Spurs' Castle shines with historic 40-point triple-double

"SAN ANTONIO -- For at least one evening, Stephon Castle snagged the reins from Victor Wembanyama as San Antonio's record-breaking young talent, racking up a career-high 42 points on the way to his second career-triple double Sunday in the Spurs' 138-125 win over the Dallas Mavericks. "Best game of his career so far," Wembanyama said. "It's one of the best stat lines I've seen with my own eyes.""

"Castle became the youngest player in NBA history (21 years and 98 days old) to produce a 40-12-12 game, a record previously held by Oscar Robertson (22 years, 33 days), according to ESPN Research. Coincidentally, the second-year man eclipsed his previous career high of 33 points set exactly one year ago against the Charlotte Hornets. "I don't know, something about this day," Castle said, smiling. "Having a game like this, it's definitely a dream come true. It felt good just to be out there feeling comfortable with every shot that I took and [got to] see them go in.""

"Castle inflicted his damage over a span of 31 minutes and 51 seconds, good for the second-fewest minutes played in a 40-point triple-double since 1970-71, when minutes were first tracked, according to ESPN Research. James Harden (43-10-12) owns the mark for fewest minutes (29:34) played in a 40-point triple-double. Castle's 12 rebounds registered as a season-high, and he drilled 78.9 percent of his shots, becoming just the second player to tally a 40-point triple double while shooting 75% or better from the field, according to ESPN Research."

Stephon Castle scored 42 points and recorded a 40-12-12 triple-double to lead the Spurs to a 138-125 win over the Mavericks. He became the youngest player in NBA history to post a 40-12-12 game at 21 years, 98 days, surpassing Oscar Robertson's mark. Castle played 31:51, the second-fewest minutes for a 40-point triple-double since tracking began, shot 78.9 percent, and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds. The performance joined an elite, efficient group of 40-point triple-doubles and drew praise from Victor Wembanyama and Spurs coach Mitch Johnson.

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