Despite Wambanyama's 5 blocked shots, NBA's San Antonio loses i
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Toronto rallies from 22-point deficit to beat San Antonio in overtime
Toronto's Barnes has 30 points, 11 rebounds Wemba Yama has 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocksToronto's Scottie Barnes looks to score.
National Basketball Association (NBA) super rookie Victor Wembanyama protected the rim with five blocked shots, but his team, the San Antonio Spurs, were brought to their knees in an overtime loss.
San Antonio lost 116-123 to the Toronto Raptors in their 2023-2024 NBA regular season home game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., on Saturday.
Wembanyama (20 points, 9 rebounds), the No. 1 overall pick in June's rookie draft, seemed to shut down the opposing offense with five blocked shots, but San Antonio's rebounding was lacking.
San Antonio held Toronto to 13 points in the second quarter and led by as many as 22 points at one point.
San Antonio entered the second half with a large 54-35 lead, but Toronto began to chip away at the lead.
San Antonio's Wembanyama tries to block.
In the fourth quarter, San Antonio and Toronto played a chase-and-chase game.
While San Antonio ran out of Wambanyama's blocks, Toronto was fueled by Scottie Barnes, who scored 17 points in the fourth quarter alone, including three 3-pointers.
Barnes scored eight straight points to start the comeback, then capped it off with a rebounded three with 38 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Toronto's OG Anunoby scored again with one second left to tie the game and send the game into overtime.
San Antonio was caught flat-footed by a fired-up Toronto squad, and ultimately lost by seven points.
Toronto was led by Barnes with 30 points and 11 rebounds, while Dennis Schroder did his part with 24 points and six assists.
San Antonio got 26 points from Keldon Johnson and 21 points and 11 rebounds from Zach Collins, but it wasn't enough to prevent the team from losing.
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