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Wembanyama and Fox each score 21 as Spurs beat Celtics 100-95
Summary
Victor Wembanyama scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half and hit a jumper with 19.2 seconds left as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Boston Celtics 100-95; De'Aaron Fox also finished with 21 points.
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Victor Wembanyama scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half and hit a jumper with 19.2 seconds left as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics 100-95 in Boston. De'Aaron Fox added 21 points and Keldon Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick White led the Celtics with 29 points and Jaylen Brown scored 27. The game featured several late lead changes after a tie at 84.
Game details:
- Wembanyama finished with 21 points, with 16 coming in the second half, and made a game-sealing jumper with 19.2 seconds remaining.
- De'Aaron Fox also scored 21 points for the Spurs.
- Keldon Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio.
- Derrick White scored 29 points and Jaylen Brown had 27 for Boston.
- Late sequence: Baylor Scheierman hit a corner 3 to put Boston ahead with just under seven minutes left; the Spurs responded with a 9-2 run and Johnson's 3 with 2:14 left; Fox stripped Brown and Julian Champagnie converted a putback at 41 seconds to make it 97-93.
- Wembanyama was playing his third straight game after missing two with a sore knee and did not score his first points until a 3-pointer midway through the second quarter.
Summary:
San Antonio secured its second straight win after a two-game skid, while Boston suffered its third loss in 12 games. The Spurs travel to Minnesota on Sunday and the Celtics play at Indiana on Monday.
