Victor Wembanyama had 33 points (22 in the paint) and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 in overtime.
Dennis Schröder made a 3-pointer on a pass from Cameron Johnson with 16 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 110 for the Nets, but the Spurs outscored them 12-5 in overtime.
The Nets had the ball down 1 with 38 seconds left, but Wembanyama blocked Schröder’s driving layup at the rim, lifting the Spurs’ chance to win from 58% to 68%. It would have put the Nets ahead.
Keldon Johnson’s cutting layup with 20.8 seconds left in overtime made it 118-115, and his 2 free throws with 11.4 seconds left in overtime put it away at 120-115.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Nets 18-12. Wembanyama scored 8 of the Spurs’ 18 on 4 for 7 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Devin Vassell had 4 of his 8 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Wembanyama that tied the game and 2 on baskets by Keldon Johnson and Wembanyama that put the Spurs ahead. In that stretch, Dorian Finney-Smith had 3 of his 4 steals, all with the game within five points, and the Nets scored 2 points off them.
Vassell had 25 points and 8 assists, and Keldon Johnson added 24 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 8 for 12 shooting off the bench. The Spurs had 3 20-point scorers. Wembanyama and Vassell set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas scored 31 points.
The Spurs went 21 for 23 at the line to the Nets’ 13 for 19. The Nets outscored the Spurs 24-10 off turnovers. The Spurs scored the last 10 points of the game. The Spurs outscored the Nets 28-18 in 12 minutes with Johnson, Vassell, Jones, Sochan and Wembanyama on the floor together.