Victor Wembanyama had a career-high 40 points and 20 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New York Knicks 130-126 in overtime.
Victor Wembanyama made 2 free throws with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 121, and the Spurs outscored the Knicks 9-5 in overtime.
The Knicks had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Jalen Brunson missed a step-back 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
Tre Jones’ 2 free throws with 1.1 seconds left in overtime made it 130-126 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Knicks 18-16. Wembanyama scored 12 of the Spurs’ 18 on 3 for 6 shooting and 5 for 6 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Miles McBride had 3 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to Donte DiVincenzo’s corner 3-pointer that put the Knicks ahead 113-112, and the Knicks scored 5 points off them.
Devin Vassell had 23 points and 7 assists. Wembanyama and Vassell set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Knicks, Brunson had a career-high 61 points (32 in the paint) and 6 assists, and DiVincenzo added 20 points with 6 3-pointers.
The Spurs shot 53.7% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Knicks’ 46.4% and 37.8%. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Spurs 58-39 in 20 minutes together. Isaiah Hartenstein fouled out.