Cameron Songer

ALIEN UNLEASHED. HISTORY REWRITTEN. 👽 Victor Wembanyama scored 12 points on Monday. Last night, he eclipsed that total in the 1st quarter. By halftime, he had made history. And by the final buzzer, he’d delivered a career night – and a performance that hadn’t been seen in 50+ years. Spurs 112, Mavericks 111: Wembanyama had 29 points, 15 boards and 5 blocks … in the 1st half as San Antonio built a 19-point lead. But Dallas clawed back behind Kyrie Irving (29 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast), slowly chipping away before Cooper Flagg threw down an alley-oop and-1 to tie the game at 100, silencing the Frost Bank Center. Yet Wembanyama – already sitting at 42 points – had one more roar left, scoring 10 of San Antonio’s final 12 to fend off Dallas’ comeback bid and seal a one-point thriller, giving the Spurs their sixth straight win after an 0-2 start. A Night For The Ages: Wemby finished with a career-high 52 points, 24 boards and 8 blocks, becoming the first player to record 50+ pts, 20+ reb and 5+ blk in a game since Bob McAdoo in 1974. Beyond Comparison: McAdoo played all 48 minutes that game. Wemby? Just 34 minutes, and his line of at least 50/20/8 is unprecedented since blocks were first recorded in 1973-74. The numbers were historic. The man behind them was relentless. Attack Mode: After going 5-for-15 on Monday, Wemby went 16-for-28 last night, with all but three of his made field goals coming in the restricted area. On The Other End? He was just as imposing, helping hold Dallas to a season-low 38.2% from the field, highlighted by an absurd sequence where he swatted three shots in 13 seconds. By night’s end, he’d joined Devin Booker, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James and Rick Barry as the only players with multiple 50-pieces at age 22 or younger. And he says there should be more to come. “I haven’t been feeling great lately. I’ve been sick for a while,” Wemby said postgame. “And today, I felt like I got my legs back. So it should be more [games] like this, more often.”