Overview
- San Antonio beat Boston 100-95 with Victor Wembanyama coming off the bench to post 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks in 26 minutes.
- Wembanyama opened the fourth quarter with a block and one-handed dunk, then hit two late mid-range jumpers to push the Spurs ahead for good.
- The Spurs shot 10-for-44 from three as De’Aaron Fox added 21-9-6, while Derrick White scored 29 and Jaylen Brown had 27 for the Celtics.
- The NBA issued a three-game suspension to Kings guard Dennis Schröder for attempting to strike another player on Dec. 28, with U.S. outlets reporting the target was Luka Dončić.
- Elsewhere, the Clippers rallied past the Pistons 98-92 behind John Collins and James Harden, and the Hornets routed the Jazz 150-95 in the season’s largest margin as Moussa Diabaté logged a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.