Marc Stein saw Victor Wembanyama doing something special after a dominant night as the Spurs routed Cooper Flagg and the Mavericks.

Hornets 136, Nets 117: Brandon Miller had 25 points to lead the Hornets to the easy victory. Egor Demin came off the bench in his NBA debut to hit four 3-pointers for the Nets. Four of their five first-round picks played, and Demin was pretty much the only one of note, despite Ben Saraf starting.

The Spurs won their first opener in four seasons and finally beat their Southwest rivals, the Dallas Mavericks, who had defeated them in two straight season-opening games.

The Spurs' Victor Wembanyama went off in the season opener. Then, the Spurs star continued to put in work after the blowout win.

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In the Spurs' regular-season opener against the Dallas Mavericks, Wembanyama simply eviscerated his competition. He went into volcano mode and spewed 40 points on 15-of-21 shooting from the field, 15 rebounds, and three blocked shots. The French native also provided several highlight reel-worthy plays that made fans drop their jaws in disbelief.

The lights were already bright at the American Airlines Center when the Spurs arrived for the first shootaround session of the regular-season Wednesday. Dylan Harper knew they would soon grow brighter.

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