In Game 5, Victor Wembanyama joins LeBron James and Nikola Jokic as the only players with at least 18 and 6 in a playoff first quarter (play-by-play era).
Victor Wembanyama is on a mission to lead the San Antonio Spurs over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinals clash.
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And as early as the first quarter, the French superstar simply dominated and clinched another epic record of his own.
In the first 12 minutes of the pivotal game, Wembanyama already managed to drop 18 points and six rebounds against Minnesota.
In the entire history of the NBA since the play-by-play era began in 1996-97, it was only LeBron James and Nikola Jokic who achieved similar numbers in the first quarter of a playoff game.
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