Overview
- Victor Wembanyama scored 39 points with nine rebounds and secured a decisive late offensive board to seal San Antonio’s win.
- Anthony Edwards poured in a career-high 55, including 26 in the fourth quarter, shooting 19-for-33 from the field and 9-for-16 from three.
- San Antonio built a 25-point halftime cushion with a 48-point second quarter before key late plays from Keldon Johnson and De’Aaron Fox preserved the result.
- Fox added 25 points and 12 assists, and Johnson chipped in 20 off the bench, including a clutch three in the final seconds.
- Postgame comments highlighted mutual respect and a growing duel, with Edwards calling for a one-on-one and Wembanyama embracing the challenge, while some outlets noted differing accounts of a late free-throw sequence.