The triple-double feat left Wemby, Stephon Castle wanting more

Throughout their history, they never have before San Antonio Spurs seen more than one player record a triple-double in the same game. That changed with a 125-120 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Stephen Castle scored 23 points while adding 10 assists and rebounds. Victor Wembanyama led Spurs with 31 points and 15 rebounds to go along with ten assists, which tied Castle for the team lead.

ClutchPoints asked Castle if it surprised him that he and Wemby had achieved a feat no Spurs had ever achieved.

“Yes, it is surprising.”

“With all the history and good players we’ve had here, it’s very surprising to hear,” Castle replied.

“It’s definitely something great to be a part of, proud to be a part of.”

The reigning Rookie of the Year then added a caveat.

“But we need a win to add to that.”

“Yeah, it’s surprising. With all the history and good players we’ve had… It’s definitely something great to be a part of. But we need a win to add to that.”

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It was the first triple-double of Castle’s young NBA career.

Victor Wembanyama’s view of the team’s history

Although the Warriors had the game under control until the final minute, Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson left Wemby and Castle on the court until the final seconds.

Asked if he was aware of how close he came to a triple-double, Castle, who has not accomplished the statistical feat in the pros, said yes.

“Yeah, I was. I was aware. I had a few games like this last year where I missed by one. So yeah, obviously we wanted to win, but happy we got it.”

Wemby also admitted he understands where his stat line was in the waning moments.

“I thought about it, of course. But, I think we made the right decision. I don’t know if I remember the result, but I think it was the right decision,” shared the generational talent, seemingly talking about the decision to leave both stars in the competition when the game was realistically decided.

Maybe the reason for that Castle got his chance reaching a triple-double was a hurdle in the game he faced to get there. The former national champion at UConn picked up his fourth foul midway through the third quarter. Johnson left him in the game for a few more minutes. Similarly, Castle was called for his fifth foul with plenty of time left in the fourth period. Even then, he did not immediately head to the bench.

ClutchPoints asked recently became a 21-year-old guard about adapting to terrible troubles.

“I don’t think anybody likes to play through that. Obviously, it’s tough. You don’t want to be in those positions,” Castle continued. “It kind of takes away from your aggressiveness and it took me personally out of my primary matchup. So that’s not great.”

An outstanding perimeter defender, Castle helped chase Steph Curry throughout the game.

“But you just have to work through it, play smarter, especially in crunch time, when your guys, your coaches need you on the floor,” Castle added in his response to ClutchPoints. “So I have to play a lot smarter.”

Vembanjama’s triple-double, capped by a last-second layup by Castle, marked the fourth of his three-year NBA career.