San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama already has more 40-point games in his career (6) than Tim Duncan did (5).
San Antonio Spurs young superstar Victor Wembanyama reached a historic milestone in Tuesday’s 136–108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Victor Wembanyama
Victor Wembanyama
Victor Wembanyama
MIN: 28.82
PTS: 24.2 (59.91%)
REB: 11
AS: 2.68
ST: 0.95
BL: 2.65
TO: 2.63
GM: 40
Wembanyama finished the game with 40 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 steals, marking the sixth 40-point performance of his career.
With the feat, he surpassed Spurs legend Tim Duncan for the most 40-point games in his career, as Duncan had five.
Right now, Wembanyama is tied with Manu Ginobili for fourth-most 40+ point games in Spurs franchise history, with six.
George Gervin leads the franchise with 67 40-point games, David Robinson is second with 22, and Mike Mitchell ranks third with 10.
This season, Wembanyama is averaging 24.2 points, 11 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per game, shooting 51.2% from the field and 37% from three-point range.
Meanwhile, he is leading the Spurs to a 37–16 record, good for second place in the highly competitive Western Conference.
Like what we are doing? You can express your gratitude here.
If you like our content, please click here and add us as your preferred source. It helps us a lot, and we are committed to delivering you the very latest basketball news.