Wembanyama, Harper lead Spurs past short-handed Mavericks 122-106 for their first victory

DALLAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 23 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, Dylan Harper scored 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-106 on Saturday night for their first victory of the season.

De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle added 19 points apiece as the Spurs avoided their first 0-3 start since 2008-09. They lost to Oklahoma City on Tuesday and to Houston in Austin on Friday.

Rookie Sergio de Larrea led the Mavericks (1-2) with 21 points off the bench, going 3 of 4 behind the arc. Dallas’ five starters combined for 50 points, topped by P.J. Washington with 12 points.

The Mavericks played without their two marquee players, Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving. Flagg, last season’s Rookie of the Year, is out with a shoulder injury that occurred during Dallas’ win at Indiana on Friday night and will be reevaluated next week. Irving, the nine-time All-Star, didn’t play the second night of the back-to-back. He returned this season after being sidelined for 19 months with a torn ACL.

The Spurs squandered a 14-point lead in the third quarter but opened the final period on a 17-5 run in the first six minutes. They outscored Dallas 30-17 in the quarter as Spurs fans took over American Airlines Center in the closing minutes.

Wembanyama started slow, scoring only one point until midway through the second period. He then scored on two alley-oop dunks within two minutes and finished the half with 12 points.

The Spurs grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and outscored the Mavericks 25-10 in second-chance points.

Dallas scored 46 points in the paint in the first half, a franchise high during the play-by-play era (since 1997-98), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Spurs: Host Sacramento on Tuesday.

Mavericks: At Miami on Monday.

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Dallas Mavericks head coach Dusty May reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs , Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Dallas Mavericks forward Sergio de Larrea works the floor against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson works the floor against the Dallas Mavericks during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Dallas Mavericks forward Sergio de Larrea drives against San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, right, tries to control the ball after a rebound as Dallas Mavericks center Moussa Cisse tries to disrupt him during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss and elected to field in the cricket ODI tri-series match against England on Sunday.

England is searching for its first win in the tournament after losing to Pakistan by 87 runs, before Sri Lanka chased down the second highest-ever ODI total of 430 runs at Rawalpindi where captain Harry Brook’s fastest-ever ODI double century off 114 balls went in vain.

Pakistan also successfully defended against Sri Lanka to win the opening game of the tri-series by 37 runs at Rawalpindi but made two changes for the first game in the Lahore-leg of the tournament.

Fast bowler Razaullah made his ODI debut after Naseem Shah dislocated his finger during the warm-up on Sunday. All-rounder Faheem Ashraf made way for spin all-rounder Shadab Khan, who will be playing his first game in the tri-series.

England also awarded an ODI debut to 25-year-old fast bowler bowler Henry Crocombe, who was drafted in place of Josh Tongue in the only change made to the side which was stunned by Sri Lanka last time out.

As part of a breast cancer awareness initiative, the Pakistan team wore pink uniforms for Sunday's game.

Line-ups:

England: Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (captain), Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Gus Atkinson, Henry Crocombe.

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saad Baig, Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Arafat Minhas, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi (captain), Razaullah, Haris Rauf.

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Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi, left, flips the coin for toss as England's Harry Brook watches during the tri-series one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi, left, shakes hands with England's Harry Brook after a coin toss during the tri-series one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)