The San Antonio Spurs triumphed over the Dallas Mavericks 135-123, with Victor Wembanyama’s stellar performance.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 135-123 on the road. Victor Wembanyama led the team with 29 points and 11 rebounds. The Spurs are now 2-0 in the regular-season series against Dallas.
Keldon Johnson finished with 12 points and six rebounds. Harrison Barnes added 19 points. Julian Champagnie scored eight points. Devin Vassell scored 12 points, and Stephon Castle recorded 18 points and six assists. De’Aaron Fox added 17 points. Dylan Harper had nine points in 19 minutes.
Luke Kornet and Jeremy Sochan did not play due to injury.
The Spurs are 35-16 and will next host the Mavericks on Saturday.
Here’s a sample of what the Spurs and Mavericks said after the game.
Mitch Johnson:
“We did a little bit better game plan execution, with our resistance and physicality without fouling throughout the possession. We had some possessions where I thought we had good multiple efforts, but our initial game plan execution or physicality wasn’t there, so they (Dallas) already had a little bit of momentum, or we had the right physicality earlier. I thought we did a really good job, especially at the end of shoring it up a little bit more than we were throughout the game.”
“I thought we did a good job of just sharing some stuff together. I think kind of just alternating baskets was a theme there in the second half, and trying to just bear down and take some stops on the floor consecutively. That kind of allowed us to extend our lead.”
Wembanyama:
“We had a moment that wasn’t as good as the rest of the game, but we stayed pretty solid on defense. Everything could have been better. We went back to what we know offensively, because at some point, we’re just doing whatever.”
Coach Jason Kidd, Naji Marshall, and Cooper Flagg: