De'Aaron Fox celebrated his NBA season-debut with a sparkling 24-point performance in the San Antonio Spurs' 126-119 victory over New Orleans on Saturday as the Los Angeles Lakers' five-game winning streak ended in a sloppy loss in Atlanta.

All-Star guard Fox, who missed San Antonio's first eight games recovering from a hamstring injury, scored 24 points to lead eight Spurs players in double figures.

French star Victor Wembanyama added 18 points and 18 rebounds as the Spurs withstood a 41-point outburst from New Orleans' Trey Murphy.

The Spurs led all the way against a Pelicans team playing without star big man Zion Williamson.

Fox missed his only two attempts in the first quarter, but that was enough to shake off the rust. He went six-for-six in the second period and had 15 points by

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