Victor Wembanyama scores 42 points in the Spurs’ 133-126 OT victory over the Hawks

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored eight of his 42 points in overtime and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Atlanta Hawks 133-126 on Thursday night.

Wembanyama was 13 of 24 from the field and made 7 of 15 on 3-pointers. He also had six rebounds, five assists, four blocks and two steals.

De’Andre Hunter scored 27 points for Atlanta. Trae Young had 23 points and 16 assists and Jalen Johnson added 22 points.

Devin Vassell added 23 points for San Antonio and Jeremy Sochan had 20. Chris Paul scored 10 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, including a four-point play that helped the Spurs into overtime.

Vassell returned to the starting lineup for the first time this season after missing the first nine games of the season due to offseason foot surgery. His return allowed San Antonio to start with its projected starting lineup for the first time this season.

Takeaways

Hawks: Dyson Daniels, who averaged 13.4 points, was held to four points on 2-for-6 shooting. Daniels had five rebounds, two assists and one steal.

Spurs: Wembanyama has scored more than 30 points in 13 games in 92 career games. He entered the game averaging 23.7 points per game, surpassing his scoring average of 21.4 last season as a rookie.

Key moment

The Hawks and Spurs exchanged four straight 3-pointers in the final 90 seconds, with Atlanta holding a 118-115 lead after 3-pointers from Young, Vassell and Johnson. Paul was fouled on his subsequent 3-pointer and his free throw gave San Antonio a 119-118 lead with 57 seconds left.

Key statistics

San Antonio opened the second half with a 25-14 run to take an 85-80 lead after trailing by 11 points in the first half.

Next

Both teams are back in action on Saturday evening. Atlanta hosts Memphis and San Antonio plays Portland at home.

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