Victor Wembanyama achieved a remarkable 40 points in just 26 minutes as the San Antonio Spurs dominated the Lakers 136-108.
Victor Wembanyama not only defeated the Lakers on Tuesday night — he thoroughly dominated them.
With LeBron James absent, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and Marcus Smart unavailable, the San Antonio Spurs dominated in a 136-108 blowout.
And Wembanyama? He was unstoppable.
40 Points. 26 Minutes. Victor Wembanyama Takes Over.
The French star equaled his season best with 40 points in only 26 minutes, contributing 12 rebounds, two steals, and one block while hitting an impressive 13-of-20 from the floor.
He established the mood right away — with intensity.
Wembanyama scored 25 points in the first quarter, the highest ever by a Spurs player in any quarter during the play-by-play era (since 1997-98).
At a certain moment, from 11:08 to 6:15 in the first quarter, he scored 21 points in less than five minutes — making him only the 16th player this century to achieve that.
By halftime, he scored 37 points, the highest by any player in a first half this season and the highest by a Spur in a half since the 1997-98 season. The Spurs were ahead 84-55 at halftime. Match concluded.
He eased off a bit in the third, then sat out the fourth while San Antonio’s starters observed the blowout conclude on its own
The figures become even crazier.
Wembanyama has become the sole player in NBA history to achieve at least 40 points and 12 rebounds in 26 minutes or less. He already boasts six 40-point games in his early career — one more than Tim Duncan — even though he’s played 1,236 fewer games.
The Lakers, on the other hand, were just short on players. Doncic sat out a third consecutive game due to a hamstring strain, while James missed the second night of a back-to-back to manage his foot arthritis.
The sole drawback for San Antonio was a pelvic contusion sustained by 2025 Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle following a tough fall in the second quarter
