EXCITING #MLKDay DUEL! Wemby (23 PTS & 5 BLK) & Trae Young (33 PTS & 13 AST) | January 15, 2024
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The Hawks defeated the Spurs, 109-99. Trae Young led the Hawks with 36 points, 13 assists, and 6 rebounds, with Jalen Johnson adding 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists in the victory. Victor Wembanyama tallied 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks for the Spurs in the defeat. The Hawks improve to 16-23 in the regular season, while the Spurs fall to 7-32.
By reaching 10K points in today’s game, Trae Young becomes the fastest player in terms of games played to reach 10K points, 3.5K assists, and 1K 3PT FGs made, doing so in 390 career games, previous:
Stephen Curry (513 games)
Damian Lillard (553 games)
Baron Davis (590 games)
Tim Hardaway (605 games)
Kyrie Irving (611 games)
Victor Wembanyama becomes the second player 20 years old or younger to record 25+ PTS, 10+ REB, and 5+ BLK in a game on MLK Day, joining:
Shaquille O’Neal – ORL v PHI, Jan. 18, 1993: 38 PTS, 16 REB, 8 BLK
With the second such game of his career, Victor Wembanyama becomes the third player in NBA history at 20 years old or younger to record multiple games of 25+ PTS, 10+ REB, and 5+ BLK, joining:
Shaquille O’Neal – 8 games
Anthony Davis – 3 games