Victor Wembanyama nearly had a historic 40-point triple-double in just 25 minutes of blowout win over Suns

The Phoenix Suns had absolutely no answer for Victor Wembanyama on Monday night. 

And he wasn’t even on the court for that long. 

Wembanyama finished just shy of a triple-double while leading the San Antonio Spurs to a blowout 122-96 win over the Suns at the Mortgage Matchup Center. But instead of a traditional points-rebounds-assists triple-double, Wembanyama finished just one block short of that mark.

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He put up 40 points in the win, and had 11 rebounds and 9 blocks to go with 3 assists in just his 25 minutes on the floor. It would have been the third time in his career that he’s logged a triple-double with blocks, following an outing in the Western Conference semifinals last season where he had a NBA playoffs-record 12 blocks against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wembanyama also pulled off the same feat in 2024, and is the youngest player in league history to do so.

Wembanyama is now just the second player in league history to ever record multiple games with at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocks in a single season, joining Wilt Chamberlain. Wembanyama had a similar stat line in a win over the Mavericks earlier this month where he finished with 52 points, 24 rebounds and 8 blocks, which he did in 34 minutes.

According to The Athletic’s Jared Weiss, there are only nine other players in NBA history to ever have at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocks in a single game. The fewest minutes anyone else has ever needed to hit that mark was 38. Chamberlain is the only other player to do so with less than 20 field-goal attempts. 

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Since 1980-81, only one player — Sleepy Floyd on Feb. 26, 1991 — scored 40 points in fewer than Wembanyama’s 25 minutes, 21 seconds.

Wembanyama was incredibly efficient throughout the night. He missed just four of the 19 shots he took, and had 22 of his 40 points in the first half. That gave San Antonio a 15-point lead at the break.

In the third, Wembanyama grabbed his seventh block and just shrugged his shoulders at Ryan Dunn as the ball went flying out of bounds. He then followed it up with a wild finger roll in which he took off from just inside the arc…

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Author : Ryan Young

Publish date : 2026-11-10 04:24:00

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