Victor Wembanyama’s night was the headline, but the Spurs still needed somebody else to make the last stop.
Wembanyama delivered a monster performance Wednesday, piling up a career-high 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocks as San Antonio edged Dallas 112-111. Even with that kind of takeover game, the Spurs were hanging on because the rest of the offense never really found its rhythm. Outside of Wembanyama, San Antonio hit just 21 of 67 shots from the field, a 31.3% clip.
That made the final possession matter even more, and Mitch Johnson singled out De’Aaron Fox for the defensive play that helped close it out. Per Jeff Garcia of Spurs In Focus, Johnson gave Fox an A+ for the way he handled Kyrie Irving with the game on the line.
Dallas had turned to Irving after Cooper Flagg struggled through a rough shooting night of his own, finishing with seven made field goals on 19 attempts. With the Mavericks down one in the final seconds, Irving got the look, but Fox stayed attached, denied him space, and forced the shot wide left.
Fox also chipped in on the other end when it mattered most, setting up Wembanyama with key passes in crunch time. Those plays helped ease the burden on San Antonio’s top offensive weapon and gave the Spurs just enough breathing room to survive.
Fox’s fit in San Antonio has been questioned before, especially after some called for the Spurs to move him following his rough showing in the 2026 NBA Finals. But nights like this are exactly why he matters: steady, physical, and capable of making the kind of winning plays that don’t always show up in the box score.
KYRIE IRVING FOR THE WIN 🔥 pic.twitter.com/55gfonhuvX
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) November 5, 2026
Through eight games this season, Fox is averaging 15.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists.
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Victor Wembanyamas latest night was the kind that forces even hardened NBA observers to stop and reset their expectations. He put up 52 points, 24 rebounds, eight blocks and two steals in 34 minutes, a line so rare it put him alongside Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to ever reach at least 50 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocks in a game. It also kept the Spurs rolling, pushing their winning streak to six and lifting them to 6-2.
For a young roster trying to find its identity, the bigger takeaway may be how quickly Wembanyama is turning awe into routine. Dylan Harper was among the teammates who came away sounding like fans, praising Wembanyamas dominance and drawing the Chamberlain comparison himself, which says plenty about the standard being set inside the locker room. The question now is less about whether Wembanyama can take over a game than how far San Antonio can ride nights like this while the rest of the league keeps trying to catch up. [Read more 🡒]
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Victor Wembanyama made the Spurs matchup with Dallas feel like a showcase from the opening tip, and by halftime he had already piled up a line that looked more like a full game than a first half. The rookie center scored 29 points on 7-for-12 shooting and added 16 rebounds, two assists, three steals and six blocks, giving San Antonio exactly the kind of two-way dominance its fans have been imagining since he arrived.
The Mavericks tried to keep pace through Kyrie Irving, who had 17 points and four assists, but Wembanyama kept bending the game in San Antonios favor on both ends. For a Spurs team still building around its new centerpiece, nights like this are a reminder of how quickly he can change the tone of a game, and how uncomfortable he can make even a veteran opponent look when the matchup tilts his way. [Read more 🡒]
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Victor Wembanyama delivered the kind of performance that can reshape a game and a conversation at the same time, piling up a career-high 52 points with 24 rebounds and eight blocks to lift the Spurs past Dallas, 112-111. It was the sort of night San Antonio has been waiting to see from its franchise centerpiece, especially with the rest of the roster struggling to keep pace offensively while the Mavericks kept clawing back into it.
Even after all that, Wembanyama did not sound like a player fully satisfied with the finish. He pointed to a few late-game details he wanted back, including missed free throws and the way he handled some screen-setting sequences, a reminder that his standards are already set well beyond a box score that most players would celebrate for weeks. For the Spurs, the win mattered most, but the frustration attached to it may be just as telling about where their star thinks this group still has room to grow. [Read more 🡒]