Victor Wembanyama posts second quickest triple-double in NBA history in San Antonio Spurs win, Boston Celtics triumph

Victor Wembanyama recorded the first triple-double of his NBA career as the San Antonio Spurs claimed a 130-108 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.

The NBA rookie scored 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in just 21 minutes – the second fastest triple-double in NBA history in the shot clock era only behind Russell Westbrook.

It was an impressive night for the 20-year-old as he also became the youngest Spurs player to hit a triple-double in franchise history and only the second Spurs rookie to achieve the feat after David Robinson.

The Frenchman also became the fourth rookie to hit a triple-double without a turnover, since they were first tracked during the 1977-78 campaign.

“Doing it in a win is everything, of course,” Wembanyama said after the game. “I didn’t know it was the second fastest in NBA history. It matters to me.

“I’m not the type to talk for nothing. This is the kind of statement we want to make as a team, and this is type of statement I want to make as a player.”

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich added: “He’s just a very good passer. He was a good passer before he got here.”

Elsewhere, the Boston Celtics continued their sensational home form with a 127-120 victory in overtime over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The victory sees the Celtics set a franchise record for consecutive home victories at the start of a season which extends to 18 games at TD Garden.

Jayson Tatum recorded a game-high 45 points with 12 coming in overtime while team-mate Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and 11 rebounds.

“It means a lot,” Tatum said about the winning home run. “I’ve been saying this the last year or two, especially in the playoffs, we haven’t played that great at home.

“And earlier in my career, we never really lost at home. So just trying to get back to that, rewarding the fans that come and support us every night. It’s good to get back on track and play really well at home.”

He added: “We were kind of sluggish to start the game, most of the game. Really, that last six minutes in the fourth and overtime, we really kind of played like ourselves.

“That’s kind of the scary thing … for, like, 12 minutes of the game, that’s the only time we really played like ourselves on both ends, and we still managed to win the game.

“That just shows that we can be a really special team.”

Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors continued their recent slump as they suffered an emphatic 141-105 home defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Warriors slipped to their sixth loss in the last eight matches and endured back-to-back blowout defeats at home after the Toronto Raptors secured a 133-118 win at Chase Center on Monday.

“You get to a point where you’re trying to explain it, trying to figure out what can change specifically that can help us,” Warriors star Steph Curry said.

“Those conversations are happening in between games, in film sessions, in the locker room. But it’s headed in the opposite direction. I don’t know what to say about it. We’re not used to this vibe around our team. … It all sucks.”

Meanwhile, Nikola Jokic became the youngest player in NBA history to record 13,000 points, 6,000 rebounds, and 4,000 assists on Wednesday but the Denver Nuggets still slipped to a 124-111 defeat at the Utah Jazz.

Domantas Sabonis led the way for the Sacramento Kings with 24 points as they secured a 123-98 win over the Charlotte Hornets, while the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 112-104.

The Philadelphia 76ers suffered their third consecutive defeat with a 139-132 loss against the Atlanta Hawks while the Chicago Bulls also needed overtime to claim a 124-119 victory over the Houston Rockets.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 28 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed a 128-120 win on the road against the Miami Heat, while the LA Clippers edged to a 126-120 win over the Toronto Raptors.