On Wednesday night, the San Antonio Spurs played the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
The Spurs won by a score of 127-113.
Victor Wembanyama exploded for 41 points, 18 rebounds, three assists and three blocks while shooting 16/22 from the field and 2/6 from three-point range in 29 minutes of playing time.
Spurs Star Victor Wembanyama Made NBA History
Wembanyama also made NBA history with his performance.
Real App wrote: “Wemby becomes the youngest player in NBA history with back-to-back 40p/10r games.”
Wembanyama is in the middle of an incredible season with averages of 24.7 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per contest while shooting 50.9% from the field and 35.0% from three-point range in 61 games.
He is in his third NBA season (after being picked first in the 2023 draft).
ESPN Insights wrote (before the game): “In the March, Victor Wembanyama became the first player in the play-by-play era (since 1997-78) to record 50 dunks and 30 threes in a calendar month 🤯
Over that span, the only other players with 30 dunks and 30 threes in a month were LeBron James (March 2018), Kelly Oubre Jr. (Feb. 2021) and OG Anunoby (Nov. 2024).”
Spurs Right Now
The Spurs are in the middle of an incredible season where they are the second seed in the Western Conference with a 58-18 record in 76 games.
They are in the middle of a ten-game winning streak (and 28-11 on the road).
Following the Warriors, the Spurs will play their next game on Thursday when they visit the LA Clippers.
ESPN wrote: “Back-to-back games with 40 PTS and 15 REB for the Alien 👽
At 22 years 87 days old, Wemby becomes the youngest player in NBA history with 40/15 in consecutive games!”
Warriors Struggling
On the other side, the Warriors dropped to 36-40 in 76 games, which has them as the tenth seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak (and have lost six out of their last ten).
Following the Spurs, the Warriors will play their next game on Thursday when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers.