This was an impressive bounce-back performance from the Kentucky product, who had been held to nine points in 34 minutes Saturday against the Magic. It was also a great sign that both Fox and Victor Wembanyama scored 30-plus points,

Three straight Spurs games had gone down to the final possession heading into Monday, heart palpitations becoming a fact of life for the team and its fans. As the Spurs went into the fourth quarter at Washington ahead by only four against the lowly Wizards,