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Victor Wembanyama recorded the second 5×5 of his career on Thursday, helping the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz.

Wembanyama finished the game with 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals and five blocks, becoming only the third player in NBA history with multiple 5×5 games after Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilenko.

A 5×5 line, which is very rare in the NBA, requires a player to record at least five statistics in five separate categories, such as: B. Points, rebounds, assists, etc.

Olajuwon holds the all-time record with six.

Wembanyama, the 2023-24 Rookie of the Year, had already achieved this feat against the Los Angeles Lakers in February when he had 27 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, five steals and five blocks.

“It shows me that if I’m not getting 5×5 points, I need to raise my standards because I can help my team in all those areas,” Wembanyama told Tom Osborn of the San Antonio Express-News after the game.

“It should be a consistent thing. Like I said, it’s something we need to have, something I need to have more often to help my team.”

Veteran Chris Paul contributed 19 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Spurs, who improve to 2-3 on the season.

Collin Sexton led the way with 16 points for the Jazz, who fell to 0-5.

Ja Morant recorded the 12th triple-double of his career as the Memphis Grizzlies earned a huge 122-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Morant posted 26 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, including an incredible sit-down alley-oop pass for a dunk from Santi Aldama in the second quarter.

“Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever done that,” Morant said when asked if he’d ever thrown a pass like that before. “I guess there’s a first time for everything.”

Aldama added 19 points and nine rebounds as the Grizzlies bounced back from a two-game losing streak.

However, the Bucks have now extended their deficit to four games after their opening win against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 37 points and 11 rebounds, but Damian Lillard continued to struggle shooting as he made just one of his 12 shots, including an 0-for-6 shot from three-point range. Lillard finished with four points.

The Bucks have struggled under head coach Doc Rivers since he was hired last season to replace the fired Adrian Griffin, with the 63-year-old particularly complaining about the team’s porous defense.

“The defensive transition was still terrible tonight,” Rivers told reporters after the game. “So that’s on me, it’s all on me until we get it right. We have to fix this.

“I thought we played with the right spirit. We didn’t shoot, and there will be nights like that, but on those nights we have to find a way to make stops.

“They got what they wanted,” Rivers added of the Memphis offense.

The Phoenix Suns erased a 21-point second-half deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 125-119 on Thursday.

Devin Booker led the Suns’ comeback with 40 points, five rebounds, eight assists and three steals, shooting 61.1% from the floor and making five of his nine three-point attempts.

Royce O’Neale added 21 points and seven rebounds while Kevin Durant had 18 points.

It is the Suns’ second win this season in the Clippers’ new arena.

For LA, James Harden posted a triple-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, while Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac contributed 23 and 22 points, respectively.

The Suns improve to 4-1 while the Clippers fall to 2-3.

The Orlando Magic announced that franchise star Paolo Banchero is out indefinitely after tearing his right oblique muscle and will be reevaluated in four to six weeks.

The injury occurred in the fourth quarter of the Magic’s 102-99 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.

Banchero, the 2022-23 Rookie of the Year, had a blistering start to the season, posting the first 50-point game of his career in a win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday.

In doing so, Banchero became the second-youngest player in league history to record a game with 50 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, behind only the all-time leading scorer, LeBron James.

Away at Home (winners in bold)

San Antonio Spurs 106-88 Utah Jazz

Milwaukee Bucks 99-122 Memphis Grizzlies

Phoenix Suns 125-119 Los Angeles Clippers

Houston Rockets 108-102 Dallas Mavericks