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All the talk before the Christmas Day leadoff game was Victor Wembanyama taking Manhattan.

And the second-year sensation certainly delivered.

Wembanyama scored 42 points to come close to breaking the Christmas Day debut scoring record of 45 set by a rookie Wilt Chamberlain in 1959, but the Knicks persevered down the stretch to win 117-114 on Wednesday.

Mikal Bridges had his best game of the season, scoring 41 on 17-of-25 shooting with six 3s to power the Knicks, and Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 41 points.

Wembanyama added 18 rebounds, four assists and four blocks for San Antonio.

The Knicks, who were 9.5-point favorites at BetMGM, improved to 19-10, while San Antonio dropped to 15-14.

  • Knicks 117, Spurs 114

  • Timberwolves-Mavericks, 2:30 p.m. ET: You never know what Anthony Edwards might say.

  • 76ers-Celtics, 5 p.m. ET: The champs are the champs.

  • Lakers-Warriors, 8 p.m. ET: Let’s enjoy LeBron vs. Steph while we still can.

  • Nuggets-Suns, 10:30 p.m. ET: Nikola Jokić is the best player on Earth, and Kevin Durant is still getting it done.

Live45 updates

  • Dončić is dialed in. That’s two three’s and a mid-range pull-up in four minutes.

    Meanwhile, Jaden McDaniels finally makes his first shots. He’s 1-5 early.

  • Luka Dončić vs Anthony Edwards.

    Two super productive players. Two super different approaches.

    This should be a good one!

  • Knicks hang on

    Knicks win in a thriller!

    OG Anunoby and Josh Hart with key offensive rebounds, and that’s the game.

    Here’s hoping we get a similar quality game in Dallas.

  • Knicks up three, 117-114, with 38.6 seconds to go. They have possession.

    Bridges, Towns, and Brunson have combined for 82 of New York’s points today. And they’ve needed every single one of them.

    42/18 for Wembanyama, and 21/9 for Sochan.

    Fans got their money’s worth today. Fantastic start to the Christmas Day game slate!

  • Mikal. Bridges.

    41 points, getting whatever he wants in the mid-range area all game long.

    17-24 shooting, including 6-8 from three. Spectacular performance.

  • This game is officially nuts. Knicks and Spurs constantly trading buckets, and leads. Knicks getting major boost from the supporting cast. Hart with 11, Miles McBride with 8 off the bench.

    For the Spurs, Jeremy Sochan has quietly put up 21 with 8 rebounds.

  • Would not hate overtime here. What a game!

  • Bridges just canned his sixth triple, and has 35 points. He’s fully back to being one of the most devastating plug-and-play guys in the league, after a rough start to the season. Major performance for him.

    Meanwhile, Towns just picked up his fifth foul. Tough timing. He’s played just 29 minutes in this one.

  • Mikal Bridges and Victor Wembanyama are trading buckets, and it’s an amazing watch. Wembanyama just canned his sixth triple, and has 42 points and 17 rebounds.

  • With just under 10 minutes to go, Wembanyama has 35 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, and four blocks. Spurs up 90-88.

    Looks like we could be having an NBA Christmas Game classic on our hands, folks.

  • New York leads entering the 4th

    Knicks go up five (88-83) as we head into the fourth. 37-point third quarter for New York. Bridges up to 26, Towns 21, and Brunson 20.

    This has been a good one. Neither team giving an inch.

  • Once again, tied game after Bridges converted a three-point play. This has been a tight one from the get-go.

  • And just like that, the Knicks are back up, with Towns leading the way. He’s up to 21 points now. Hasn’t been hitting well from the outside (1-5), but is ferociously attacking the rim, and forcing the issue for an otherwise lifeless Knicks offense.

    Reminiscent of how he played in Minnesota before the Rudy Gobert acquisition.

  • Jeremy Sochan is in his third NBA season, and remains a bit of a wild child. He’s unpolished, and questions about his shooting linger.

    That said, he’s becoming a major component of how the Spurs play. Crashes the glass, adept playmaker, probes defenses relentlessly, and is an improving scorer.

    Even if he isn’t the long-term option at power forward, you can keep him, and play him as a positionless supersub.

  • Towns looking far more aggressive to start the third. Just attacked Wembanyama head-on, and got the bucket. Towns has made himself available for most of the game. Knicks finally finding him, and letting him create.



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