Highlights: Victor Wembanyama had a near triple-double with blocks against the 76ers

Coming off a win against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Spurs looked to build on their streak against the Philadelphia 76ers. What followed was a wild game! In the second quarter, Andre Drummond was sent off, but his sending off was overturned after the referees ruled it was an overreaction to a flop by Victor Wembanyama. Joel Embiid was then ejected for arguing with a referee. Despite this, the Spurs couldn’t make a run to take the lead until late in the fourth. After the Spurs went on an 11-2 run to cut the lead to one, the game was a back-and-forth affair between the Spurs and Tyrese Maxey. Maxey matched every Spurs shot with one of his own, but the Spurs actually had the ball up by one with just over a minute left. However, Julian Champagnie threw a lazy pass to Chris Paul that was intercepted by Maxey. Maxey went on to post Champagnie at one-one. Although Maxey missed the free throw, Champagnie got the rebound and fell asleep judging who to pass the ball to when Guerschon Yabusele stole the ball. Maxey hit a clutch dagger three over Jeremy Sochan and the Spurs never recovered. The Spurs eventually lost 121-116.

Victor Wembanyama had a near triple-double with 26 points, nine rebounds and eight blocks. He also had four assists. While he had a great game, you’d like to see him attack the paint when the 76ers’ two centers are unavailable.

One of Wemby’s eight blocks came in the first quarter which led to great Spurs ball movement resulting in a Wemby assist to Jeremy for two!

Coast to Coast! Wemby grabs the board and hands it to Stephon Castle, who feeds him the alley-oop SLAM!

How about closing the neighborhood by hitting two shots in three seconds? The victims: Kyle Lowry and noted San Antonio hater Caleb Martin.

Wemby to Sochan Part 1: As we drive into the paint, Wemby lobs to Sochan for the easy dunk!

Wemby drained six threes in the game, including this bullseye from the corner!

Wemby to Sochan Part 2: No, this is not the same clip. Wemby lobs this bad boy off the top turnbuckle into Sochan the Destroyer again!

Stephon Castle had a solid game with 17 points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal in 13 minutes. Of course, with his hot start, you’d love to see him get more playing time with this new rotation. But foul trouble played a role.

Let’s revisit that Wemby alley oop mud from Castle. Talk about the right place, the right time!

AND-ONE! Castle shows patience by getting into the paint and draws the foul on KJ Martin for the one-on-one finish!

Jeremy Sochan dropped 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists.

Jeremy fills his spot on the fastbreak and is the recipient of excellent Spurs ball movement!

Revisited Part 1: You shouldn’t leave Jeremy wide open under the rim.

Revisited Part 2: the Sixers fell asleep on Jeremy AGAIN. Moving without the ball has to be one of Jeremy’s best skills.

Julian Champagnie dropped 15 on five threes, eight rebounds, one assist and one block. All of his threes came in the fourth, including this laser after getting Kelly Oubre Jr. to bite the pump fake!

Chris Paul dropped 12 points, eight assists, four rebounds and one steal. Here he owns Paul George by recovering and hitting the clutch shot to beat the shot clock buzzer!

Keldon Johnson dropped four points, two assists and one rebound. Two of his points came on a POSTER SLAM on Andre Drummond!

This was a wild game that resulted in a disappointing loss. The Spurs showed resilience in coming back in the fourth to take the lead, but late games will separate the big teams from the pursuit of being big teams. Especially considering the Sixers’ best player was ejected in the second quarter, this one definitely got away from the Silver and Black.

Finally, here are the full game highlights.

The Spurs take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Christmas Day at 7 p.m. 11 (CST) on ESPN/ABC.