Wembanyama scores 23, blocks four as Spurs beat Mavericks 122-106

Victor Wembanyama scored 23 points and blocked four shots, and the San Antonio Spurs pulled away with two fourth-quarter runs to beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-106 on Saturday, October 24.

Wembanyama shot 9 of 18 and grabbed seven rebounds in 29 minutes, and San Antonio outscored Dallas by 32 points while he was on the floor. Dylan Harper added 22 points, and De'Aaron Fox had nine assists.

Dallas (1-2) led 47-41 in the second quarter after a 10-0 run, but San Antonio (1-2) scored 36 points in the period. The game had 14 lead changes and seven ties before the Spurs' 30-17 fourth quarter decided it.

An 11-0 run early in the fourth put San Antonio up 103-91. A 10-0 burst followed and ended at 3:13 with Harper's running dunk, set up by Wembanyama, for a 119-96 lead, the Spurs' biggest of the night.

Dallas cut into it late. Tobi Lawal's step-back three made it 119-103 with 1:20 left, Ja'Kobi Gillespie answered with a three for San Antonio, and Jett Howard's three with 46.1 seconds left set the final score.

Sergio De Larrea led Dallas with 21 points off the bench, shooting 9 of 15. The Mavericks' reserves scored 56 points, and Daniel Gafford had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Dallas shot 51.1 percent but turned the ball over 18 times, 12 of them on Spurs steals. San Antonio collected 15 offensive rebounds.

Up next

Spurs: host the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, October 27.

Mavericks: at the Miami Heat on Monday, October 26.