What if the Spurs had the antidote against the Thunder. Ten days after its victory in the NBA Cup semi-final, the San Antonio franchise and its Frenchman Victor Wembanyama once again brought down the champion, Oklahoma City, on Tuesday, December 23, in the regular season, with a heavy score of 130 to 110.
Despite the 33 points of the reigning MVP (best player in the league), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the best team of the season lost only its fourth game, the second against the Texans, and will have a new opportunity to take revenge, Thursday at home, for one of the Christmas posters.
Still coming off the bench – for the sixth time in a row, after missing twelve games due to a strained left calf – and with limited playing time since returning from injury, Victor Wembanyama was discreet but effective with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in twenty-three minutes.
The Spurs second in the Western Conference
After three fierce and indecisive quarters during which fifteen lead changes and thirteen ties took place, the French player gave Spurs a 12-point lead for the first time with a long-range shot nine minutes from time. The 21-year-old French prodigy then subtly faked the shot from distance to find Keldon Johnson alone in the paint, bringing the gap to +15 six minutes from time.
The giant (2.24 meters) however saw his series of games with at least one against end at 101 matches. Attending the drum, he launched a “clapping” with the public at the end of the match, celebrating the seventh victory in a row in the regular season, which consolidates the Spurs’ second place in the Western Conference, with twenty-two victories and seven defeats.
