Wemby drops 39/15/5 as Spurs grab 2-1 series lead with 115-108 Game 3 win

Welcome to Wemby's series. Victor Wembanyama dropped 39 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks on 13-of-18 shooting — the best playoff performance of his career, and one of the best from any 7-foot-3 human in NBA history. Spurs 115, Wolves 108. San Antonio is up 2-1.

Stephon Castle ran the show again with 13 points and 12 assists. De'Aaron Fox added more juice in transition. The Spurs led by as much as 18 in the second half before Anthony Edwards (35 pts) and Naz Reid pulled Minnesota back within 5 in the fourth. Wemby kept slamming the door. Every time the Wolves cut it to one possession, the kid blocked something or hit a face-up jumper from 18 feet.

Three games in, here's where this series sits: Wemby has 12 blocks (Game 1, NBA playoff record), 19 and 15 (Game 2), and 39/15/5 (tonight). The Spurs took Game 1 in OT, lost Game 2, and now have homecourt back. Julius Randle (1-7 in Game 3) and Rudy Gobert have been quiet. Game 4 is Sunday at Target Center — if Minnesota loses that one, this thing is over.