Victor Wembanyama delivered an immense performance on Wednesday by scoring 50 points in San Antonio’s victory against Washington (139-130) for the first time in his career. With a three-point basket record (8).
Victor Wembanyama has smashed a new symbolic milestone. For the first time in his career, the Frenchman scored 50 points in an NBA game, leading San Antonio to victory against Washington (139-130) on Wednesday. “My first thought is that I want the rest of our performances, the rest of our matches, to eclipse this one,” he said after the match. “I want this match to be just one of many in the future.” It will be difficult because “Wemby” hit very hard.
The stats say how crazy his performance is
Before him, the last three 50-point games for a Spurs player had taken place in overtime. And the last to have signed such a performance in regulation time for the Texan franchise was David Robinson in 1994, underlines ESPN. At 20 years and 314 days old, he also became the fourth youngest player in the history of the League to score 50 points in a game, but also the tallest (2.23m). These chaotic figures illustrate the scope of the performance of the Olympic vice-champion in very good form in recent days, particularly at long distance.
The French star, whose best performance was a game-high 40 points in an overtime win over the New York Knicks in March 2024, built his crazy stat line by making a personal best in three-pointers (8/ 16). The former Paris-Levallois player particularly caught fire in the third quarter with 19 points including a flawless long distance (4/4) for four rebounds, an assist and a block. Another fact places his great precocity at such a level: Wembanyama crossed the symbolic bar of 50 points in his 83rd NBA game, the fourth fewest number of games to achieve this since 1977.
“I like to celebrate the small victories and the big victories for a while,” he said after the meeting after having indulged in a small weight training session as a recovery. “But tomorrow we’re already focused on the Lakers. I’m going to give myself some time to think. It’s definitely an important step. It’s kind of a private club. It’s definitely something I’m proud of .”
