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NBA Overview: Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama Matches 5×5 vs. Jazz

NBA: San Antonio Spurs at Utah JazzOctober 31, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reaches for the ball against Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton (2) during the fourth quarter at Delta Center. Mandatory credits: Rob Gray-Imagn images

Victor Wembanyama bounced back from one of his worst NBA performances with a rare 5×5 to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.

A night after scoring a career-high six points in a loss to Oklahoma City, Wembanyama collected 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five blocks and five steals.

It was the second time the 20-year-old completed the so-called 5×5 (five of each category), and Wembanyama joined Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilenko as the only NBA players to ever do it more than once. Olajuwon did it six times, Kirilenko three times.

Chris Paul contributed 19 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and two steals for San Antonio. Collin Sexton scored a team-high 16 points for Utah, which played without leading scorer Lauri Markkanen (back spasms).

Suns 125, Clippers 119

Devin Booker scored a season-high 40 points as Phoenix rallied from a 21-point deficit in the third quarter to beat Los Angeles in Inglewood, California.

Royce O’Neale added 21 points, Kevin Durant scored 18, rookie Ryan Dunn had 16 in his second career start and Jusuf Nurkic scored 11 as the Suns won for the second time in two weeks at the new $2 billion Intuit Dome Clippers. Phoenix made 15 straight shots to open the second half, sparking a rally that extended its winning streak to three games.

James Harden produced 25 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, while Norman Powell added 23 points as the Clippers fell to 0-3 in their new building. Harden became the twentieth player in NBA history to reach 26,000 career points. Ivica Zubac scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Rockets 108, Mavericks 102

Jalen Green scored a team-high 23 points and Houston fended off a fourth-quarter comeback to win in Dallas.

Green buried a 3-pointer with 1:12 left to steady the Rockets and answer Luka Doncic’s 3-pointer that had pulled Dallas to within 100-97. Dillon Brooks and Alperen Sengun each scored 17 points for the Rockets, who combined for 25 points and eight rebounds from Amen Thompson and Tari Eason off the bench. Sengun matched Green with a game-high 12 rebounds.

Doncic scored 15 of his game-high 29 points on 6-for-8 shooting in the fourth quarter. Kyrie Irving (28 points, eight rebounds, seven assists) kept the Mavericks afloat before Doncic and Klay Thompson (eight fourth-quarter points) sparked the frantic fourth-quarter rally. Klay Thompson finished with 12 points.

Grizzlies 122, dollars 99

Ja Morant recorded 26 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds and carried Memphis short-handed when it visited Milwaukee.

The Grizzlies, who are on a two-game losing streak, also got 19 points and nine rebounds from Santi Aldama. Jaylen Wells and Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 16 points each, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 13 points, Jake LaRavia had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Zach Edey produced 10 points and eight boards. The triple-double was the 12th of Morant’s career.

Giannis Antetokounmpo followed the Bucks with 37 points and 11 rebounds. Brook Lopez scored 12 points and Bobby Portis 11.

–Field-level media