Wembanyama hits decisive free throw as Spurs hold off Hawks 126-125 in Fox's debut
ATLANTA (AP) Victor Wembanyama broke a tie with a free throw with 2.4 seconds left and De'Aaron Fox scored 24 points in his first game for San Antonio, leading the Spurs to a 126-125 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
Fox arrived from Sacramento in a three-team trade Sunday and started in his San Antonio debut as Wembanyama’s new point guard.
Wembanyama, who also had 24 points, intentionally missed the second free throw, denying Atlanta the opportunity for an inbounds play. Trae Young missed a last-second 3-pointer.
Wembanyama added 12 rebounds. Fox matched his season high with 13 assists.
Young had 32 points with 12 assists for Atlanta. Onyeka Okongwu had a career-high 30 points.
The Spurs led by 20 points early in the second half but had to withstand the Hawks' comeback attempt. De'Andre Hunter's 3-pointer with less than two minutes remaining pulled the Hawks to 123-121. Young made two free throws to tie it at 123 and hit a jumper for another tie at 125.
Spurs: One night after having his No. 24 jersey retired at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee near Atlanta, Devin Vassell scored 20 points and matched his career high with four steals. Julian Champagnie set a career high with five steals.
Hawks: Okongwu scored 13 points and Young had 11 in the third quarter as the Hawks outscored the Spurs 43-31.
After leading only 22-21, the Spurs pulled away with an 11-2 run that was sparked by back-to-back layups from Jeremy Sochan.
San Antonio led 72-54 at halftime to set a season high for points in a first half.
Both teams play Friday night. The Spurs are at Charlotte as they complete a three-game tour of the South. The Hawks host Milwaukee.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Victor Wembanyama vs. Onyeka Okongwu (Harrison Barnes gains possession) | |||
11:36 | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:32 | Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound | |||
11:23 | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Barnes steals) | |||
11:18 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point running dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 2-0 | |
10:59 | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 2-3 | |
10:35 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 4-3 | |
10:17 | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot | |||
10:13 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
10:05 | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 7-3 | |
9:53 | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot | |||
9:51 | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Devin Vassell misses three point running jump shot | |||
9:44 | Trae Young defensive rebound | |||
9:31 | +3 | Onyeka Okongwu makes three point jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 7-6 | |
9:10 | Harrison Barnes misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:07 | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | |||
8:57 | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point floating jump shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 7-8 | |
8:39 | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 10-8 | |
8:25 | +3 | Dyson Daniels makes three point jump shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 10-11 | |
8:17 | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving layup (Chris Paul assists) | 12-11 | |
8:05 | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point jump shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 12-14 | |
8:05 | Spurs 60 second timeout | |||
7:52 | Victor Wembanyama misses two point cutting layup | |||
7:51 | Hawks defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | Victor Wembanyama personal foul (Loose ball) (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | |||
7:39 | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | |||
7:34 | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point running pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 15-14 | |
7:20 | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:17 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
7:11 | Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
7:11 | Victor Wembanyama misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:11 | Spurs offensive rebound | |||
7:11 | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-14 | |
6:59 | Chris Paul kicked ball violation | |||
6:52 | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-16 | |
6:41 | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point pullup jump shot | 19-16 | |
6:32 | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot | |||
6:30 | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | |||
6:27 | Zaccharie Risacher misses two point floating jump shot | |||
6:23 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | |||
6:22 | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Trae Young steals) | |||
6:18 | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point running dunk (Trae Young assists) | 19-18 | |
6:06 | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 22-18 | |
5:53 | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:49 | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | |||
5:45 | De'Aaron Fox misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
5:43 | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | |||
5:30 | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:27 | Spurs defensive rebound | |||
5:09 | Julian Champagnie misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:08 | Hawks defensive rebound | |||
4:50 | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
4:46 | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | |||
4:42 | Keaton Wallace personal foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | |||
4:30 | Stephon Castle misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
4:26 | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:20 | +3 | Keaton Wallace makes three point jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 22-21 | |
4:07 | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point cutting layup (Stephon Castle assists) | 24-21 | |
4:01 | Keaton Wallace turnover (bad pass) (Julian Champagnie steals) | |||
3:56 | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point running layup (Stephon Castle assists) | 26-21 | |
3:55 | Hawks 60 second timeout | |||
