Victor Wembanyama started slow in his return but finished with a game-high 25 points to rally the Spurs from 17 points down to defeat the Warriors on Saturday.

A year of experience for 7-foot-3 star Victor Wembanyama projected to go a long way for the Spurs, but the addition of Chris Paul has also helped them a lot. While the 39-year-old Paul is far from the player he once was,

PTS 7 REB 9 AST 3 BLK Takes down the first seed Warriors. pic.x.com/8xRMQEfplZSource: Twitter @statmuse What’s the buzz on Twitter? Tom Petrini @RealTomPetrini

IT WAS THE final minute in the first quarter of Chris Paul's preseason debut against the Orlando Magic, when he lofted a lob to his new partner, Victor Wembanyama, who jammed it home for an alley-oop dunk over Moritz Wagner.

That was acting coach Mitch Johnson's prediction before the team downed Utah on Thursday to improve to 2-1 without the pair.