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Victor Wembanyama Made NBA History In Nuggets-Spurs Game

Victor Wembanyama made NBA history during Friday's game.

Ben Stinar

Victor Wembanyama Made NBA History In Nuggets-Spurs Game
Victor Wembanyama Made NBA History In Nuggets-Spurs Game /

On Friday evening, the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Denver Nuggets in Texas.   

The Nuggets had control for the entire game, and the Spurs lost by a score of 117-106.  

Victor Wembanyama finished with 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and three blocks while shooting 4/12 from the field and 1/5 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time. 

He also made NBA history during the game. 

Via NBA History: "Victor Wembanyama becomes the 2nd player (since blocks were officially recorded in 1973-74) to tally 200+ blocks and 100+ made threes in a season, joining Raef LaFrentz in 2001-02."

Wembanyama has had an excellent rookie season and is averaging 20.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 3.4 blocks per contest while shooting 46.5% from the field and 33.1% from the three-point range in 59 games. 

He will have an excellent chance to win the 2024 Rookie Year of The Year Award. 

With the loss, the Spurs dropped to 14-53 in 67 games, which has them as the 15th seed (last place) in the Western Conference. 

They are in the middle of a three-game losing streak and are 3-7 over their last ten games. 

Following the Nuggets, the Spurs will host Mikal Bridges and the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening. 

As for the Nuggets, they improved to 47-20 in 67 games, which has them as the first seed in the Western Conference.

They are in the middle of a five-game winning streak and are 9-1 over their last ten games. 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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