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In beating the Sacramento Kings 132-104, the San Antonio Spurs captured their first 51st win of the season. Building on their first 50-win season in almost a decade is an accomplishment Victor Wembanyama says is more than a year in the making.
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"I look back and I think, 'I hope we can be this locked in for all the off-seasons to come,' because it was a really high-level preparation mentally, physically for everybody; the amount of film we did. And this is the reason we were so ready for the season. So, that's what I think when I look back."
San Antonio entered the year off a 34-48 campaign that followed a 22-60 mark in Wemby's rookie season. Though that provides the context for what's proven a very impressive 2025-2026, it reaches minimal expectation for the generational talent .
"One thing you can say is taking each step at a time and validating the checking of boxes. My goal was never to make the play-in or win the play-in. It was to get into the playoffs with no question and that would've made a successful season at the time," the Spurs' leading scorer said following a victory the night before against the Los Angeles Clippers .
Just 22 years old, Wembanyama showcases wisdom beyond his years. It's been that way since he entered the NBA at the age of 19. And it's a gift he drove home following the win in LA.
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"It's hard to always look at a season as a whole. We can look at the season as our worst stretch at the end of 2025 or our best stretch in the month of February pretty much right now."
Following a stint in which they won 11 of 12 games, including three against the Oklahoma City Thunder , the Spurs lost back-to-back home games to the Utah Jazz and a then struggling Cleveland Cavaliers team. A week later, they lost consecutive games again, this time to the Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzles, who sit 10th and 11th in the Western Conference Standings through mid-March.
Conversely, San Antonio didn't lose in February and recently fell in only one game on a home stand full of postseason contenders , including some of the league's best. And that loss came without Wembanyama to the Denver Nuggets .
Spurs resume storied history of 50+ wins
Before this season, the last time the Silver and Black hit 50 wins was 2016-17 when they won 61 and reached the Western Conference Finals. That run, which ended in a 4-1 series loss to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors after Kawhi Leonard re-aggravated an ankle injury , marked the franchise's 20th straight season of 50+ (or equivalent – 37 in strike shortened '99) wins.
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These Spurs are 51-18 following a 132-104 blowout in Sacramento.
"It's very much possible that these last 14 games are satisfying. Or not. This is why we've got to take each step at a time," Wembanyama contonued following the aforementioned triumph over the Clippers .
"Even though the season will be somewhat successful when you look as a whole, we've still got (13) games."
Truth is, Wembanyama and the Spurs appear set to play well more than the 13 games that remain in the regular season.
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