Overview
- Returning from a right hamstring strain, De’Aaron Fox started against New Orleans and hit a go-ahead jumper with 29.4 seconds left in a 126-119 win.
- Fox led San Antonio with 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting to cap his season debut, which the team had officially listed as available before tipoff.
- The Spurs placed eight players in double figures and totaled 31 assists, improving to 7-2 with a second straight victory.
- Victor Wembanyama posted 18 points, 18 rebounds and three blocks, while Stephon Castle added 14 points and 14 assists as their minutes were staggered with Fox.
- Julian Champagnie moved to a bench role and scored 14, and the team begins a longer runway for the Fox–Wembanyama partnership as rookie Dylan Harper recovers from a left calf strain.