SAN ANTONIO -- De'Aaron Fox scored 24 points in his season debut, Victor Wembanyama added 18 points and 18 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 126-119 on Saturday night.
Stephon Castle added 14 points and 14 assists as San Antonio won its second straight after two straight losses following a franchise-best 5-0 start.
Trey Murphy III scored 41 points on 15-for-22 shooting for the Pelicans. Murphy was 5 for 11 on 3-pointers, including a high-arcing 31-footer at the close of the third quarter to stun the sellout crowd.