Victor Wembanyama made NBA history in Spurs-Jazz game

On By Littum

On Thursday night, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Utah Jazz by a score of 106-88 in Salt Lake City.

2024 Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama finished with 25 points, ten rebounds, six assists, five steals and five blocks while shooting 9/20 from the field and 4/13 from three-point range in 34 minutes of action.

He also made NBA history with his stat line.

Via Underdog NBA: “Victor Wembanyama tonight: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals, 5 blocks

Players with most 5×5 games in NBA history:
Hakeem Olajuwon – 6
Andrei Kirilenko – 3
Wemby – 2″

With the win, the Spurs improved to 2-3 in their first five games of the new season.

More importantly, Wembanyama rebounded in a marked way after one of the worst game of his NBA career.

Via StatMuse: “Victor Wembanyama is the only player under 22 with a 5×5 game

He has two – he’s only 20.“

Wembanyama is average 18.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists. 1.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per competition while shooting 41.9% from the field and 23.5% from three-point range in his first five games.

After the Jazz, the Spurs will now play their next game on Saturday night when they return home to host Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Spurs have not been able to make the NBA playoffs since 2019, but there is a lot of excitement around the team because of Wembanyama.