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Victor Wembanyama made NBA history in the Spurs-Jazz game

Victor Wembanyama made NBA history in the Spurs-Jazz game

The San Antonio Spurs played the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Thursday evening.

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

He also made NBA history with his statistics.

About 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
Wemby – 2″

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

More importantly, Wembanyama recovered significantly after one of its worst periods games his NBA career.

About StatMuse: “Victor Wembanyama is the only player under 22 with a 5×5 game.”

He has two – he's only 20.

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

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

The Spurs haven't made the NBA playoffs since 2019, but there's a lot of excitement around the team because of Wembanyama.

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