 29 points, and Marshall, who came off the bench, scored 22. Washington finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Cooper Flagg had 19 points and 10 rebounds. The Mavericks have lost their last two games.

Wembanyama had 29 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in the first half. With that performance, he became the first player in the last 30 seasons to record at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a single half. He played 16 minutes and 37 seconds in that span and made all 15 of his free throws. The Spurs went into halftime leading 68-51. Harper scored 13 points in the first half, Irving led the Mavericks with 17 points at the break, and Washington had 13 at the half.