Wen Ban had 18 points and 18 rebounds, and Fox came back with 24 points! The Spurs won 5 consecutive games at home and returned to second place in the Western Conference!

After defeating the Rockets, who had five consecutive wins in the last game, the Spurs defeated the Pelicans 126-119 and achieved two consecutive victories. Their record reached 7 wins and 2 losses, rising to second place in the Western Conference, second only to the Thunder, which had 9 wins and 1 loss. In addition, the Spurs started the new season with five consecutive home wins and remained unbeaten with 5 wins and 0 losses at home. This is also the first time since the 15-16 season that the Spurs have won five consecutive home games at the beginning of the season.

Wenbanyama still performed well. He played 32 minutes, made 8 of 19 shots, 2 of 9 three-pointers, and no free throws. He scored a double-double of 18 points and 18 rebounds. He also scored 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks. He also made 5 turnovers, with a plus-minus value of +5.

Fox came back and made his first show of the season. He performed very well. He played 30 minutes and made 9 of 14 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, 24 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, with a plus-minus value of +9. In the first half, Fox made 6 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. He already scored 15 points and 3 rebounds, including 15 points in the second quarter. At the critical moment of the final quarter, Fox scored 4 points with consecutive free throws to help the Spurs seal the victory.

Castle didn't feel good, but he was still very comprehensive. He played 35 minutes and made 5 of 13 shots, 0 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 14 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists, and only 2 turnovers. Castle sent out 13 assists in the last game, setting a career high. Today, he sent out another 14 assists, setting a new career high for assists in a single game for the second consecutive game.

Vassell played steadily. He started and played 33 minutes. He made 6 of 13 shots and 4 of 8 three-pointers. He scored 16 points and 2 rebounds, with a team-high plus-minus of +22. Barnes felt hot. He started for 28 minutes, made 6 of 8 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 15 points and 2 rebounds.

For the Pelicans, Zion continued to be absent due to injury. Murphy had a big breakout. He played 38 minutes and made 15 of 22 shots, 5 of 11 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, 41 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, tying his career high. Jones also performed very well. He started for 38 minutes, making 6 of 11 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. His plus-minus value of +17 was the highest in the team.

Fiers, the No. 7 pick, performed well. He played 31 minutes, made 8 of 17 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Quinn came off the bench for 25 minutes, making 5 of 14 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks, and 4 turnovers.

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