Wembanyama, Harper Rescue Spurs in Dallas: The Fourth-Quarter Surge Behind 122–106 Win

DALLAS, October 24, 2026 — FINAL: San Antonio Spurs 122, Dallas Mavericks 106. A sluggish start to the season did not become a third straight defeat for San Antonio. Victor Wembanyama delivered 23 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, Dylan Harper scored 22, and the Spurs broke open a tight game with a decisive fourth quarter against an injury-depleted Dallas side.

Watch the official game recap: NBA video: Spurs 122, Mavericks 106 (published October 24, 2026). This is an official NBA-hosted exact-game video. A matching, independently verified official YouTube upload was not available at publication, so we now provide the league’s official recap in an embedded frame with an alternative viewing link. Playback is subject to the NBA’s settings.

How San Antonio took control

The game was still competitive entering the final period: San Antonio led 92–89 after three quarters. Dallas had fought back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit, but the Spurs answered with a 17–5 surge over the first six minutes of the fourth. The visitors won the period 30–17, turning a three-point advantage into a 16-point final margin.

That separation matters more than the raw score. San Antonio had already surrendered one substantial lead, yet responded by tightening its late-game execution rather than relying on a single spectacular Wembanyama play. De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle each added 19 points; Fox also supplied nine assists. The scoring distribution gave Dallas several threats to account for when the game tightened.

The possession battle behind the result

The Spurs’ 15 offensive rebounds, compared with eight for Dallas, gave San Antonio repeated opportunities to extend possessions. They also committed only 12 turnovers to the Mavericks’ 18. Those two margins help explain how the Spurs could prevail comfortably even though Dallas shot a higher overall field-goal percentage.

Wembanyama’s four blocks anchored the defensive story, but Harper’s 22 points were equally important to the broader picture: San Antonio did not need its star center to dominate every scoring possession to secure its first win of 2026–27. The team improved to 1–2.

What Dallas was missing — and what comes next

The Mavericks played without Cooper Flagg, who sustained a left-shoulder injury in Friday’s win over Indiana and was scheduled for reevaluation the following week, and Kyrie Irving, who sat out the second game of the back-to-back. Rookie Sergio de Larrea led Dallas with 21 points off the bench, but the home side could not sustain its third-quarter momentum. Dallas also fell to 1–2.

One game cannot settle San Antonio’s season outlook, especially against an opponent missing two major players. It does, however, show a useful early response: after opening 0–2, the Spurs protected the ball, generated extra chances and produced a fourth-quarter answer when Dallas threatened to steal control.

Verified match details and further viewing

Event date: Saturday, October 24, 2026 (Dallas local time). Status: Final. Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas. Official video: NBA game recap dated October 24, 2026. No video footage or YouTube thumbnail has been downloaded or rehosted.

Sources: NBA official final score, box score and game report; NBA official game-recap video; Reuters game report, October 25; Associated Press game report, October 24.

Featured image: illustrative archival basketball-court photograph by Joshua Kantarges / Unsplash, used under the Unsplash License. It does not depict this game.

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