Victor Wembanyama keeps finding new ways to turn a basketball game into a highlight reel, and the latest one came in San Antonio’s 122-96 road win over the Phoenix Suns on November 9.
The Spurs’ big man was already rolling with 36 points early in the fourth quarter when he uncorked the kind of finish that makes people stop mid-sentence: a takeoff from behind the free throw line and an absurdly smooth finish at the rim. It was the latest flash in a night that belonged to San Antonio from start to finish.
Wembanyama ended with 40 points on 15-of-19 shooting, while Dylan Harper chipped in 17 and De’Aaron Fox added 15 as Mitch Johnson’s team collected its eighth straight win. The Spurs had entered the night after Wembanyama extended an insane scoring streak in the team’s seventh straight victory, and they kept the momentum going in the Valley of the Sun.
WEMBY WITH A FINGER ROLL FROM WAY BEYOND THE FREE-THROW LINE 😱
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 10, 2026
Victor Wembanyama has 36 points early in the 4th quarter.
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The numbers told the story of how thoroughly San Antonio controlled it. The Spurs shot 51.1% from the field, nearly twelve percentage points better than Phoenix, and they owned the glass 55-35. Wembanyama grabbed 11 rebounds, Stephon Castle had eight, and San Antonio also finished with a 10-7 edge in blocks.
Phoenix leaned on Devin Booker, who scored 32 points, but Duke rookie Khaman Maluach was the only other Suns player in double figures with 11.
With the win, the Spurs moved to 9-2, while the Suns dropped to 3-6. Wembanyama’s run of big nights keeps building, and the praise around him is growing right along with it. Kendrick Perkins already gave him a compliment, and Shaquille O’Neal has also shared his own praise for the Spurs star as San Antonio continues to look like an emerging favorite for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
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