Wemby hits another milestone with 50-point game

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SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 50 points -- including a career-high eight 3-pointers -- in a 139-130 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.

Prior to Wembanyama, the last three 50-point games produced by Spurs came in overtime games. David Robinson in 1994 logged the franchise's last 50-point outing in regulation.

At 20 years and 314 days, Wembanyama is the fourth-youngest player to score 50 points. At 7-foot-4, he's also the tallest to do so.

Youngest Players To Score 50PlayerDateAgePtsBrandon JenningsNov. 14, 2009 vs GS20y 52d55LeBron JamesMarch 20, 2005 at TOR20y 80d56Devin BookerMarch 24, 2017 at BOS20y 145d70Victor WembanyamaWednesday vs WSH20y 314d50LeBron JamesDec. 10, 2005 at MIL20y 345d52-- ESPN Research

Wembanyama's previous high was 49 points in a 130-126 overtime victory against New York.

Wembanyama was 8-of-16 from deep against Washington and collected 6 rebounds and 3 blocks in 32 minutes. He is the first player in league history with 20 3-pointers and 13 blocks over a three-game span.

For his career, Wembanyama has now recorded a 50-point game, a 5x5 game and a 10-block game. Just three other players -- Anthony Davis, Hakeem Olajuwon and Robinson -- have accomplished all of that in a career since blocks became official in 1973-74.

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Wembanyama's 50-point game followed Orlando's Paolo Banchero on Oct. 28; Banchero (who turned 22 on Tuesday) was 21 at the time of his 50-point outing, the first time in NBA history that a pair of players age 21 or younger reached the milestone.

The only other season of multiple 50-point games by a player age 21 or younger came in 2005-06, as LeBron James reached the milestone twice at the age of 20.

ESPN Research and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Wemby hits another milestone with 50-point game

Wemby hits another milestone with 50-point game

Wemby hits another milestone with 50-point game

Wemby hits another milestone with 50-point game

Wemby hits another milestone with 50-point game