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Spurs blowouts keep robbing fans of what a full-minute Victor Wembanyama looks like

There could be so much more.
ByJahlil Williams
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May 30, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrates with guard De'aaron Fox (4) after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in game seven of the western conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
May 30, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrates with guard De'aaron Fox (4) after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in game seven of the western conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The Spurs are blowing teams out so badly that Victor Wembanyama keeps getting sent to the bench before he's finished a full night's work. On Monday in Phoenix, he went for 40 points, 11 boards, and nine blocks in 25 minutes. San Antonio won 122-96, and the Suns never made it close enough to keep him out there.

Take Wemby's line and stretch it to a 36-minute pace like Josh Paredes did here when Vic's blocks were listed at eight. The result is roughly 57 points, 16 rebounds, and about 13 blocks. Who doesn't want to actually see that on the floor? But the Spurs' insistence on pulverizing their opponents relegates that version of the Alien to our imagination.

Wembanyama's per-36 numbers look like a typo

It's not like Phoenix was a one-off, either. Wemby scored 29 on 9-13 shooting in 24 minutes in Portland, which works out to about 43 points per 36. He had 30 in 26 minutes in Sacramento, otherwise known as 41 per 36.

Across the season, he's averaging 30.1 points in 29.8 minutes a night. Give it the ol' extendo treatment, and it's 36 points, 14 rebounds, and more than five blocks per 36, according to Basketball-Reference.

Now look what happens when the minutes are there. In the 112-111 win over Dallas on November 4, the Spurs' French weapon went nuclear in 34 minutes, finishing the night with 52 points, 24 rebounds, and eight blocks. He scored 36 in the first meeting with Utah in almost 39 minutes, and 43 on Minnesota when he nearly reached 34.

Spurs blowouts are capping the Alien's numbers

I'm not asking the Spurs to take it easy on their opponents, so we can see more of this crazy run Wemby is on, but (playfully) I wouldn't be totally against it either. They've won six games by 15 or more this season and Victor is averaging 26 minutes in those.

It's not just him. All five Spurs starters ended Monday's contest under 30 minutes with Stephon Castle the highest at 29:47. Dylan Harper put up 17 on 7-10 shooting in less than 26. Their point differential is just absurd at this point in the season, considering they were supposed to be experimenting with lineups. Unfortunately for the league, the Silver and Black are still climbing.

San Antonio is 9-2 and has won nine straight since that nasty 0-2 start. Teams are unable to stop Wemby and the Spurs are playing like an absolute unit. I'm not complaining. The blowouts are beautiful. I just can't help but wonder what the Alien's averages would truly look like if his opponents were good enough to consistently force him to play a whole game.

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