Overview
- San Antonio beat New Orleans 126-119 at home after leading throughout, holding off Trey Murphy III’s 41-point night.
- Victor Wembanyama finished with 18 points and 18 rebounds on 2-of-9 from three, while rookie guard Stephon Castle posted 14 points and 14 assists.
- The win followed a 121-110 result over Houston that halted the Rockets’ five-game streak, a game in which Wembanyama scored 22 after halftime and threw a widely shared dunk over Kevin Durant.
- Milwaukee opened its NBA Cup title defense by defeating Chicago 126-110, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 41 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, including 19 in the fourth quarter.
- Elsewhere, Oklahoma City routed Sacramento 132-101 behind Isaiah Hartenstein’s career-high 33 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 30, and Denver topped Indiana 117-100 with Nikola Jokic’s 32-14-14 triple-double.