Victor Wembanyama stood tall with 39 points and a crucial rebound in the final seconds as the host San Antonio Spurs held on for a 126-123 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.
San Antonio snapped a five-game losing streak against Minnesota and won despite a career-high 55-point showing by the Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards.
The Spurs led by 25 points at halftime after producing their highest-scoring quarter in 39 β years, outscoring Minnesota 48-22 in the second. Nonetheless, Edwards' fadeaway jumper with 3:28 to play put his team on top at 110-108. The teams then traded the lead three more times and were tied twice more before San Antiono's Julian Champagnie went to the line with the Spurs up two βand 4 seconds left.
Champagnie missed both free throws, but Wembanyama corralled the rebound and made one βfree throw, giving Edwards a final shot from beyond half court that missed and allowed San Antonio to win its second straight game.
Nuggets 121, Wizards 115
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