Twenty-five points before the first quarter horn sounds. That was the opening statement Victor Wembanyama delivered at Crypto.com Arena on February 10, 2026, a franchise record for a Spurs player in a single quarter and the third-highest scoring frame in team history behind only George Gervin and David Robinson. He set the tone early in the half court: Fox finds him on the left wing, and Wembanyama uses a crafty spin move to blow past Jake LaRavia and throw it down, then Castle hits him on the right wing for a catch-and-shoot triple that a 7-foot-4 player should have no business draining so clean, then Castle feeds him in the post for a turnaround jumper over Maxi Kleber. By halftime, his 37 points were the most by a Spur in the 21st century. He checked out midway through the third having played just 26 minutes, the fifth time in shot clock era history a player reached 40 in that few. His sixth career 40-point game moved him one past Tim Duncan in franchise history. He finished with 40 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and one block in the 136-108 victory. · Feb 11, 2026