Spurs’ Wembanyama Records Second Career 5×5 Stat Line in Win over Jazz

Victor Wembanyama recorded the second 5×5 game of his career on Thursday to power the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz.

Wembanyama finished with 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals and five blocks, becoming just the third player in NBA history with multiple 5×5 games after Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilenko.

A 5×5 line, a very rare occurrence in the NBA, requires a player to record at least five of a stat in five separate categories, such as points, rebounds, assists, etc.

Olajuwon holds the all-time record with six.

Wembanyama, the 2023-24 Rookie of the Year, previously achieved the feat against the Los Angeles Lakers in February when he notched 27 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, five steals and five blocks.

In Memphis, Tennessee, Ja Morant starred as the Memphis Grizzles beat the Milwaukee Bucks 122-99.

Morant recorded the 12th triple-double of his career by scoring 26 points with 14 assists and 10 rebounds.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s game-high 37 points was not enough for the Bucks as they slumped to a fourth successive defeat.

Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns benefitted from a stunning Devin Booker performance to overturn a 21-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Clippers 125-119.

Booker registered a season-high 40 points in Inglewood, California and he was aided by 21 points from Royce O’Neale and a further 18 from Kevin Durant.

Rookie Ryan Dunn, making just his second career start, also chipped in with 16 points.

The Suns’ second win in the space of two weeks at the Clippers’ new Intuit Dome venue has them sitting third in the Western Conference.