By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 22:37 EST, 10 January 2026 | Updated: 22:37 EST, 10 January 2026
BOSTON (AP) - Victor Wembanyama scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, including a game-sealing jumper with 19.2 seconds left, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics 100-95 on Saturday night.
De'Aaron Fox also finished with 21 points for the Spurs and Keldon Johnson added 18 points and 10 rebounds. San Antonio won its second straight after losing two in a row.
Derrick White led Boston with 29 points and Jaylen Brown had 27. The Celtics lost for just the third time in 12 games.
The game was tied at 84 before Baylor Scheierman´s corner 3-pointer pushed Boston ahead with just under seven minutes left. White followed with a driving basket before the Spurs went on a 9-2 spree, taking a 93-91 lead on Johnson´s 3-pointer with 2:14 left.
After Brown´s layup tied it, Wembanyama´s fadeaway jumper pushed San Antonio back in front with 1:33 to go.
Brown was then stripped of the ball near midcourt by Fox, and Julian Champagnie converted a putback of his own miss to make it 97-93 with 41 seconds left.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) drives to the basket against Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Wembanyama´s left-wing jumper made it 99-95.
Playing his third straight game after missing a pair with a sore knee, Wembanyama didn´t score his first points until hitting a 3 from the top midway into the second quarter.
But he got going in the second half, scoring nine consecutive points for San Antonio midway into the third quarter, bringing the Spurs back from a nine-point deficit to tie it on his three-point play.
Coming off a victory over the Raptors a night earlier, the Celtics seemed locked in defensively against Wembanyama early, mixing in double teams and sending a few players at him quickly when he attempted to drive.
Spurs: At Minnesota on Sunday.
Celtics: At Indiana on Monday.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) is guarded by Boston Celtics guard Jordan Walsh (27) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) soots over San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard goes low to drive by San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)