Latvian Basketball Player Bertans Scores in “Thunder” Victory Over “Spurs”

The “Thunder” beat the San Antonio “Spurs”, once represented by the Latvian, with a score of 140:114 (35:28, 28:24, 37:24, 40:38).

Five minutes and two seconds were allotted to Bertan, almost the entire playing time at the end of the match. The native of Rūjien made his only long shot, gave one assist, intercepted one ball and accumulated a negative +/- indicator (-4).

In the previous match, the Latvian basketball player was on the field for the first time after a series of eight games, in which he was left on the reserve. This time, the Latvian managed to score the first points after an almost month-long break.

The last time Bertans scored points in an NBA match was on December 28, when he hit one long shot against the New York “Knicks”.

For the visitors, Shay Gilges-Alexander had 32 points, ten assists and six rebounds, reserve Aaron Wiggins scored 22 points, and Chet Holmgre added 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.

For the Spurs, last year’s first-round pick Victor Vembanjam had 24 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, while Devin Vassell had 21 points and seven assists.

Currently 31-year-old Bertans has played an average of 6.6 minutes in 13 matches this season and scored 3.2 points (2p. 0/2, 3p. 9/23, free throws 14/15).

“Thunder” is the leader of the Western Conference with 31 wins in 44 games, whereas “Spurs” with a record of 8-36 are in the last place, in 15th position in this conference.

The Oklahoma City basketball players will visit the New Orleans Pelicans in their next game on Friday.