- ABC News
- November 14, 2024
SAN ANTONIO -- Spurs star Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 50 points -- including a career-best eight 3-pointers -- in a 139-130 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. "My first thought is eventually I want the rest of our performances, the rest of our games, to overshadow this one," Wembanyama said. "I want to make it where in the future, [this is] just another one." Clearly, it's not. Prior to Wembanyama, the past three 50-point games produced by Spurs came in overtime outings. David Robinson in 1994 logged the franchise's most recent 50-point performance in regulation. At 20 years and 314 days, Wembanyama is the fourth-youngest player to score 50 points. At 7-foot-4, he's also the tallest to do so. Wembanyama's previous career high was 40 points in a 130-126 overtime victory against the New York Knicks in March of last season. He made his presence felt virtually from the onset Wednesday, assisting or scoring on...