SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama scored 30 factors and tied a profession excessive with 10 blocks because the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 114-94 victory in opposition to the Portland Path Blazers on Saturday night.
Wembanyama added seven rebounds whereas taking part in simply half-hour, lacking the ultimate 8½ minutes of the fourth quarter as San Antonio cruised to its largest margin of victory this season.
In simply his second season and at 20 years previous, Wembanyama continues so as to add to his checklist of distinctive accomplishments. His 10-block sport comes throughout a season through which he additionally had a 50-point sport and a 5×5 sport. He’s solely the third participant because the league started monitoring blocks in 1974 to make all three in the identical season, becoming a member of David Robinson within the 1992-93 season and Hakeem Olajuwon in 1989-90 .
Saturday’s efficiency was solely the twelfth sport through which a participant has totaled 30 factors and 10 blocks since 1974, however Wembanyama is the primary to take action in half-hour of play or much less.
Wembanyama additionally made 4 of 8 3-pointers Saturday, making him the primary participant with 4 3-pointers and 10 blocks in a sport in NBA historical past.
Wembanyama now has two profession 10-block video games – he additionally did it in his rookie season in opposition to Toronto – and he’s the primary participant beneath 21 to have a number of video games with double-digit blocks since 1974.
Charles Bassey added 16 factors and 12 rebounds and Devin Vassell had 11 factors for the Spurs, who’ve received 4 straight in opposition to the Path Blazers.
San Antonio is 15-13 after successful two in a row and 4 of 5. Spurs solely received their fifteenth sport final season on March 17.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 25 factors and Anfernée Simons had 18 factors for Portland.
The Path Blazers ended a six-game streak with a 126-124 win over Denver on Thursday, however have misplaced 9 of their final 11 video games.
ESPN Analysis and the Related Press contributed to this report.
