Gregg Popovich, coach of the San Antonio Spurs, launched the message. “Victor [Wembanyama] will play,” he explained. The Frenchman had been injured against the Phoenix Suns and returned to the fray against the Utah Jazz. He did it with flying colors. Without being devastating in shooting, but with a key defensive force for the San Antonio Spurs (17-56) to chain two consecutive wins (111-118). While the Frenchman continues to be equated with the historical totems of the NBA.
Wembanyama tries to block.
The animal He shone with 19 points (7/15 TC and 1/4 T3), 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks. With the Frenchman on the court, +10 for the Spurs. Along with Devin Vassell’s 31 points, he hit the Utah Jazz that are no longer playing for anything, and inscribed his name next to a giant, Shaquille O’Neal. Only the most terrifying center of all time is a match for Wemby.
Because with the 6 blocks he reached 300 blocks and steals in the season: 221+79. No debutant since the jump Shaq to the NBA with the Orlando Magic had had such an impact. O’Neal finished at 346in a season in which they did not play in the Playoffs (41-41, 9th in the East).
It is difficult for me to move my body after standing still.
The animal
“It cost me. It’s always a challenge to move my body after a game without playing. Also, the altitude made it difficult for us to keep up,” Wembanyama confessed. Of course, his defense wreaked havoc. “It’s amazing. The things we ask of him and what we expect is one thing, but he takes it to another level. We wait for him every night and a rival arrives, wants to dunk on him… and we know he won’t achieve it“Vassell said about his partner.
Wembanyama, on the court.
And triumph. Key to avoiding that worst record in history, of 20 wins and 62 losses when Gregg Popovich made his debut on the San Antonio bench. It was 1996-97 and the Spurs need three more wins to avoid a negative mark… in a historic course in which they unveil their new gem.
2024-03-28 09:42:18
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