Spurs' Victor Wembanyama posts 5x5 night in loss to Lakers - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Victor Wembanyama took questions at the podium sitting in front of a San Antonio Spurs banner and was told about the statistical feat he had just pulled off Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers

Wembanyama joined Jamaal Tinsley (2001) as the only NBA rookies to have a 5x5 game — posting at least 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks in a game — and also became just the second player to have 5 blocks and 5 steals in consecutive games, joining Michael Jordan.

Wembanyama paused to consider Jordan's feat and then asked, «I wonder if he did it in wins.»

Jordan, who did it in his third season, did in fact do it in wins. Wembanyama did it in losses. Wembanyama's Spurs lost 113-108 to the Lakers on Friday night despite the rookie's best efforts.

Wembanyama finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks to become just the 15th player in NBA history to record a 5x5, and the first since Jusuf Nurkic in 2019.

It came just one night after he narrowly missed the feat Thursday night at Sacramento, falling one assist short. Wembanyama did become the first player in NBA history to average a 5x5 over a two-game stretch since 1973-74, when blocks were first recorded as an official stat.

Wembanyama played 31 minutes, the fewest in a 5x5 game, and, at age 20, also became the youngest player to achieve the statistical mark. He also became the second player with a line of 25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five blocks and five steals, joining Hakeem Olajuwon, who did it four times.

But these feats won't mean as much to Wembanyama, he said, until they come in victories.

«To me, it's secondary,» Wembanyama said. «Hopefully in the future, and think this is a good performance, but as