In the NBA regular season, the Spurs led the Mavericks 60-51 at halftime.

Wenban showed his progress over the summer in the first half, attacking with the ball as he pleased and performing dunk contest-level performances many times. He played 17 minutes and 32 seconds, making 8 of 13 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 21 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block, with a game-high plus-minus of +16.

Media person Kong Dexin commented: "No... I suspect that the literary class is just playing around... Is there any other method?"