Victor Wembanyama, Spurs chase first win at Mavericks
The San Antonio Spurs will seek their first win of the season when they travel to Dallas to face the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night in the second game of a back-to-back set for both teams.
Dallas will be without star forward Cooper Flagg, who missed the second half of a 121-105 road win over Indiana on Friday when he suffered left shoulder soreness on a flagrant foul just before halftime.
Mavericks coach Dusty May told reporters that Flagg "will be evaluated" in the next couple of days.
San Antonio, meanwhile, will look to rebound from a 114-110 loss to Houston on Friday in Austin in a game in which star Victor Wembanyama was denied above the rim by the Rockets' Amen Thompson on a last-second layup.
Wembanyama bounced back from a 1-for-13 shooting performance in the Spurs' season-opening loss to Oklahoma City on Tuesday with a team-leading 25 points against Houston on Friday. He also grabbed 13 rebounds, while Dylan Harper had 20 points, De'Aaron Fox added 19 and Stephon Castle tallied 15 for San Antonio.
Even with a better game from Wembanyama and solid performances across the board, the Spurs know they have to be better. They've gone from last year's surprise team -- reaching the NBA Finals -- to one that likely will get the attention of every opponent.
"We played two of the better teams in the league," San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson said after Friday's setback. "We played much better than we did game one. Both games are far from our standard and our habits and our identity. We have a lot of improvement to be had."
The Mavericks will travel south for their home opener with momentum forged from their victory over the Pacers. Dallas built a 37-point lead in the second quarter and held off a tepid Indiana second-half rally thanks to a game-high 24 points by Kyrie Irving, plus P.J. Washington's 20 points and 13 rebounds and contributions across the lineup.
Max Christie added 16 points, Naji Marshall 15 and Flagg 14 as Dallas rebounded from a season-opening loss at Houston on Wednesday.
"We've been putting an emphasis on not making excuses because we're a new group," Irving said after Friday's win. "We can really control our effort, really put our attitude out there, and just hold our position.
"Taking care of the basketball is important, and then the possessions make sense when the ball finds the right players, and we're able to do it on both ends of the floor. It's a team game, and in order for us to be successful, especially later on the season, we got to build these habits now."
The win was the first as an NBA coach for May, who was hired away from defending NCAA national champion Michigan in the offseason.
Irving fouled out for the first time in his NBA career, a span of 781 regular-season games.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 |  | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 |  | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | +2 | Carter Bryant makes two point driving dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 32-33 |
| 0:38 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point running dunk | 30-33 |
| 0:39 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Zaccharie Risacher steals) | ||
| 0:42 | | Jump ball. Zaccharie Risacher vs. Carter Bryant (P.J. Washington gains possession) | ||
| 1:03 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists) | 30-31 |
| 1:20 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Zaccharie Risacher blocks Victor Wembanyama's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 1:32 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Julian Champagnie personal foul (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point pullup jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 30-28 |
| 1:56 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | +2 | Moussa Cisse makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Naji Marshall assists) | 27-28 |
| 2:13 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | Keldon Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:13 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-26 |
| 2:13 | | Sergio de Larrea personal foul (Loose ball) (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:15 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-26 |
| 2:21 | | Walter Clayton Jr. personal foul (Away from play) (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Moussa Cisse makes two point tip layup | 25-26 |
| 2:36 | | Moussa Cisse offensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Sergio de Larrea misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Carter Bryant makes two point tip layup | 25-24 |
| 2:58 | | Carter Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point running finger roll layup | 23-24 |
| 3:26 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | +2 | Sergio de Larrea makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-22 |
| 3:51 | | +3 | Stephon Castle makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 23-20 |
| 4:02 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 20-20 |
| 4:21 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point jump shot | 20-18 |
| 4:33 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point driving floating jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 18-20 |
| 4:51 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point pullup jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists) | 18-18 |
| 5:04 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point pullup jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 16-18 |
| 5:18 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Stephon Castle misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:37 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-16 |
| 5:51 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 16-14 |
| 6:01 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point tip layup | 14-14 |
| 6:03 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:17 | | Sergio de Larrea defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point running layup (Sergio de Larrea assists) | 14-12 |
| 6:43 | | Sergio de Larrea defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:56 | | Morez Johnson Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:56 | | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive foul (Off the ball) (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point running dunk (Luke Kornet assists) | 14-10 |
| 7:07 | | Morez Johnson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Stephon Castle steals) | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point driving layup | 12-10 |
