Stephon Castle Makes San Antonio Spurs History vs 76ers

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Monday’s San Antonio Spurs versus Philadelphia 76ers matchup included an injury scare for Victor Wembanyama, but it wasn’t all bad.

The veteran guard Stephon Castle made team history with his stat line, as he helped the Spurs take down the Sixers with a 115-102 win.

Castle checked in for 31 minutes.

During that time, the veteran guard shot 6-13 from the field and 6-6 from the charity stripe to score 19 points.

Beyond his scoring, Castle logged a triple-double by adding 10 rebounds and 13 assists. He also produced two steals, helping seal the victory.

Stephon Castle Moves Up The Spurs’ Historical Leaderboard

With Monday’s performance, Castle now moves up to No. 5 on the Spurs’ all-time triple-double leaderboard. Picking up his fifth triple-double, he passed the legendary Tim Duncan, along with his veteran teammate, Victor Wembanyama.

Next up on the list is Johnny Moore, who sits in fourth place with six triple-doubles over 519 games. Alvin Robertson is third on the list, with eight triple-doubles in 389 games.

David Robinson ranks No. 2 with 14 triple-doubles in 987 games, while Dejounte Murray is first in team history, with 17 over 320 games.

Plenty Of Time For Moves

The Spurs plan to have Castle and Wembanyama around for the long haul.

Since they’ve joined the organization, they have shifted the direction of the team. Now, the Spurs are gearing up for their first playoff run of this era of Spurs basketball.

The two are likely to continue rising up the Spurs’ triple-double charts and could one day challenge Murray, who left the team a few years back.

This season, Castle appeared in 66 games leading up to the Monday night action against the 76ers. He is averaging 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 7.3 assists per game. The veteran guard is shooting 47.4% from the field and 32.6% from three.

As for Wembanyama, he’s putting together an MVP-caliber campaign this year. The star center has made 50.9% of his shots from the field and drilled 35.0% of his threes. The veteran star averaged 24.9 points per game and collected 11.6 rebounds per game. He also produced 3.1 assists per game and averages a league-leading 3.1 blocks per game.