Coast-to-coast: Wemby dominates Lakers; KD reaches 1,000 career 20-point games

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama dropped 40 on the depleted Lakers, Kevin Durant hit 1,000 career 20-point games, the Pacers won an overtime thriller in New York, and the Suns added to the Mavs’ woes on a busy NBA Wednesday.

WEMBY, KD DAZZLE; PACERS WIN OT THRILLER IN MSG 

• San Antonio Spurs (37-16) def. LA Lakers (19-34), 136-108: Victor Wembanyama went berserk, scoring 40 points in just 26 minutes as the Spurs rolled past the Lakers for a fifth consecutive win.

[RELATED: NBA: Wemby drops 40 in three quarters as surging Spurs crush short-handed Lakers]

• Houston Rockets (33-19) def. LA Clippers (25-28), 102-95: Kevin Durant scored 26 points for his 1,000th career 20-point game, leading the Houston Rockets to back-to-back wins after downing the Clippers.

With this milestone, Durant joins LeBron James, Karl Malone, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only players in NBA history to accomplish the feat.

[RELATED: NBA: Kevin Durant hits 1,000 career 20-point games in Rockets’ win vs Clippers]

• Indiana Pacers (14-40) def. New York Knicks (34-20), 137-134: In a game that featured 39 lead changes and 16 ties, Pascal Siakam and the Pacers outlasted the Knicks in overtime to end a four-game slide.

[RELATED: NBA: Pascal Siakam, Pacers frustrate Knicks in OT to snap four-game skid]

• Phoenix Suns (32-22) def. Dallas Mavericks (19-34), 120-111: Dillon Brooks led a balanced Suns attack with 23 points, sending the struggling Mavericks to their eighth straight loss.

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Pao Ambat earned his journalism degree from Cavite State University in 2022.

Passionate about sports from a young age, he primarily covers the NBA for One Sports, while also assisting in reporting on the PVL, PBA, UAAP, and other leagues.