Victor Wembanyama scored 31 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for his 37th double-double, but it wasn't enough as Memphis clawed back to beat the Spurs.
Victor Wembanyama had another impressive performance, but he left the Frost Bank Center feeling he could have done even more. 'I remember having a thought in the first half, like when we were up by a lot, I didn't put the nail in the coffin,' he said. Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 28 points, including a 7-foot jump hook with 1.2 seconds left that provided the winning points, as injury-depleted Memphis nipped the Spurs 99-97 win on Friday night.
How to watch the Spurs take on the Suns on Saturday 'People go up on people all through the league,' Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said when asked about his team blowing its big lead. 'Teams with the worst records, teams with the best records go up 15, 20 and lose leads. It happens in the NBA all the time.' Down by six points with 33.2 seconds left after an alley-oop dunk by Jackson, the Spurs pulled within 97-94 on Devin Vassell's 3-pointer from the corner with 24.
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