A 17-point third-quarter lead wasn't enough to protect the Golden State Warriors from the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. Victor Wembanyama and the

A year of experience for 7-foot-3 star Victor Wembanyama projected to go a long way for the Spurs, but the addition of Chris Paul has also helped them a lot. While the 39-year-old Paul is far from the player he once was,

Victor Wembanyama scores 25 points on his return as the San Antonio Spurs fight back for a 104-94 win over the Golden State Warriors.

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Victor Wembanyama scored 25 points, Harrison Barnes had 22 and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 17-point third quarter deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 104-94 .

That was acting coach Mitch Johnson's prediction before the team downed Utah on Thursday to improve to 2-1 without the pair.

Victor Wembanyama started slow in his return but finished with a game-high 25 points to rally the Spurs from 17 points down to defeat the Warriors on Saturday.