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Wembanyama’s 52 lifts Spurs past Mavericks by a point
Victor Wembanyama paired 52 points with 24 rebounds as San Antonio held off Dallas 112–111, overcoming a five-for-36 night from three-point range.
Result
San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 112–111 at Frost Bank Center in a completed NBA regular-season game on 5 November. Source
The Spurs built their winning margin before half-time, taking the opening quarter 32–26 and the second 36–25 for a 68–51 interval lead. Source
Dallas answered with a 29–22 third quarter and a 31–22 fourth, cutting 17 points from the deficit after the break but finishing one point short. Source
Stat story
Victor Wembanyama supplied 52 points and 24 rebounds in 34 minutes and four seconds, adding two assists for San Antonio. Source
His output came despite a one-for-eight return from three-point range; he made 19 of 23 free throws. Source
The Spurs made only five of 36 three-point attempts, recorded as 14%, while Dallas converted 14 of 37, recorded as 38%. Source
San Antonio found compensating production at the line, making 33 of 39 free throws to Dallas’s 19 of 26. Source
The home side also held a 61–50 rebounding edge and registered 10 blocks to Dallas’s four. Source
Dallas moved the ball for 29 assists against San Antonio’s 20 and committed eight turnovers to the Spurs’ 10. Source
Stars and goats
Wembanyama’s 52 points accounted for almost half of San Antonio’s 112, and his 24 rebounds were the game’s largest individual rebounding total in the reported player returns. Source Source
D. Harper added 21 points and five rebounds, while Stephon Castle posted 17 points, 10 rebounds and three assists for the Spurs. Source
For Dallas, C. Flagg logged 40 minutes and two seconds, finishing with 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Source
Kyrie Irving scored 29 points with five assists, Naji Marshall had 22 points, and P. J. Washington contributed 21 points and 10 rebounds. Source
The Mavericks’ late charge therefore had multiple contributors, but the quarter-by-quarter deficit from the first half remained just large enough to decide the result. Source Source
Standings impact
The result left San Antonio sixth in the Western Conference at 5–2 after seven regular-season games. Source
Dallas stood ninth in the West at 4–3 after seven games. Source
In the Southwest Division table, the Spurs were third and the Mavericks fourth. Source
Temporal Read
This was a completed, one-point 5 November result in which San Antonio’s early 68–51 lead survived a 60–44 Dallas advantage across the second half. Source
The clearest reading from the box score was Wembanyama’s combination of volume scoring, rebounding and free-throw accuracy carrying a Spurs side that made five three-pointers. Source Source
Dallas’s closing push, led in part by Flagg’s all-round 19-point, 10-rebound, five-assist line, narrowed the gap but did not overturn it. Source Source
Key facts
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DataCompleted Spurs–Mavericks NBA fixture, score and quarter scoring
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DataTeam shooting, rebounding, passing and defensive statistics from Spurs–Mavericks
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DataNBA regular-season Western Conference and Southwest Division standings
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