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Victor Wembanyama Made NBA History in Spurs-Jazz Game

On Thursday night, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz 106-88 in Salt Lake City.

2024 Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama finished with 25 points, ten rebounds, six assists, five steals and five blocks while shooting 9/20 from the field and 4/13 from three-point range in 34 minutes of playing time.

He also made NBA history with his statistics.

Via Underdog NBA: “Victor Wembanyama tonight: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals, 5 blocks

Players with multiple 5×5 games in NBA history:
Hakeem Olajuwon-6
Andrei Kirilenko – 3
Wembie – 2″

With the win, Spurs improved to 2-3 in their first five games of the new season.

More importantly, Wembanyama bounced back significantly after one of the worst games of his NBA career.

Via StatMuse: “Victor Wembanyama is the only player under the age of 22 with a 5×5 game

He has two, he’s only twenty.

Wembanyama does averaging 18.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists. 1.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field and 23.5% from three-point range in his first five games.

After the Jazz, the Spurs now play their next game on Saturday night when they return home to host Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Spurs have been unable to reach the NBA playoffs since 2019, but Wembanyama has created a lot of excitement around the team.