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Victor Wembanyama sent nan San Antonio Spurs backmost to nan playoffs successful melodramatic fashion.
Wembanyama drilled a 17-foot jumper pinch a 2nd near to springiness nan Spurs a 101-100 triumph complete nan Phoenix Suns connected Thursday nighttime astatine nan Frost Bank Center to nonstop nan Spurs backmost to nan playoffs for nan first clip successful six seasons.
The 22-year-old’s game-winning changeable capped a furious last-minute rally. The Spurs were down 100-95 pinch 1:13 near aft Suns guardant Jordan Goodwin drilled a 3-pointer.
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San Antonio Spurs guardant Victor Wembanyama, center, celebrates pinch teammates aft hitting a game-winning changeable against nan Phoenix Suns successful nan last seconds of an NBA hoops crippled successful San Antonio, Texas, connected March 19, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
Wembanyama sparked nan comeback erstwhile he snared an violative rebound and was fouled by Suns prima Devin Booker and drilled 2 free throws to trim nan Suns' lead to 100-97. Booker past missed a changeable connected nan different extremity of nan floor, and Spurs constituent defender De’Aaron Fox quickly scored a layup to make it 100-99.
The Suns had a chance to return a three-point lead erstwhile Wembanyama fouled Rasheer Fleming connected a return foul. However, Fleming missed some free throws, and nan Spurs corralled nan rebound, and instantly took a timeout.
Wembanyama capitalized connected nan missed free throws and drilled nan game-winning jumper, sending nan Spurs backmost to nan playoffs.
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San Antonio Spurs guardant Victor Wembanyama (1) is celebrated by teammates Dylan Harper, Devin Vassell (24) and others aft he deed a game-winning changeable against nan Phoenix Suns successful nan last seconds of an NBA hoops crippled successful San Antonio, Texas, connected March 19, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
Wembanyama said aft nan crippled that he was playing pinch wine-stained shorts aft personification spilled vino connected him.
"It was difficult to return successful each nan stimulus astir me," Wembanyama said. "I had nan fans looking astatine me. I had this feline spill vino connected me. And past that was earlier nan extremity of nan game. I’d made nan shot. I would sprint backmost connected defense and benignant of deed a feline and I sewage vino connected my shorts now. It was a batch going on."
Wembanyama, who scored 34 points and brought successful 12 rebounds successful nan win, said he was happy to make nan playoffs but is not satisfied.
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San Antonio Spurs guardant Victor Wembanyama (1) is celebrated by fans aft he deed a game-winning changeable against nan Phoenix Suns successful nan last seconds of an NBA hoops crippled successful San Antonio, Texas, connected March 19, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
"Of course, nan first small heart is to beryllium proud of it and to emotion it because we’re portion of it," Wembanyama said. "But nan cardinal for maine is to effort to not attraction because we want to onslaught 82 games. I’m frightened to go complacent, truthful I’ll beryllium connected nan different extremity of nan spectrum correct now. Try to not attraction astatine all."
The Spurs are 52-18 and are 3 games down nan Oklahoma City Thunder (55-15) for nan No. 1 seed successful nan Western Conference.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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