Victor Wembanyama became the fourth-youngest player to score 50 points in an NBA game when he led the San Antonio Spurs to a 139-130 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.

Wembanyama passes 50…

The 20-year-old Frenchman passed 50 points for the first time in the NBA, in just 32 minutes, finishing the game with an 18/29 shooting success and eight three-point baskets, also a record for him. Last year’s N.1 draft pick, whose previous record was 40 points in a game, didn’t know how to explain this performance.

“I’d love to tell you that you wake up a certain way or feel really good during warm-ups, but at the end of the day, in the NBA, we play a game every other day“, he declared. “So every time, we have trouble warming up, we hurt, we sweat, we bleed on the pitch, so it’s really something that builds minute by minute during the match“.

“Wemby” strings together a third consecutive game with more than six successful three-point shots (8/16 overall). The three players who have scored 50 points at a younger age than the Frenchman, who turns 21 on January 4, are Brandon Jennings, LeBron James and Devin Booker, all 20 years old at the time. The Spurs were still playing without their legendary 75-year-old coach. Gregg Popovichwho suffered a “mild stroke” in early November, announced the Texas franchise on Wednesday, saying he should make a speedy recovery.

Antetokounmpo puts up 59, 3rd consecutive triple-double for LeBron

Wembanyama wasn’t the only player to break the 50-point barrier on Wednesday. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 59 points in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 127-120 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Greek star made 21 of 34, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out seven assists, the best performance by a player so far this season.

LeBron James turns 40 on December 30. In the meantime, he is putting in a string of incredible performances: he has just recorded a third consecutive triple-double to help the Lakers to a 128-123 victory over Memphis. Against the Grizzlies, the King scored 35 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out 14 assists. An ideal start to the season for the Lakers at home, with six wins in six games.

And 13 for Cleveland

The Cleveland Cavalierswon their 13th consecutive NBA title with a 114-106 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. With this victory, the Cavs became the sixth team to start a season with a 13-0 record and the first since Golden State in the 2015-16 season. At that time, the Warriors broke the record for the best start to a season in history with 24 straight wins.

Darius Garland was Cleveland’s leading scorer with 25 points, while Donovan Mitchell recorded 23 points, 9 assists and 13 rebounds. Cleveland trailed 54-48 at half-time but rallied in the third quarter. Mitchell finished the game on fire, scoring 11 points in 1 minute 35 in the fourth quarter.

Philadelphia star Joel Embiid, who made his first appearance of the season on Tuesday after nine games out with a knee problem, remained on the bench, and the 76ers were also without Paul George.

Celtics convincing

The Boston Celtics continued their fine start to the season. Their 139-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets took their record to 10-3. Jayson Tatum scored 36 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds, helping the defending champion Celtics to a convincing victory. Jaylen Brown had 24 points and 12 rebounds, while Payton Pritchard had 23 points, eight assists and six rebounds.