Victor Wembanyama will make a second attempt at his first-ever NBA win in San Francisco when the San Antonio Spurs visit the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.
Victor Wembanyama was on a whole other level on Tuesday when the Spurs blew the Lakers out. The purple and gold outfit simply had no answer to his dominance, and despite the humbling defeat, head coach JJ Redick could only praise the out-of-this-world Frenchman.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle fell hard on his back after blocking Rui Hachimura’s dunk attempt in the second quarter and eventually missed the rest of his team’s 136-108 road win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
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There are hot starts, and then there’s what Victor Wembanyama did Tuesday night. The Spurs didn’t just beat the Lakers. They overwhelmed them, blitzed them, and buried them early in a 136-108 rout that was effectively decided before halftime.
Victor Wembanyama almost single-handedly dismantled the Lakers tonight as the Spurs blew them out 136-108 at the Crypto.com Arena. He set the Spurs’ franchise record for scoring in a single quarter with a 25-point outburst in less than eight minutes of the first quarter action tonight.
Victor Wembanyama scored 37 of his 40 points in the first half, Carter Bryant added 16 points off the bench and the visiting San Antonio Spurs turned a fast start into a dominating 135-108 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle was ruled out of Tuesday's road game against the Los Angeles Lakers following a second-quarter pelvis injury. Castle fell on his tailbone after blocking the Lakers' Rui Hachimura on a fast-break dunk attempt with just over four minutes remaining in the first half.
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