Victor Wembanyama hits a career-high 40 points as the San Antonio Spurs hold off the New York Knicks.
Victor Wembanyama hit a career-high 40 points, including a big three-pointer with one minute and 12 seconds to play in overtime, as the San Antonio Spurs held off the visiting New York Knicks.He missed the Knicks' single-game scoring record, held by Carmelo Anthony since 2014, by one point.The 20-year-old Frenchman's haul saw him become the first rookie to record a 40-point, 20-rebound game since Shaquille O'Neal had 46 and 21 in 1993.
Miami had 26 points and 11 rebounds from reserve Thomas Bryant while Jimmy Butler managed eight points and eight assists in 25 minutes after missing the previous game because of illness.beat the Denver Nuggets 111-98 to move into a tie for first place in the Western Conference. Mike Conley scored 23 points and Jaden McDaniels 17 for the Timberwolves, who have won four in a row despite Karl-Anthony Towns' absence after surgery on his left knee.
Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr scored 14 each for the Nuggets, who have lost two in a row at home for the first time this season and slip to third in the West, behind Minnesota and the Oklahoma City Thunder.Time for a film night?'Guilty' and 'obsessive' - sportswomen on disordered eating
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