WEMBY RAINS 38 ON BOOKER RETURN, PHILLY MOVE ON FAST FROM HARDEN IN NBA LATEST INSTALLMENT.
NOVEMBER 3RD, 2023
Philadelphia 76ers 114 – 99 Toronto Raptors
76ers
Joel Embiid 28pts 13rbd 7 asst
Tobias Harris 23pts 7rbd 3 asst
Kelly Oubre Jr. 23pts 5rbd 0 asst
Raptors
Scottie Barnes 24pts 8rbd 8 asst
Ogogua OG Anunoby 16pts 4rbd 1 asst
Dennis Schröder 13pts 3rbd 10 asst
Free throws attempted at half:
9 — Joel Embiid
9 — Toronto Raptors
5 straight games with 20+ points for Scottie Barnes!
He’s the first Toronto Raptors player age 22 or younger to do it since Chris Bosh in 2007
New Orleans Pelicans 125 – 116 Detroit Pistons
Pelicans
Christian James McCollum 33pts 4rbd 5 asst
Jonas Valančiünas 23pts 13rbd 5 asst
Herb Jones 21pts 5rbd 3 asst
Pistons
Cade Cunningham 22pts 2rbd 11 asst
Marcus Sasser 19pts 2rbd 3 asst
Ausar Thompson 16pts 7rbd 5 asst
Jonas Valančiünas in the win:
23 PTS
13 REB
5 AST
3 BLK
He Joins Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis as the only players with a 20/10/5/3 game this season.
Herb Jones tonight:
21 points
7 stocks (ties career-high)
He is 5th in the NBA in stocks since he was drafted.
Utah Jazz 113 – 115 Orlando Magic
Jazz
Lauri Markkanen 22pts 7rbd 1 asst
Jordan Clarkson 21pts 6rbd 6rbd
John Collins 20pts 10rbd 0 asst
Magic
Paolo Banchero 30pts 9rbd 5 asst
Franz Wagner 21pts 4rbd 5 asst
Cole Anthony 18pts 7rbd 7 asst
Phoenix Suns 121 – 132 San Antonio Spurs
Suns
Devin Booker 31pts 9rbd 13 asst
Kevin Durant 28pts 6rbd 1 asst
Grayson Allen 16pts 2rbd 4 asst
Spurs
Victor Wembanyama 38pts 10rbd 2 asst
Zach Collins 19pts 8rbd 4 asst
Devin Vassell 17pts 2rbd 1 asst
The San Antonio Spurs had lost 9 straight games to the Phoenix Suns coming into this season.
They’ve beat them twice in three days.
The Wemby Effect.
Victor Wembanyama has totaled 103 points in his first 5 career games.
Victor Wembanyama and David Robinson are the only rookies in San Antonio Spurs history to total 100+ points in their first five games.
Since blocks were tracked in 1973-74, only 3 teenagers have recorded 35+ PTS, 10+ REB, and 2+ BLK in a game.
LeBron James (38/10/3 – 2004)
Kevin Durant (42/13/2 – 2008)
Victor Wembanyama (38/10/2 – 2023)
Victor Wembanyama is the first player with 100 points and 10 blocks in their first five career games since Shaquille O’Neal in 1992.
Victor Wembanyama’s 38 points are tied for the 3rd-most in a game by a San Antonio Spurs rookie all-time. Only David Robinson had reached that mark previously.
Victor Wembanyama is the first teenager with 20 points in a half in San Antonio Spurs history.
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant experienced their First loss as a duo (9-0 entering tonight).
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