In a loss to the Knicks, the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama posts 42 points, 18 rebounds, four assists and four blocks, a stat line matched only once since 1991.

Victor Wembanyama had a little more history to gift to NBA fans during the first half of his Christmas debut against the New York Knicks. With his seventh rebound against the Knicks in Wednesday's Christmas opener, the San Antonio Spurs' sophomore phenom now has 1,000 in his NBA career.

On Wednesday afternoon, Victor Wembanyama played the role of the Frenchman who tried to steal Christmas. His role comes a year after a poor performance in his Madison Square Garden debut just eight games into his NBA career: 14 points on 4-of-14 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and a block.