Wembanyama makes NBA history with 52 points, 24 rebounds and 8 blocks
Victor Wembanyama had 52 points, 24 rebounds and 8 blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-111. No NBA player had posted those numbers since the league began tracking blocks officially in 1973.
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Victor Wembanyama está em sua quarta temporada na NBA, mas nada do que havia feito antes se comparava à noite de quarta-feira.
A estrela dos Spurs estabeleceu o recorde da carreira com 52 pontos e acrescentou 24 rebotes e 8 tocos na vitória do San Antonio sobre o Dallas Mavericks por 112 a 111. Nenhum jogador na história da NBA tinha alcançado esses números desde que a liga começou a contabilizar bloqueios oficialmente, em 1973; apenas um outro jogador registrou uma linha de 50-20-5 — Bob McAdoo, em 22 de fevereiro de 1974.
O jogo foi até as últimas posses: Wembanyama acertou um lance livre para colocar o San Antonio à frente, e Kyrie Irving errou o que seria o arremesso da vitória, optando por um giro contestado em vez de P.J. Washington, livre na perimetral, e a bola não tocou o aro.
Wembanyama já estava em ritmo de história cedo, tornando-se o primeiro jogador a registrar pelo menos 25 pontos, 15 rebotes e cinco tocos em um único tempo. Os Spurs lideravam por 17 no intervalo e por até 19 no terceiro quarto.
Dallas reagiu com Cooper Flagg e Naji Marshall e chegou a liderar por três no último quarto. Por volta daquele momento, o San Antonio estava em apuros, com Wembanyama deixando a quadra brevemente por uma aparente lesão no tornozelo.
Ele voltou e ajudou o San Antonio a segurar a vitória: os Spurs superaram Dallas por 23 nos seus 34 minutos e foram superados por 22 nos 14 minutos em que o pivô reserva Luke Kornet jogou.
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