3:34 | De'Andre Hunter misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
3:30 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
3:22 | Stephon Castle misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:18 | Vit Krejci defensive rebound | |||
3:05 | +2 | Keaton Wallace makes two point driving floating jump shot (Garrison Mathews assists) | 26-23 | |
2:54 | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 29-23 | |
2:31 | Vit Krejci turnover (bad pass) (Julian Champagnie steals) | |||
2:21 | Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | |||
2:21 | +1 | Stephon Castle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-23 | |
2:21 | +1 | Stephon Castle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-23 | |
2:11 | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:07 | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | |||
1:58 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point turnaround jump shot | 33-23 | |
1:40 | Julian Champagnie blocks Dominick Barlow's two point driving layup | |||
1:39 | Hawks offensive rebound | |||
1:39 | Devin Vassell personal foul (Vit Krejci draws the foul) | |||
1:31 | +2 | Vit Krejci makes two point driving finger roll layup (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 33-25 | |
1:13 | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point driving dunk (Devin Vassell assists) | 35-25 | |
1:00 | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | |||
0:57 | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | |||
0:48 | Stephon Castle misses three point jump shot | |||
0:45 | Spurs offensive rebound | |||
0:45 | Jump ball. Victor Wembanyama vs. Larry Nance Jr. (Jeremy Sochan gains possession) | |||
0:35 | Jeremy Sochan misses three point jump shot | |||
0:32 | Dominick Barlow defensive rebound | |||
0:20 | Vit Krejci turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | |||
0:05 | Vit Krejci personal foul (Take) (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:37 | Vit Krejci turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | |||
11:25 | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 38-25 | |
11:14 | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | |||
11:09 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
11:04 | Devin Vassell misses three point running jump shot | |||
11:00 | Vit Krejci defensive rebound | |||
10:54 | Vit Krejci misses three point jump shot | |||
10:52 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
10:43 | Stephon Castle misses two point driving layup | |||
10:40 | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | |||
10:34 | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | |||
10:31 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
10:21 | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-25 | |
10:12 | Garrison Mathews turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
9:59 | Victor Wembanyama offensive foul (Charge) (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | |||
9:59 | Victor Wembanyama turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:46 | Stephon Castle shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | |||
9:46 | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-26 | |
9:46 | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-27 | |
9:23 | Dominick Barlow blocks Victor Wembanyama's two point driving layup | |||
9:22 | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | |||
9:22 | Dominick Barlow shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
9:22 | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-27 | |
9:22 | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-27 | |
9:13 | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 42-29 | |
9:02 | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | |||
8:59 | Dominick Barlow defensive rebound | |||
8:44 | De'Aaron Fox kicked ball violation | |||
8:37 | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Julian Champagnie steals) | |||
8:33 | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point running dunk (Julian Champagnie assists) | 44-29 | |
8:21 | Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:18 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | |||
8:14 | De'Aaron Fox misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
8:11 | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | |||
8:07 | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving floating jump shot | 44-31 | |
8:07 | Chris Paul shooting foul (Dyson Daniels draws the foul) | |||
8:07 | +1 | Dyson Daniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-32 | |
8:00 | Harrison Barnes misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
7:57 | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | |||
7:47 | Dominick Barlow misses three point jump shot | |||
7:44 | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | |||
7:32 | Chris Paul misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:29 | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | |||
7:22 | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
7:18 | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | |||
7:15 | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point running layup (Julian Champagnie assists) | 46-32 | |
7:15 | Hawks 60 second timeout | |||
6:55 | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
6:52 | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | |||
6:44 | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving finger roll layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 48-32 | |
6:25 | +3 | Trae Young makes three point jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) | 48-35 | |
6:09 | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 51-35 | |
6:02 | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | |||
6:00 | Julian Champagnie personal foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | |||
5:55 | Jeremy Sochan personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | |||
5:55 | Trae Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:55 | Hawks offensive rebound | |||
5:55 | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-36 | |
5:37 | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point pullup jump shot | 53-36 | |
5:28 | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point alley-oop layup (Trae Young assists) | 53-38 | |
5:16 | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:12 | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | |||
5:07 |