The Victory of the Hawks against the Celtics (120-118) after trailing by 30 points in the second quarter It was not the only miracle that occurred on the NBA day. As such it could also be classified the Spurs’ victory against the Suns (104-102). And not because those of Gregg Popovicheven if they are bottom of the West (16-56), they can’t beat anyone on a good night. If not, why did they do it? without its great star, Victor Wembanyamawho missed the game after suffering a sprained left ankle in last Saturday’s loss in Phoenix (131-106).
The absence of the French giant would take its toll on any team. Not in vain, He was averaging 20.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.4 blocks and 1.3 steals this season. As to not miss his production. That’s why his victory is so surprising. For that and because They had lost eight of their last 10 games, the last three in a row. And because they did it against a rival who is risking his presence in the playoffs.
The Wemby thing is not serious, there is more than a 50% chance that he will be able to play this Wednesday in Utah
Gregg Popovich (Spurs Coach)
Lack of ‘Wemby’, who watched the game from the bench dressed in street clothesthey pulled the expensive of San Antonio Jeremy Sochan (26+4+7), Devin Vassell (26+4+7), Zach Collins (18+5+3) y Keldon Johnson (14+3+5). Gregg Popovic He reassured everyone after the game when talking about his giant’s injury: “It’s not serious, there is more than a 50% chance that he can play this Wednesday in Utah”assured the Spurs coach.
The Frenchman’s absence was motivating for his teammates: “He is a key piece that we are missing, and I think that makes us need to be more connected and do things that he does, whether it’s defense, reboundingmake it difficult for people to score in the painting, because it is a key piece and we have to multiply to cover its absence,” he said thoughts. And your team is going to need it to win at least five of the 11 remaining games (they are now 16-56) and avoid breaking the worst record in franchise history, 20-62 in the 1996-97 season.
It is unacceptable that our boys lose this game. You give life to a team like that and that’s how the NBA works… With Wembanyama out, those guys played very well
Frank Vogel (Suns Coach)
Los Suns They neither could nor wanted to hide their discomfort due to this unexpected setback. They are eighth from the West (42-30) in the Play-In zone with the same wins as Kings y Mavs (42-29). His anger was more justified: “It is unacceptable that our boys lose this game,” lamented Frank Vogel, His trainer. “We didn’t play with the necessary focus and disposition during the first half. You give life to a team like that and that’s how the NBA works. …With Victor [Wembanyama] Outside, those guys played very well.
We definitely screwed up. We thought it was going to be easy since Wemby wasn’t there, but they came out aggressive and we didn’t respond.
Bradley Beal (Suns Player)
The Spurs closed their victory with a run of 14-7 in the last five minutes of the gamebeing key a three-pointer from Sochan with 29 seconds leftBecause after that Durant (29+8+6) y Booker (36+6+4) those who tried to win failed. This time they did not have much collaboration from Bradley Beal, the other leg of the Suns bench who sprained the ring finger of his right hand during the game and ended up with 9 points (4/11 field goals). “We definitely screwed up. We thought it was going to be easy since Wemby wasn’t there. … but they came out aggressive and we didn’t respond,” Beal acknowledged.
2024-03-26 09:46:29
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