Overview
- Victor Wembanyama left in the first quarter after knee-to-knee contact with Giannis Antetokounmpo, then returned to start the second.
- He finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio expanded a 66-53 halftime lead, pushing the margin to 37 in the third and 39 early in the fourth.
- Stephon Castle recorded 19 points and 10 assists, and Julian Champagnie added 13 points and 11 rebounds, with De'Aaron Fox contributing 18 points.
- Antetokounmpo scored 21 points, and Milwaukee fell to its third straight defeat after a blowout loss to Minnesota earlier in the week.
- The in-game scare followed Wembanyama’s Dec. 31 hyperextended knee, with no immediate sign of a new setback noted in reports.