By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Victor Wembanyama put up 30 points, a career-high-tying 10 blocks and seven rebounds to push the San Antonio Spurs past the Portland Trail Blazers 114 – 94.
The French big man could’ve easily had a triple-double but didn’t play in the last eight minutes of the game due to the big margin in favor of his team.
Wembanyama finished with 4 out of 8 triples to become the first player in NBA history with a combination of four 3-pointers and 10 blocks in a game. He also became the first players below 21 years of age to have multiple games with 10 blocks or more since 1974 when the NBA began recording them.
Deni Avdija had a slow night, finishing with seven points on 2 out of 12 shots, plus six rebounds the Blazers.
Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 12 rebounds but the Minnesota Timberwolves couldn’t hold back Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.
A few days after possibly the worst performance in his career, Curry had 31 points and 10 assists as the Warriors grabbed a 113 – 103 win over Memphis. He had 11 straight points in the fourth period, including three triples.
In his second game with the Warriors, Dennis Schroder dropped nine points on 3 – 8 shots.
The Boston Celtics were too much for the Chicago Bulls, cruising 123 – 98 on the road. The hosts needed a lot more than Nikola Vucevic’s 19 points and 10 rebounds to stand a chance against the reigning champions.
The rest of Saturday’s (21/12) NBA results:
Sacramento Kings – Los Angeles Lakers 99 – 103
Orlando Magic – Miami Heat 121 – 114
Atlanta Hawks – Memphis Grizzlies 112 – 128
Brooklyn Nets – Utah Jazz 94 – 105
Cleveland Cavalies – Philadelphia 76ers 126 – 99
Milwaukee Bucks – Washington Wizards 112 – 101
New Orleans Pelicans – New York Knicks 93 – 104
Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Clippers 113 – 97
Phoenix Suns – Detroit Pistons 125 – 133
NBA Standings
Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers 25 – 4
Boston Celtics 22 – 6
New York Knicks 18 – 10
Orlando Magic 18 – 12
Milwaukee Bucks 15 – 12
Miami Heat 13 – 13
Atlanta Hawks 14 – 15
Indiana Pacers 13 – 15
Chicago Bulls 14 – 16
Detroit Pistons 12 – 17
Brooklyn Nets 11 – 17
Philadelphia 76ers 9 – 17
Charlotte Hornets 7 – 21
Toronto Raptors 7 – 21
Washington Wizards 4 – 22
Western Conference
Oklahoma City Thunder 22 – 5
Memphis Grizzlies 20 – 9
Houston Rockets 18 – 9
Dallas Mavericks 18 – 10
Los Angeles Lakers 16 – 12
Denver Nuggets 14 – 11
Golden State Warriors 15 – 12
Los Angeles Clippers 16 – 13
San Antonio Spurs 15 – 13
Minnesota Timberwolves 14 – 13
Phoenix Suns 14 – 13
Sacramento Kings 13 – 16
Portland Trail Blazers 9 – 19
Utah Jazz 7 – 20
New Orleans Pelicans 5 – 24