Victor Wembanyama's 31 points, 15 rebounds help Spurs to a 131-121 victory over Wizards
WASHINGTON (AP) Victor Wembanyama had 31 points and 15 rebounds to help the San Antonio Spurs hold off the Washington Wizards 131-121 on Monday night.
Wembanyama scored a career-high 50 points against Washington in November, and it looked like the All-Star might be on his way to another game like that Monday when he made his first four 3-point attempts within the first eight minutes.
He didn't keep up that scoring pace, but the San Antonio big man was still a force against a Washington team that was missing rookie 7-footer Alex Sarr because of a sprained left ankle.
De'Aaron Fox contributed 30 points for the Spurs, and Chris Paul had 10 assists. Rookie Stephon Castle added 16 points.
Tristan Vukcevic led Washington with 18 points.
San Antonio went on a 22-0 run in the first quarter to take a 28-10 lead, but the Wizards quickly rallied and trailed by just three at halftime.
Spurs: If San Antonio wants to make the playoffs, games like this are important - on the road against a Wizards team that has the worst record in the league. The Spurs weren't able to put Washington away with their early run, but the Wizards didn't have an answer for Wembanyama or Fox.
Wizards: Washington had nine players in double figures but went just 14 of 47 from 3-point range - with Jordan Poole going 2 for 13.
Wembanyama had four assists, including a nice backdoor pass to Fox, who cut along the baseline for a layup that gave the Spurs a 122-115 lead with 3:13 to play. The Wizards never got that close again.
Fox was 15 of 18 from the foul line.
San Antonio plays at Boston on Wednesday night. Washington hosts Indiana that same evening.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Victor Wembanyama vs. Richaun Holmes (Devin Vassell gains possession) | |||
11:36 | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | |||
11:32 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
11:25 | +3 | Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 0-3 | |
11:05 | Richaun Holmes blocks Victor Wembanyama's two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
11:01 | Bub Carrington defensive rebound | |||
10:59 | Jordan Poole misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
10:54 | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | |||
10:50 | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving bank jump shot | 2-3 | |
10:39 | Bub Carrington misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:37 | Spurs defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Richaun Holmes personal foul (Loose ball) (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
10:24 | Devin Vassell misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:20 | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | |||
10:16 | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | |||
10:16 | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 | |
10:16 | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-3 | |
9:59 | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | |||
9:57 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | |||
9:54 | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | |||
9:49 | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Bub Carrington assists) | 4-5 | |
9:43 | Bub Carrington shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | |||
9:43 | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-5 | |
9:43 | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-5 | |
9:27 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Bub Carrington assists) | 6-8 | |
9:11 | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | |||
9:08 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | |||
9:02 | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 6-10 | |
8:49 | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
8:49 | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | |||
8:35 | Bub Carrington misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
8:32 | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | |||
8:20 | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 9-10 | |
8:20 | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | |||
8:20 | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-10 | |
8:06 | Bub Carrington misses three point jump shot | |||
8:03 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | |||
8:00 | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point running dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 12-10 | |
8:00 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
7:43 | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | |||
7:39 | Bub Carrington offensive rebound | |||
7:34 | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Victor Wembanyama steals) | |||
7:26 | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 15-10 | |
7:16 | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | |||
7:13 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
7:08 | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 18-10 | |
6:44 | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals) | |||
6:38 | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point running pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 21-10 | |
6:15 | Bub Carrington turnover (traveling) | |||
5:53 | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point fadeaway jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 23-10 | |
5:44 | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
5:39 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
5:31 | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point pullup jump shot | 26-10 | |
5:29 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
5:14 | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | |||
5:11 | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point running dunk | 28-10 | |
4:59 | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | |||
4:50 | +3 | Tristan Vukcevic makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 28-13 | |
4:33 | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving layup | |||
4:31 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
4:27 | Kyshawn George misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:25 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 31-13 | |
4:00 | Chris Paul personal foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul) | |||
3:54 | +2 | Tristan Vukcevic makes two point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 31-15 | |
3:38 | Victor Wembanyama misses two point jump shot | |||
3:35 | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | |||
