Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs experienced his first Christmas Day game on Wednesday and he put on quite the show. The second-year star posted 42 points, 18 rebounds, four assists, and four blocks in his team’s 117-114 loss to the New York Knicks.

• Wembanyama became the third player to score 40-plus points in his Christmas debut, joining Wilt Chamberlain (45, 1959) and Tracy McGrady (43, 2000). • Wembanyama became the first player to amass 40-plus points, 15-plus rebounds, and five-plus 3-pointers on Christmas Day.

Despite a dominant game from Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs didn't have enough to get past the New York Knicks on Christmas Day. Wembanyama, who