Victor Wembanyama, the alien is here: 52 points, 24 rebounds and 8 blocks!

TO Victor Wembanyama The pain of losing the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks both for the what and the how, because how can we forget those 29 wasted points in the fourth game that gave way from almost 2-2 to a definitive 3-1 in favor of the Knicks. And, as if that pain continued to be felt deeply, neither the Spurs’ nor Wemby’s start to the season had been very far.

But, as if all the stars had finally aligned to make way for the alien, Wemby exploded last night to dazzle like never before, discovering the best Wembanyama that has ever been seen with a scoring record of 52 points to which he added 24 rebounds and 8 blocks in San Antonio’s victory against the Dallas Mavericks (112-111). Kyrie Irvingwith 29 points, missed in the last breath the victorious shot that could have partially eclipsed the milestone of the Best Defender of the Year reigning. And, as such, also a candidate to be the best defender of all time, Wemby scored no more and no less than 3 blocks in 13 seconds.

The Spaniards Sergio de Larrea and Santi Aldama missed the Frenchman’s show firsthand with the Valencia youth player still recovering from his sprained knee and the Canary Islander still getting ready after his long injury to the same joint.

Wembanyama, called the most total player basketball has ever seen, left his mark on history as he became just the second player to record at least 50 points, 20 rebounds and 5 blocks joining Bob McAdoo in 1974 and also equaled Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor as the only players in NBA history to score at least 50 points and 20 rebounds in a victory by a one-point margin.

Although Dallas’ push pushed Wemby to set new scoring records in his career, there was no intense duel per se between the number 1 in the 2023 draft and the number 1 in 2025, as Cooper Flagg He left 19 points and 10 rebounds, good numbers but far from the Frenchman’s scandalous numbers. The 2.24 center broke down his 52 points into 16/28 in field goals, 1/8 in triples and 19/23 in free throws.

“It’s just figuring things out,” Wemby said, speaking of his discreet start to the season in his fourth year in the NBA. “Sometimes you’re one step ahead and I haven’t been feeling very good lately either, I’ve been bad for a while. Today I feel like I’ve got my legs back, so I should have more like this often,” said the insider. 22 years old, who suffered a sprained ankle that did not prevent him from continuing.

Dylan Harper and Stephen Castle They followed Wembanyama with 21 and 17 points. Both young people are called to take a step forward in these young Spurs who are no longer outsiders and live this year with the weight of expectations after reaching the NBA Finals last season.

A weight that Victor Wembanyama, the MVP favorite at the start of the season, also feels personally. Luka Doncic takes advantage in the race to be the new player in the world, but Wemby has definitely risen and now only hopes to pick up speed. The most alien version of the French bigard has already arrived.