Spurs narrowly defeated Magic Wemban's record 21 8 6 caps, first in the league, tied the season record
The Spurs faced Orlando, but the Spurs failed to catch up with 25 points and fought back in the final moments, losing 98-108. At the end of the game, Wembanyama had 21 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks, while Banchero was 9-of-18 with 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals.
Before the game began, the Spurs got good news that Wembanyama had been drafted for an All-Star Game. The Spurs outscored the Spurs 30-27 in the first quarter, but then they fought back in the second quarter to take a 57-51 halftime lead.
This time it will also be a contest for the first pick, with the first-place Banchero facing the first-place Wembanyama, who will face the first-place Spurs. Banchero burst into a spree in the second quarter, scoring 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the first quarter to help the Magic complete the comeback. Wembanyama was equally impressive, finishing with 14 six rebounds, three assists and two blocks after halftime.
Unfortunately, the Spurs collapsed in the third quarter, taking a 13-point lead in the first quarter and extending the advantage even further, and by the third quarter, the Spurs had a 19-point lead at 91-72.
Although Wembanyama played well, the overall level of the team was still very low. In the fourth quarter, Wembanyama scored three goals as soon as he came up, but due to game time constraints, he was sent off again. When Wembanyama was substituted, the Spurs went on a 15-0 run to narrow the score to three points.
Wembanyama resumed racing with 2:41 seconds remaining.
In this game, Wembanyama also set a record: he scored more than 5 goals in 11 single-game games this year, the first in the league, Thick Eyebrows and Da Luo tied for 8 goals, Kessler 6 goals, 3 goals.