| 7:33 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Naji Marshall misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:33 | | Dylan Harper shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating jump shot (Max Christie assists) | 10-10 |
| 7:46 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point running finger roll layup | 10-8 |
| 7:49 | | Morez Johnson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 8:05 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot (Dylan Harper assists) | 8-8 |
| 8:21 | | Daniel Gafford personal foul (Loose ball) (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | P.J. Washington misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 6-8 |
| 8:43 | | Dylan Harper offensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Zaccharie Risacher blocks Stephon Castle's two point running layup | ||
| 8:43 | | Stephon Castle misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Dylan Harper defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Naji Marshall misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point floating jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 4-8 |
| 9:20 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Gafford steals) | ||
| 9:24 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | P.J. Washington misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Stephon Castle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Stephon Castle offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point running dunk | 4-6 |
| 10:37 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Gafford steals) | ||
| 10:45 | | +1 | Zaccharie Risacher makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 10:45 | | +1 | Zaccharie Risacher makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-3 |
| 10:45 | | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Zaccharie Risacher draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 4-2 |
| 11:23 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Max Christie misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot (Sergio de Larrea assists) | 1-2 |
| 11:43 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:43 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | Victor Wembanyama misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:43 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 12:00 | | Victor Wembanyama vs. Daniel Gafford (Dylan Harper gains possession) | ||
| 12:00 | | Victor Wembanyama vs. Daniel Gafford (Dylan Harper gains possession) |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Spurs offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | 0:03 |
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Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | 0:03 |
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+ 2 | Carter Bryant makes two point driving dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 0:28 |
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+ 2 | P.J. Washington makes two point running dunk | 0:38 |
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De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Zaccharie Risacher steals) | 0:39 |
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+ 3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists) | 1:03 |
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Naji Marshall defensive rebound | 1:20 |
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Zaccharie Risacher blocks Victor Wembanyama's two point cutting dunk | 1:20 |
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Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | 1:32 |
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Zaccharie Risacher misses two point pullup jump shot | 1:32 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 32 | 33 |
| Field Goals | 13-27 (48.1%) | 15-25 (60.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 3-13 (23.1%) | 1-5 (20.0%) |
| Free Throws | 3-5 (60.0%) | 2-4 (50.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 18 | 11 |
| Offensive | 4 | 2 |
| Defensive | 9 | 9 |
| Team | 5 | 0 |
| Assists | 9 | 8 |
| Steals | 2 | 3 |
| Blocks | 0 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Fouls | 4 | 6 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
| Key Players | |||||
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S. Castle SF | 19.5 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 3.0 APG | 41.7 FG% |
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N. Marshall SG | 15.5 PPG | 3.0 RPG | 6.0 APG | 50.0 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
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S. Castle SF | 9 PTS | 1 REB | 3 AST | |
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N. Marshall SG | 9 PTS | 3 REB | 3 AST | |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Fox | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| C. Bryant | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| V. Wembanyama | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| J. Champagnie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Fox | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| C. Bryant | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| V. Wembanyama | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| J. Champagnie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Kornet | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| B. Biyombo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Barnes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Olynyk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Plumlee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. McLaughlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Reed Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 32 | 13 | 9 | 13/27 | 3/13 | 3/5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | - |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Marshall | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 18 |
| M. Cisse | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Z. Risacher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 5 |
| W. Clayton Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Christie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Marshall | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 18 |
| M. Cisse | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Z. Risacher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 5 |
| W. Clayton Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Christie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Sasser | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| M. Johnson Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -1 |
| S. de Larrea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 8 |
| T. Lawal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 8 | 15/25 | 1/5 | 2/4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |