Wembanyama scored a career high 50 points off a career high eight 3-pointers and led the Spurs to a 137-130 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
Victor Wembanyama hit his first two 3-pointers Wednesday night against the Washington Wizards . It was a sign of things to come. Wembanyama scored a career high 50 points off a career high eight 3-pointers and led the Spurs to a 139-130 win over the Wizards on Wednesday night at the Frost Bank Center . With 6:51 remaining in the third quarter, Jordan Poole – who led the Wizards with 42 points – connected on all three of his free-throw attempts to tie the game, 85-85.
He finished 18 of 29 from the floor and 8 of 16 from 3-point range. The last Spur to score 50 points in a game was LaMarcus Aldridge in 2019. The Wizards did cut the once 21-point lead to 129-121 with 2:17 remaining in the fourth quarter. But Chris Paul drilled a step-back 17-footer and hit a driving layup to all but finish off the Wizards. Alexandre Sarr, the big Frenchman who the Wizards drafted with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft scored 12 points.
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