Wemby Leads Spurs to NBA Cup Win Over Thunder | Sportacentrs.com

• ″Spurs″ beat the visiting ″Thunder″ team 111:109 (20:31, 26:18, 32:28, 33:32).

• One of the main topics ahead of this game was Victor Wembanyama’s return to the Spurs lineup after a 12-game absence. The French basketball player, returning from a calf muscle injury, entered the game from the bench and scored 22 points in 20 and a half minutes. He also had nine rebounds and two blocked shots.

• Devin Vassell was the most productive Spurs player this time with 23 points, while guard duo Dearon Fox and Stefon Castle collected 22 points each.

• For the rare time this season, Shay Gilges-Alexander was forced to sit out the fourth quarter of a ″Thunder″ match, who with 29 points was Oklahoma City’s undisputed leading scorer. The remaining 2/3 of the Thunder’s big three, Chet Holmgren and Jaylen Williams, scored 17 points each.

• In the cup finals, the Spurs will face the New York Knicks, who defeated the Orlando Magic on the road 132:120 (33:36, 38:28, 29:28, 32:28).

• Knicks point guard Jalen Branson had a performance worthy of a leader, adding eight assists to his 40 points. Karl Anthony Towns also had a productive match – 29 points and eight steals.

• Jalen Suggs led the opposition with 26 points, but the Magic point guard left the game early due to a hip injury. 25 points and eight rebounds for Paolo Bankero.