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52 and 24, yet no perfect ten: our index holds Wembanyama at 7.9

A historic line from Wembanyama, but our Pred1x Grade says dominant is not flawless - the reference disagreed by a full 2.1 points.

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52 and 24, yet no perfect ten: our index holds Wembanyama at 7.9
NBA

NBA

BASKETBALL
Frost Bank CenterSan Antonio
FINAL05/11THU2026
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio SpursWinner
112:111
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
Half 32-26

Pred1x grades

01Victor WembanyamaFC · San Antonio Spurs7.9▼ 2.1
52
PTS
24
REB
2
AST
02Kyrie IrvingG · Dallas Mavericks7.0▼ 0.5
29
PTS
7
REB
5
AST
03Naji MarshallF · Dallas Mavericks6.5▼ 2.1
22
PTS
5
REB
3
AST
04Cooper FlaggGF · Dallas Mavericks6.5▼ 0.7
19
PTS
10
REB
5
AST
05P.J. Washington Jr.F · Dallas Mavericks6.4▼ 1.1
21
PTS
10
REB
3
AST
06Walter Clayton JrG · Dallas Mavericks6.4▼ 0.6
8
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
07Devin VassellGF · San Antonio Spurs6.2▼ 0.3
2
PTS
7
REB
4
AST
08Stephon CastleG · San Antonio Spurs6.2▼ 0.5
17
PTS
10
REB
3
AST

Perfection denied. Our Pred1x Grade stops Victor Wembanyama at 7.9 even after a 52-point, 24-rebound night - the reference rating handed out a flawless 10.0, and the 2.1-point gap is the widest call of the evening.

Biggest grade gaps

Δ2.1Victor WembanyamaFC · San Antonio Spurs7.9 vs 10.0
Δ2.1Naji MarshallF · Dallas Mavericks6.5 vs 8.6
Δ1.9Harrison BarnesF · San Antonio Spurs4.4 vs 6.3
Δ1.8Dylan HarperG · San Antonio Spurs5.4 vs 7.2
Δ1.3Caleb MartinF · Dallas Mavericks5.1 vs 6.4
Reference rating shown for comparison only; the Pred1x Grade is our own index.

Why hold back? Our index is minutes-weighted and component-based: rebounding maxed at 1.0 and defense hit 0.852, but only 2 assists left playmaking at 0.248, and scoring efficiency topped out at 0.6 despite the raw volume across 34.1 minutes. It was dominant, not flawless - and still nearly a full grade clear of Kyrie Irving's 7.0 (29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists) in the 112-111 Spurs win.

We also cooled on the reference's Dallas favorites: Naji Marshall graded 6.5 against 8.6, Dylan Harper's 21 points came without a single assist (5.4 vs 7.2), and Harrison Barnes got just 4.4 against 6.3. Where the reference saw fireworks, our index saw efficiency - and some holes.

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