Victor Wembanyama delivered the night’s best NBA performance on Halloween. The Spurs star scored 43 points with 6 blocked shots as San Antonio beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-111 at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday — a different matchup from the Oct 27 Spurs–Kings game covered earlier, and a far bigger individual night.
The win was the Spurs’ fourth straight after an 0-2 start to the season — both losses came against Oklahoma City and Houston — lifting San Antonio to 4-2. Minnesota dropped to 4-3.
Around the league on October 31: the Rockets beat the Thunder 119-98 behind Jabari Smith Jr.’s 30 points, the 76ers topped the Hornets 109-104 with Tyrese Maxey’s 38, the Cavaliers routed the Bucks 136-111, the Grizzlies crushed the Kings 136-105 to stay unbeaten at 6-0 — the league’s only undefeated team — the Pelicans beat the Hawks 121-99, and the Trail Blazers defeated the Jazz 112-90.
Wembanyama’s 43-point, six-block night stands out even in that crowded slate. From 0-2 to four straight wins, the Spurs are officially rolling.
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