SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points for the second straight game, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked three shots and the San Antonio Spurs ran away from the injury-plagued Golden State Warriors for a 127-113 victory Wednesday night that extended their winning streak to 10.
Wembanyama had 10 of his team's initial 14 points just 3:36 into the game and San Antonio jumped ahead 17-3. He finished 16 for 22 from the field in his fourth 40-point performance of the season. The Spurs (58-18) won for the 15th time in their last 16 contests as they chase the first-place and idle Thunder (60-16) in the race for the top seed in the Western Conference.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts as he is fouled by Golden State Warriors center Omer Yurtseven (77) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) reacts as he is fouled by Golden State Warriors center Omer Yurtseven (77) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper, right, drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors guard Nate Williams, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Antonio Spurs guard De'aaron Fox (4) shoots over Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) takes a shot over Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
With 54.9 seconds left in the first quarter, San Antonio's De’Aaron Fox took a shot to the face and exited briefly. He finished with 11 points — one of seven Spurs in double figures.
Nate Williams scored 18 points, LJ Cryer matched his career high with 17 and Brandin Podziemski had 14 points, six rebounds and five assists for Golden State as Stephen Curry missed his 26th consecutive game since Jan. 30 with a right knee injury.
Curry scrimmaged 5-on-5 Tuesday while participating in a full practice as he tries to return before the end of the regular season. Steve Kerr said Curry would scrimmage again in the coming days, then be re-evaluated over the weekend.
Curry's younger brother, Seth, came off the bench to contribute 12 points in his second game back after missing eight with a strained left inner thigh.
Kristaps Porzingis sat out the front end of a back-to-back with expectations he'll play Thursday against the Cavaliers, while Gary Payton II also could be back from resting his troublesome right knee. Forward Gui Santos was a late scratch after he took an elbow to the pelvic bone and big man Al Horford was sidelined for a 10th straight game because of a strain in his right calf.
Spurs: Concludes a road back-to-back at the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.
Warriors: Host Cleveland on Thursday night.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts as he is fouled by Golden State Warriors center Omer Yurtseven (77) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) reacts as he is fouled by Golden State Warriors center Omer Yurtseven (77) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper, right, drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors guard Nate Williams, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Antonio Spurs guard De'aaron Fox (4) shoots over Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) takes a shot over Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will keep hitting Iran “very hard” in the next two or three weeks and bring the country “back to the Stone Ages,” even as he touted the success of U.S. operations and argued that all of Washington’s objectives have so far been met or exceeded.
Trump said Iran would continue to face a barrage of attacks in the short term.
“We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks,” Trump said. “We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong.”
Trump didn’t say anything about negotiations with Iran or bring up the April 6 deadline he set for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway for global oil and gas transport. He has threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if the strait was not reopened.
Trump also did not offer a clear path to end the supply disruptions that have sent energy prices soaring. He did not mention the possibility of sending U.S. ground troops into Iran, or NATO, the trans-Atlantic alliance he has railed against for not helping the U.S. secure the waterway.
Oil rose more than 4% and Asian stocks fell after the comments. Oil prices were sharply higher following Trump’s remarks. Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 4.9% to $106.16 per barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 4% to $104.15 a barrel.
U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war continues to push fuel prices higher worldwide. Analysts say those high fuel costs will trickle into groceries as businesses’ transportation and packaging costs pile up.
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A New York-based think tank said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech suggests he “is willing to leave the Strait of Hormuz off the table, leaving other nations to deal with the consequences.”
“Trump’s message was that the United States can sustain its own economic and energy ecosystem, while countries dependent on regional exports will either have to buy from the United States or manage the Strait themselves,” the Soufan Center wrote.
“While Trump explicitly thanked U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf for their cooperation and allyship, an expedited U.S. withdrawal without securing the Strait will leave many of these countries, whose economies are dependent on energy exports, in the lurch.”
Fuel prices in Thailand soared again on Thursday after the government further cut subsidies, sending diesel price to over 44 baht ($1.35) per liter, about 12% increase.
The surge was the second time in a week, after a majority of fuel prices rose by 6 baht ($0.18) per liter last Thursday.
Democrats are criticizing Trump’s primetime address to the American people on the war in Iran as “incoherent” and as doing little to answer “the most basic questions the American people,” according to statements from two Democratic lawmakers released on Wednesday.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., noted that Trump owed Americans more answers about a conflict that has driven up prices on gas “alongside rising prices for diesel, fertilizer, aluminum, and other essentials, with consequences that will continue to ripple through the economy for a long time to come” in his statement.
Meanwhile, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., released a statement that said the “speech was grounded in a reality that only exists in Donald Trump’s mind.”
Murphy went on to add that “no one in America, after listening to that speech, knows whether we are escalating or deescalating.”
Oil rose more than 4% and Asian stocks fell after U.S. President Donald Trump said in his first national address since the Iran war began that the U.S. will keep hitting Iran very hard.
Trump also said the United States will “finish the job” in Iran and that military operations could wrap up soon.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was down 1.4% to 53,004.81 in early Asia trading on Thursday. South Korea’s Kospi lost 3.4% to 5,292.36. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.8% to 25,082.59.
U.S. futures were down more than 0.7%.
Oil prices were sharply higher following Trump’s remarks. Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 5% to $106.22 per barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 4.2% to $104.36 a barrel.
Members of civic groups hold signs against the U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Israel's rescue teams and residents take shelter as sirens sounds next to a site struck by an Iranian missile in Bnei Brak, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A family who fled Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon warm themselves by a bonfire next to tents used as shelters in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People stand near a damaged van beside scattered debris following an Israeli strike in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A firefighter extinguishes a car at the site of Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
