Photo Credit:Cary Edmondson / Imagn Images
Victor Wembanyama powered the relentless San Antonio Spurs to a 10th straight win Wednesday with his second consecutive 41-point game, brushing aside the Golden State Warriors 127-113.
Two days after the French star scored the fastest double-double in NBA history, Wembanyama also grabbed 18 rebounds in a wire-to-wire victory.
San Antonio have emerged as genuine NBA title contenders in the second half of the season, winning 26 of their past 28 games.
They sit second in the Western Conference, just two wins behind the Oklahoma City Thunder, with six regular-season games remaining in the battle for the top seed.
The two Western giants are the favourites to win this year’s NBA championship, with the play- offs beginning in mid-April.
While the Thunder are the reigning NBA champions, the Spurs have not reached the play-offs since 2019. Wembanyama laughed off the suggestion that a lack of experience would hurt them this spring.
“We don’t have experience, right? Screw it,” he told ESPN.
“We’re not going to play any different way just because… it is this way.
“We’re still going to play 100% to try to win this championship.”
The Spurs led throughout Wednesday’s game in San Francisco, taking a commanding 70-49 half-time lead as Wemby managed a stunning 27 points and 13 rebounds in a first-half double- double.
San Antonio eased off slightly in the second half but never lost their double-digit lead against a Warriors side lacking key players, including Stephen Curry.
Superstar Curry has not played since January, but was seen on court pre-game Wednesday, raising hopes he can return as the Warriors face the long route to the play-offs via the play-ins.