Victor Wembanyama scored a season-high 43 points with seven rebounds, six blocks and four assists as the San Antonio Spurs beat the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 121-111 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win, headlining a seven-game Halloween schedule across the NBA.

Wembanyama made 17 of 34 shots and became the first Spurs player with at least 40 points and five blocks in a game since David Robinson in 1996. Dylan Harper added a career-high 25 points for San Antonio (4-2) and De’Aaron Fox scored 20. Ayo Dosunmu led Minnesota with 27 points and nine rebounds, and Jaden McDaniels and Jonathan Kuminga scored 19 apiece. The Timberwolves (4-3) played without Anthony Edwards, who is recovering from knee surgery, and Rudy Gobert, who sat out with back spasms.

Rookie Cameron Boozer scored a career-high 27 points with nine rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies remained the NBA’s only unbeaten team, routing the Sacramento Kings 136-105 to match the best start in franchise history at 6-0. Isaiah Stewart added 24 points off the bench and GG Jackson scored 21 as the Memphis bench outscored Sacramento’s reserves 81-20. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored a career-high 38 points for the Kings (0-6), setting a Sacramento rookie record with nine 3-pointers in the loss.

Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 points with nine rebounds and five assists and Marcus Smart added 24 points on seven 3-pointers as the Houston Rockets handed the Oklahoma City Thunder their second straight loss, 119-98. Alperen Sengun returned after missing two games and finished with 16 points and nine rebounds for Houston (6-1), and Kevin Durant scored 14. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points for Oklahoma City (4-2), which played without injured starters Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace.

Tyrese Maxey scored a season-high 38 points, 15 of them in the fourth quarter, as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied past the Charlotte Hornets 109-104 without LeBron James and Joel Embiid, who both rested on the second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia (6-1) trailed 101-94 with 3:41 left before closing the game on a 15-3 run, with Maxey’s free throws at 1:22 putting the 76ers ahead for good. Anfernee Simons scored 19 points and Jaylen Brown added 16 for Philadelphia. Grayson Allen scored 27 points off the bench for Charlotte (3-4) and Brandon Miller added 24.

Evan Mobley scored a season-high 27 points and Jarrett Allen added 25 points and 11 rebounds for his 250th career double-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers blew out the Milwaukee Bucks 136-111. Cleveland (4-2) decided the game with a 48-21 second quarter and led by as many as 36. Donovan Mitchell scored 15 points and James Harden had 13 points and seven assists. Kel’el Ware led Milwaukee (1-5) with 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

Saddiq Bey scored 25 points off the bench against his former team and Jeremiah Fears added 20 points and seven assists as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-99 for their second straight win after an 0-4 start. Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy III scored 15 points apiece for New Orleans (2-4), which shot 56.6 percent and scored 66 points in the paint. CJ McCollum led Atlanta (3-4) with 14 points in his return to New Orleans, and Jalen Johnson scored 13 before leaving in the fourth quarter with a sprained ankle. The Hawks shot 8 of 46 from 3-point range and committed 19 turnovers.

Deni Avdija scored 24 points and Damian Lillard added 22 as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 112-90 in a Halloween matinee in Salt Lake City. Portland (4-1) opened the game with a 17-0 run and won without Ja Morant, who is out at least four weeks with a Grade 2 hamstring strain. Rookie Darryn Peterson led Utah (1-5) with 16 points, and Lauri Markkanen was held to 13 points on 3-of-14 shooting as the Jazz were held under 103 points for the first time this season.

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