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Wembanyama's monster night exposes the Mavericks' missing piece.

Wembanyama's monster night exposes the Mavericks' missing piece.

Victor Wembanyama may have scored the most fantasy basketball points we'll see all season Wednesday against the Mavericks.

Sometimes you look at a Victor Wembanyama stat line and you have to do a double take.

After doing just that while observing Wednesday's astonishing 52-point, 24-rebound performance in a win over the Dallas Mavericks, we had to rub our eyes and make sure it was all real.

The San Antonio Spurs' All-Star not only dropped 52 points and 24 rebounds, but also added two assists, two steals and EIGHT blocks for good measure.

He scored 110 points in Yahoo High Score fantasy basketball, while putting up even more in points leagues (112.8).

The 110 points in High Score is tied for the most in the format ever, matching Bam Adebayo's 83-point game from last season against the Wizards.

At the time, we thought we'd be talking about Bam's performance likely for the rest of time.

Well, guess we need to add Wemby's box score from last night into that category.

Wembanyama's monster night exposes the Mavericks' missing piece.

And the cherry on top of the fantasy basketball sundae might be that Wembanyama iced the game with a free throw to give the Spurs a 112-111 lead, which would help them hold on for the win.

The 52 points vaulted the big man's season average up to 29 points per game, which now ranks fourth in the NBA entering play Thursday.

San Antonio has now won six games in a row after dropping the first two contests of the season.

Wemby will look to continue his massive fantasy week with matchups against the Kings and Trail Blazers.

For High Score formats, it'll be tough (actually nearly impossible) for Wemby to top that score for managers this week, but those in points and 9-category leagues will welcome the chance at additional production.

Wembanyama shot 16-of-28 from the field and 19-of-23 from the free-throw line.

He recorded just one turnover.

It was the first stat line of its kind in the NBA since Bob McAdoo in 1974.

Wembanyama's monster night exposes the Mavericks' missing piece.

After posting video game numbers, Wembanyama invited comparisons to only one man: Wilt Chamberlain.

“He basically Wilt,” said his teammate Dylan Harper after the win that pushed the Spurs to a 6-2 record.

The Mavericks, though not considered contenders this season, were on the other end of history.

Cooper Flagg, the 19-year-old star whom many project to challenge Wembanyama one day as the league's future face, experienced a sharp reality check.

Flagg ended the night with 19 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and just one turnover, but on a rough 7-of-19 from the field and 0-of-3 from deep after starting the game 1-11.

Far from bad statistics, it was simply below the standard he has accustomed us to and far beneath what Wembanyama offered fans last night.

Even Wembanyama struggled from beyond the arc (just 1-of-8 from deep), but in every other facet of the game, he dominated in Wilt-like fashion.

He blocked Flagg twice and scored an AND-1 right over him in crucial moments.

Wembanyama's monster night exposes the Mavericks' missing piece.

Harper was also stellar, chipping in 21 points and five rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting while going toe-to-toe with the Mavericks.

Analysts Shaq and Charles Barkley were reportedly left speechless by the performance.

Yahoo Sports reported that even they could not believe what Victor Wembanyama just did.

Wembanyama has developed a technique of hanging on an opponent's hip and waiting for them to rise for their shot well before he ever jumps.

This ensures the shooter's attempt isn't altered, as it might be if they jumped at the same time, and Wembanyama knows he can easily match them at the point of release because of his length.

It's what led to a majority of his blocks on Wednesday.

It's Wemby's world, and we're living in it.

For fantasy managers, the question now is whether anyone will top 110 High Score points this season.

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