San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score for Oct. 24 | 2024-25 NBA season

The San Antonio Spurs versus Dallas Mavericks duel opened the 2024-25 NBA season for both Texan franchises on Thursday. It was also the first duel of the campaign between European stars Victor Wembanyama and Luka Doncic.

Doncic finished two assists shy of his first triple-double of the season. He scored 28 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished eight assists while recording a steal and a block. Klay Thompson added 22 points with seven rebounds and three steals on his Mavericks debut. Kyrie Irving contributed 15 points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block.

On the other end, Julian Champagnie and Jeremy Sochan scored 18 points apiece, while Victor Wembanyama and Harrison Barnes added 17 each. Chris Paul only scored three points but grabbed seven rebounds and dished eight assists in 29 minutes of action.

The Mavs came away with a relatively comfortable 120-109 win.

San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score

San Antonio Spurs player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Sandro Mamukelasvilli	0	3	0	0	1	1
Charles Bassey	0	1	1	1	1	0
Malaki Branham	7	2	0	0	0	0
Blake Wesley	6	0	2	0	0	0
Julian Champagnie	18	7	3	1	2	3
Jeremy Sochan	18	6	2	0	0	4
Harrison Barnes	17	4	2	1	1	0
Victor Wembanyama	17	9	1	0	1	4
Chris Paul	3	7	8	1	0	2
Zach Collins	5	5	1	1	0	1
Keldon Johnson	7	4	2	0	0	2
Tre Jones	3	1	3	1	0	0
Stephon Castle	8	3	5	0	0	2

Dallas Mavericks player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Olivier Prosper	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dwight Powell	2	1	0	0	0	0
Spencer Dinwiddie	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jaden Hardy	11	1	2	0	1	2
Quentin Grimes	2	0	0	0	0	0
PJ Washington	11	6	2	1	0	0
Daniel Gafford	9	6	2	1	1	1
Kyrie Irving	15	3	2	2	1	0
Luka Doncic	28	10	8	1	1	4
Klay Thompson	22	7	1	3	0	0
Maxi Kleber	3	4	1	0	1	0
Naji Marshall	2	1	3	0	0	0
Dereck Lively II	15	11	6	1	0	2

San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks game recap

The game started with both teams exchanging buckets. Harrison Barnes led the way for the Spurs with 12 points in the first period (5-of-5 from the field, including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc) to give his team a 22-20 lead.

The second quarter was a close one too, with both teams scoring 27 points. The Spurs entered halftime with a two-point lead.

The third quarter had 71 points and saw the Mavericks take the lead. They scored 40 to enter the final frame with a seven-point lead. Luka Doncic, Klay Thompson and Kyrie Irving finished this period with 17, 16 and 15 points, respectively.

The Mavericks managed their advantage in the fourth quarter, winning it 33-29 to secure the 120-109 win over the Spurs. Despite having four of their five starters scoring in double digits, the Spurs couldn't move past the defending Western Conference champions. The Mavs' Big Three had a remarkable official debut, combining for 65 of 120 points.