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Victor Wombanyama continued to engrave his name in the NBA history books, when he delivered tonight (between Monday and Tuesday) an extraordinary triple double of 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks (six already in the first quarter), along with 5 assists and 2 steals - each This in only 29 minutes.
"He did a little bit of everything," Gregg Popovich said after the 99:122 over Toronto.
"Mann is a player who can do everything, a very talented guy. He has a great feel for the game and you see it in a variety of ways - whether it's passing, making decisions or blocking shots."
The opposing coach Draco Rayakovic had to admit: "Victor is going to play in this league for 15 years, you have to understand how to attack him and play against him. He is very unique because of his size and his blocking abilities."
Wemby's teammate Devin Vassell joked, "It probably didn't say in the scouting report that he can block shots.
Maybe one day they will learn."
That's how Wemby came into the game
It was the first triple-double with blocks since Clint Capela's 13, 19 and 10 in 2021.
The French broke his record of blocks for the game, which stood at 8.
Wombanayama leads the entire NBA in blocks per game, with 3 tonight.
The Spurs star is the fourth rookie (and the first since San Antonio's David Robinson in 1990) to record a triple-double with blocks.
Along with them, Hakeem Oljawan and Kareem Abdul Jabbar also did it in their debut seasons.
And he is the first player since Hakeem Oljawan in 1996 to record at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, 10 blocks and 5 assists in one game.
Until tonight, no player in NBA history had recorded at least 10 blocks and 5 assists in the same game, in less than 30 minutes.
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It's only February, but Webmanyama tonight became the first rookie since Tim Duncan to amass at least 150 blocks, 150 assists and 50 steals in a season.
And he is the first rookie since Pau Gasol to record at least 150 blocks and 150 assists in one season.
The triple-double record with blocks is Hakeem - he had 11 such games.
Dikema Mutombo had ten and David Robinson nine.
Wemby already had one triple-double this season, but on January 10 against Detroit he did not block even once (16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists).
The Frenchman became the first player since 1973/74 (when the count began) to record a triple-double with blocks, and hit at least two three-pointers in a game.
Until tonight, the last time a rookie had 10 blocks in one game was Josh Smith, in 2004.
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