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Victor Wembanyama stats tonight: Spurs center eyeing NBA Finals single-game block record in Game 5 vs. Knicks originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Victor Wembanyama's stardom may be the worst-kept secret in the NBA. The 23-year-old has already established himself as the face of the league's future, and in his first playoff run, he has risen to the occasion as a leader.
While the San Antonio Spurs trail 3-1 in the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks, Wembanyama has delivered his best shot-blocking performance of the series. And it's all come in the first half, with a whopping five blocks through 24 minutes of action.
San Antonio needs to win tonight's game, or its season will be over, sending Mitch Johnson and Co. back to the drawing board.
Here's a look at Wembanyama's Game 5 performance, which included a defensive clinic.
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Victor Wembanyama stats tonight:
- Minutes: 15:58
- Points: 9
- Rebounds: 9
- Assists: 2
- Blocks: 5
- Steals: 0
- FG: 3-10
- 3PT: 1-3
- FT: 2-2
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Victor Wembanyama Game 5 highlights
Wembanyama has been phenomenal on both ends of the floor tonight for the Spurs. He had accumulated five blocks before heading back into the locker room for the halftime break.
Here are some of the young Spur's best highlights from an action-packed first quarter:
What is the NBA Finals single-game block record?
In 2009, Dwight Howard set a new NBA Finals record with nine blocks in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. He became just the second player to record eight or more blocks in the new millennium.
Four players are tied with the second-most blocks in a Finals game with eight blocks.
NBA Finals block leaders
Here are the players who have the most blocks in an NBA Finals game, according to Basketball Reference.
| Rank | Player | BLK | Year | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dwight Howard | 9 | 2009 | ORL |
| 2. | Tim Duncan | 8 | 2003 | SAS |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 8 | 2001 | LAL | |
| Patrick Ewing | 8 | 1994 | NYK | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 8 | 1986 | HOU | |
| Bill Walton | 8 | 1977 | POR |
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