National Basketball Association
San Antonio 130, Detroit 108
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Officials: #94 JD Ralls, #58 Josh Tiven, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance: 17833

Victor Wembanyama recorded the second-fastest triple-double in NBA history and the San Antonio Spurs rolled past the host Detroit Pistons 130-108 on Wednesday night.

Wembanyama racked up 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in just 21 minutes for his first NBA triple-double. Russell Westbrook compiled a triple-double in 20 minutes in 2014.

Keldon Johnson added 17 points and Devin Vassell had 16 as eight Spurs scored in double figures. Jeremy Sochan contributed 15 points, Doug McDermott supplied 14 points and Dominick Barlow added 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Tre Jones and Cedi Osman chipped in 11 points apiece.

The Spurs snapped a five-game losing streak while improving their record to 6-30. The Pistons dropped to 3-35 while losing their sixth straight. They have lost 34 of their past 35 games.

Detroit was playing for the second time without top scorer Cade Cunningham, who has a strained left knee.

Jalen Duren topped the Pistons with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Jaden Ivey had 19 points and five assists and Bojan Bogdanovic also tossed in 19 points. Alec Burks added 15 points and Kevin Knox II had 12.

The Spurs led by as many as 16 points in the first half and held a 63-51 advantage at the break. Wembanyama had 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists at intermission, while Sochan and Johnson contributed 11 points apiece. Bogdanovic paced the Pistons with 14 points and Duren added 11.

The Pistons never mounted a threat in the second half.

Wembanyama opened it with a dunk, then set up Vassell for another dunk after a steal by Julian Champagnie.

San Antonio's lead grew to 19, 76-57, on Jones' three-point play with 7:22 to go in the third. Johnson's free throws with 1:11 remaining in the quarter pushed the Spurs' lead to 20, 93-73.

San Antonio carried a 95-77 lead into the fourth quarter. McDermott knocked down two 3-pointers during the first two minutes to increase the advantage to 24 at 103-79, and the Spurs cruised from there.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Antonio   Detroit
Keldon Johnson 17 Scoring Jalen Duren 21
Victor Wembanyama 10 Assists Killian Hayes 12
Victor Wembanyama 12 Rebounds Jalen Duren 12
Keldon Johnson 8 Free Throws Made Alec Burks 4
Julian Champagnie 2 Steals Jaden Ivey 2
Dominick Barlow 2 Blocks Jaden Ivey 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Antonio 130 52.1 9-27 23-27 36 46 4 7 5
Detroit 108 45.8 10-32 10-13 33 43 3 4 10
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Houston. The Pistons have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .057 after a loss.
  • San Antonio will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Spurs have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .167 after a loss.