Wembanyama's 40 Points, 11 Rebounds and 9 Blocks Power Spurs' Ninth Straight Win as Warriors and Lakers Keep Rolling
Victor Wembanyama needed just 25 minutes to post 40 points, 11 rebounds and 9 blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Phoenix Suns 122-96 on November 9 for their ninth straight win, the longest active streak in the NBA, according to the league's Starting 5 newsletter.
Since blocks were first tracked in 1973-74, there have been only 10 games of at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocks, and Wembanyama owns two of them, in the fewest minutes of any of them. His 25:21 on Monday was the only such game in under 30 minutes. Only David Robinson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had previously recorded more than one. At 22, Wembanyama already has five career 40-point games in under 30 minutes, tied with Stephen Curry for the most all time.
The Golden State Warriors routed the New Orleans Pelicans 138-87 for their eighth straight win. Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski scored 25 points each and rookie Yaxel Lendeborg added 23, while Golden State hit 21 of 44 three-pointers. The 51-point margin was the largest in the league this season and the fourth-largest win in Warriors history.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 for a sixth straight win and an NBA-best 10-2 record. Luka Doncic finished with 32 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals, extending his streak of 30-point games to eight; the 32 points actually lowered his season scoring average to 39.3 points per game.
The Dallas Mavericks edged the Indiana Pacers 125-122 behind Cooper Flagg's season-high 43 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, including 16 points in the fourth quarter. Flagg joined Kevin Durant as the only teenagers with a 40-point, 10-rebound, 5-assist game.
The Western Conference's top five teams, the Lakers, Spurs, Thunder, Warriors and Timberwolves, have combined for 31 straight wins. The NBA said this is the first time in the conference era, dating to 1970-71, that the West's top five teams have all held win streaks of four or more games at once.
(Source: NBA)
Source: NBA
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Photo: 图：圣安东尼奥马刺球星 Victor Wembanyama 在2025年NBA杯比赛中。照片：Daiei Onoguchi 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama during the 2025 NBA Cup. Photo by Daiei Onoguchi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
