Spurs rookie prodigy Victor Wembanyama creates NBA history with jaw-dropping stats in loss to Lakers.
Victor Wembanyama entered the NBA with an unprecedented level of excitement. Over the first 51 games of his NBA career, he has exceeded expectations.
Wembanyama accomplished a rare statistical accomplishment on Friday. The French sensation concluded the game against the Los Angeles Lakers with an eye-popping stat line, earning the coveted 5×5 game.
Wembanyama became only the second rookie in league history to have at least five points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals, and five blocks in a single game. More than 20 years ago, Jamaal Tinsley accomplished the feat during his debut year. Wembanyama, who turned 20 in January, is the NBA’s youngest player ever to record a 5×5 game.
He is also the 15th player in league history to have such remarkable statistics. The San Antonio Spurs’ star finished the game with 27 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, five steals, and five blocks.
Wembanyama needed merely 31 minutes to reach the requirements for the 5×5 game. The Spurs dropped Friday night’s game in Los Angeles, despite Wembanyama’s outstanding performance. San Antonio has now loss three straight games and sits in last place in the Western Conference.
While Wembanyama appears to appreciate the recognition he has received in the early stages of his NBA career, he stays focused on winning games.
“To me, it’s secondary,” Wembanyama added. “Hopefully in the future, and think this is a good performance, but as of today, I can’t be satisfied with a loss.”
Wembanyama also acknowledged the difficulty of competing against an all-time great player like LeBron James and his star colleague Anthony Davis.
“Of course it was challenging [going against] one of the best duos in the league,” Wembanyama said. “But still, I think it’s a lot of teams we beat if we play this way.
“But I think it came down to maturity at the end because each and every one of us was making a mistake each of the times. Little mistakes, missing a layup, turning the ball over. We went down, we went back to down four, down seven multiple times, and that’s when we did mistakes. So yeah, it’s maturity.”
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