Victor Wembanyama put on a show with 42 points and 18 rebounds in his Christmas Day debut, but the San Antonio Spurs fell to the New York Knicks 117-114. Wembanyama's performance was historic, joining Wilt Chamberlain and Nikola Jokic as the only players with 40 points and 15 rebounds on Christmas Day. Despite Wembanyama's brilliance, Mikal Bridges led the Knicks with 41 points, including a clutch performance from beyond the arc.
NEW YORK – Tre Jones knew Victor Wembanyama was going to have a big game. 'We could see the fire in his eyes, the way he carried himself,' Jones said. In a monster Christmas Day debut, Wembanyama produced 42 points, 18 rebounds, four assists and four blocks in 40 minutes. It still wasn't enough as Mikal Bridges pumped in a season-high 41 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 117-114 victory over the Spurs on Wednesday in a game that featured 20 leads changes and 12 ties.
Castle receives special, surprise Christmas gift 'I'm thinking about the game right now,' he said after a long pause and several seconds studying the box score. 'Just thinking, we're close, but we lack some attributes at times.' Wembanyama shot 16 for 31 from the field, including 6 for 16 from 3-point range, but Bridges hit 17 for 25, including 6 for 9 from beyond the arc to push New York to its fifth win in a row to improve to 20-10.
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