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Wembanyama has career highs of 52 points, 24 rebounds as Spurs hold off Mavericks 112-111

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Dominguez, R. (2026, November 5). Wembanyama has career highs of 52 points, 24 rebounds as Spurs hold off Mavericks 112-111. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/wembanyama-has-career-highs-of-52-points-24-rebounds-as-spurs-hold-off-mavericks-112-111/article_669b3da9-1ebb-558b-859d-b5d4aed65e39.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-05 · by Raul Dominguez

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Victor Wembanyama set career highs with 52 points and 24 rebounds along with eight blocks, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a narrow victory over the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 112-111 on Wednesday night. Kyrie Irving nearly secured a win for Dallas with 29 points but missed a crucial shot at the end. Wembanyama's performance included 29 points, 15 rebounds, and five blocks in the first half alone, marking him as the first player since 1996-1997 to achieve such stats in one half of an NBA game.
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On November 5, 2026, Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs set career highs with 52 points and 24 rebounds, leading his team to a narrow victory over the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 112-111. Despite battling an illness and rolling his ankle in the fourth quarter, Wembanyama still managed to achieve a milestone by becoming the first player since the NBA’s play-by-play era began in 1996 with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and five blocks in one half of play. The Spurs were plus-23 when Wembanyama was on the court but minus-22 when he sat out; his free throw with 24.2 seconds left secured San Antonio’s sixth straight win as Dallas failed to capitalize on their final possession, leaving Kyrie Irving's last-second shot off target.

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Who wrote this

Raul Dominguez
4 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 I’ve had a few sleepless nights, maybe not sleepless nights, but hard to find sleep sometimes or hard emotions, hunting sometimes.
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Dallas Mavericks SAN ANTONIO San Antonio’s Spurs

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Wembanyama PERSON · 8× Dallas ORG · 2× Mavericks ORG · 2× SAN ANTONIO GPE · 2× San Antonio’s GPE · 2× Spurs ORG · 2× NBA ORG · 1× Victor Wembanyama PERSON · 1× the Dallas Mavericks ORG · 1× the San Antonio Spurs ORG · 1×

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Wembanyama had 29 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in the first half to become the first player since the NBA’s play-by-play era began in 1996-1997 with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a half.
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2026-11-05 · Toronto Star
Wembanyama has career highs of 52 points, 24 rebounds as Spurs hold off Mavericks 112-111 · assertive framing

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Victor Wembanyama had a career highs of 52 points and 24 rebounds along with eight blocks to power the San Antonio Spurs past the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 on Wednesday night. asserted
Wembanyama → have → night
Wembanyama had 29 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in the first half to become the first player since the NBA’s play-by-play era began in 1996-1997 with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a half. asserted
era → have → half
Kyrie Irving, who had 29 points, missed a contested 15-foot, turnaround jumper with three seconds remaining as Dallas nearly spoiled Wembanyama’s milestone game. asserted
Dallas → have → game
Dylan Harper had 21 points and Stephon Castle had 17 points and 10 rebounds in San Antonio’s sixth straight win. asserted
Castle → have → win
Naji Marshall scored 22 points, P.J. Washington had 21 points and Cooper Flagg added 19 for Dallas. asserted
Flagg → score → Dallas
Wembanyama had two putbacks in the final 2:39 but also was 1 for 4 in free throws in the final 2:10. asserted
Wembanyama → have → 2:10
San Antonio was a plus-23 when Wembanyama was on the court and minus-22 when he was subbed out. asserted
he → sub → court
Wembanyama had a torrid start, scoring 10 of San Antonio’s first 12 points on a pair of dunks and six free throws. asserted
Wembanyama → have → dunks
He closed the first quarter with 15 points, nine rebounds, two blocks, two steals and an assist. asserted
He → close → points
The Mavericks capitalized when Wembanyama subbed out three minutes into the second quarter, going on a 12-1 run to cut the Spurs’ lead to 49-48. asserted
Wembanyama → capitalize → 49
Wembanyama returned 4 1/2 minutes later. asserted
Wembanyama → return → ?
Wembanyama had three blocks in 13 seconds on the same possession, sending shots by Flagg and Washington flying out of bounds before his third was captured by De’Aaron Fox with 3:38 remaining in the first half. asserted
third → have → half
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