Spurs 140-110 Pacers (Jan 23, 2025) Game Recap

PARIS — — Victor Wembanyama scored 30 factors in his first NBA sport on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110 on Thursday evening.

Wembanyama completed with 11 rebounds, six assists and 5 blocks for the Spurs. Harrison Barnes scored 20 for San Antonio, which gained for less than the second time in its final eight video games.

The Spurs had an enormous 57-31 edge in rebounding.

Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 24 factors. Pascal Siakam added 18, Myles Turner scored 14 and Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin completed with 13 every for the Pacers.

Indiana had gained eight of its final 9 contests.

Takeaways

Spurs: San Antonio received ahead Jeremy Sochan again on Thursday. He had missed 19 of the Spurs’ final 34 video games with accidents, together with the final 5. Sochan had 13 factors and 9 rebounds in 18 minutes, making six of his 9 photographs.

Pacers: Protection is Indiana’s calling card, and it wasn’t there on Thursday. The Spurs shot 60% for the sport. Indiana is now 2-7 this season when opponents shoot 52% or higher.

Key second

The ultimate 2:25 of the third quarter was a Wembanyama showcase: He had 4 factors, three rebounds, three blocked photographs and two assists in that span alone. It began with the Spurs up by 16; because of his tip-in with one-tenth of a second remaining, San Antonio went into the fourth with a 105-80 lead.

Key stat

Thursday was the fourth time that Wembanyama completed a sport with not less than 30 factors, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks. The one gamers with extra such video games within the final 50 common seasons are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24), Hakeem Olajuwon (14), and David Robinson and Shaquille O’Neal (11 every).

Up subsequent

The groups will play once more in Paris on Saturday.

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