3:23 | Tristan Vukcevic misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
3:21 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
3:15 | Victor Wembanyama turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:04 | Tristan Vukcevic turnover (lost ball) (Stephon Castle steals) | |||
2:59 | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point running layup (Stephon Castle assists) | 33-15 | |
2:33 | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point layup | 33-17 | |
2:31 | Kyshawn George shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | |||
2:31 | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-17 | |
2:31 | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-17 | |
2:19 | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Tristan Vukcevic assists) | 35-20 | |
2:03 | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point pullup jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 37-20 | |
1:58 | +2 | Kyshawn George makes two point driving layup | 37-22 | |
1:58 | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul) | |||
1:58 | +1 | Kyshawn George makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-23 | |
1:45 | Keldon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Tristan Vukcevic steals) | |||
1:29 | +2 | Tristan Vukcevic makes two point driving layup | 37-25 | |
1:11 | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | |||
1:09 | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | |||
1:03 | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point running layup | |||
1:02 | Justin Champagnie offensive rebound | |||
1:01 | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point tip dunk | 37-27 | |
0:47 | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:45 | Stephon Castle offensive rebound | |||
0:41 | Stephon Castle misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
0:38 | Justin Champagnie defensive rebound | |||
0:33 | +3 | Tristan Vukcevic makes three point running jump shot (Justin Champagnie assists) | 37-30 | |
0:12 | +3 | Jeremy Sochan makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 40-30 | |
0:00 | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:42 | +2 | Tristan Vukcevic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 40-32 | |
11:19 | Jeremy Sochan misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
11:16 | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | |||
11:12 | Corey Kispert turnover (bad pass) (Victor Wembanyama steals) | |||
11:06 | Jeremy Sochan turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
10:56 | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 40-35 | |
10:56 | Stephon Castle shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | |||
10:56 | Spurs 60 second timeout | |||
10:56 | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-36 | |
10:46 | Keldon Johnson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
10:37 | +2 | Tristan Vukcevic makes two point cutting layup (Corey Kispert assists) | 40-38 | |
10:20 | Tristan Vukcevic blocks Keldon Johnson's two point driving layup | |||
10:17 | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
10:16 | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | |||
10:11 | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
10:08 | Keldon Johnson misses two point driving layup | |||
10:07 | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
9:59 | Corey Kispert personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
9:49 | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses two point driving layup | |||
9:47 | Tristan Vukcevic defensive rebound | |||
9:43 | Devin Vassell personal foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | |||
9:34 | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:33 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
9:24 | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 42-38 | |
9:11 | +3 | Justin Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Tristan Vukcevic assists) | 42-41 | |
8:49 | Devin Vassell misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
8:47 | Tristan Vukcevic defensive rebound | |||
8:37 | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving finger roll layup | 42-43 | |
8:37 | Spurs 60 second timeout | |||
8:21 | Corey Kispert shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | |||
8:21 | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-43 | |
8:21 | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:17 | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | |||
8:00 | Tristan Vukcevic misses two point floating jump shot | |||
7:58 | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | |||
7:47 | Tristan Vukcevic defensive rebound | |||
7:40 | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point floating jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 43-45 | |
7:32 | Justin Champagnie personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
7:23 | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 45-45 | |
7:04 | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 45-48 | |
6:56 | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | |||
6:54 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | |||
6:46 | Tristan Vukcevic misses three point jump shot | |||
6:42 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
6:37 | Corey Kispert kicked ball violation | |||
6:28 | +3 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 48-48 | |
6:20 | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | |||
6:18 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
6:05 | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot | 48-51 | |
5:55 | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | |||
5:52 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | |||
5:49 | Jordan Poole misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
5:47 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
5:33 | Chris Paul offensive foul (Richaun Holmes draws the foul) | |||
5:33 | Chris Paul turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:25 | Julian Champagnie personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
5:13 | Kyshawn George misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
5:09 | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | |||
5:01 | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving floating jump shot | 50-51 | |
4:42 | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
4:40 | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | |||
4:40 | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point putback layup | 50-53 | |
4:31 |