Overview
- San Antonio routed Dallas 125-92 behind Victor Wembanyama’s 40 points, 15 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in 30 minutes, drawing road M‑V‑P chants.
- Cooper Flagg finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds on 4-of-13 shooting with three turnovers, zero assists and a team-worst minus-29, scoring all his points after halftime as the second-youngest player to start an NBA debut.
- Jason Kidd said Flagg “played within himself” and looked more aggressive after the break, and he intends to stick with the jumbo starting group featuring Flagg, Klay Thompson, P.J. Washington, Dereck Lively II and Anthony Davis.
- Dallas’ broader issues loomed with a 50-37 rebounding deficit, a 68-26 gap in paint points and a 31-8 fast-break disparity, while the Mavericks shot 37.3% overall and struggled inside the arc as Davis lamented too much isolation.
- With Kyrie Irving still rehabbing an ACL tear, D’Angelo Russell came off the bench for 15 minutes as Kidd downplayed role labels, and center Daniel Gafford is listed as questionable to face the Wizards.