Wembanyama’s monster night exposes who the Mavericks are missing

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.

He also added two assists, two steals and eight blocks for good measure.

Wembanyama scored 110 points in Yahoo High Score fantasy basketball.

He put up even more in points leagues at 112.8.

The 110 points in High Score is tied for the most in the format ever.

It matches 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.

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.

That free throw helped them hold on for the win.

The 52 points vaulted the big man's season average up to 29 points per game.

That 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.

This performance came on a phenomenal NBA night filled with historic performances from other stars.

Nikola Jokic recorded a 30-point triple-double, his 90th in just three quarters, setting an all-time record.

Luka Doncic poured in another 40-point outing to surpass Michael Jordan for the best scoring start to a season.

Klay Thompson turned back the clock with 30 points, eight threes and a game-winner.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander once again went over 40 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Yet none of them managed to steal the night from Wemby.

The San Antonio Spurs center dominated the Dallas Mavericks on home court in a 112-111 victory.

He finished with 52 points, 24 rebounds, eight blocks, two assists and two steals with just one turnover.

He shot 16-of-28 from the field and 19-of-23 from the free-throw line, including the game-winning free throw.

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

Even so, after posting video game numbers, Wemby 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 matchup also featured Cooper Flagg, the young star whom many project to challenge the Frenchman one day as the league's future face.

However, after a phenomenal start to the season, the 19-year-old star experienced a sharp reality check.

Flagg ended the night with 19 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and just one turnover.

But he shot a rough 7-of-19 from the field and 0-of-3 from deep after starting the game 1-11.