Back as planned Tuesday evening against Memphis at the Grizzlies, Victor Wembanyama delivered a superb performance coming off the bench (30 points). But without being able to avoid the defeat of the Spurs against a decisive Cam Spencer at the end of the match and his team.
Victor Wembanyama found the Spurs but was not enough against Memphis. Once again stopped, this time due to a hyperextension of the left knee contracted against New York at the end of the year, the superstar of the San Antonio franchise made his return as expected Tuesday evening during his team’s trip to the Grizzlies floor. Not the type to really experience a delay in ignition, “Wemby” immediately made an impression for his comeback and also his very first match in 2026.
His magnificent performance did not, however, allow these Spurs who have struggled to string together victories in recent times to lose (for the 11th time), by one point (106-105) at the 10th in the Western Conference, yet once again deprived Tuesday of Ja Morant to name but one.
The French pivot who could be part of the starting five in the West during the next All Star Game performed quite incredibly once again, with 30 points scored on 10 out of 20 shots, including 3 out of 6 at three points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and this coming off the bench and in only 21 minutes spent on the floor.
San Antonio never recovered from the release of “Wemby”
The former Boulogne-Levallois phenomenon, in the same way, pulled out all the stops again, in the third quarter (12 points in the period), while San Antonio, which clearly led at the break (54-46), had taken on water after returning from the locker room by conceding a terrible 20-7. “Wemby” completely revived his team. Unfortunately for the Thunder runner-up, the former number 1 in the draft hardly played any more after that.
His team paid a high price, especially since while Cam Spencer (21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists), decisive in the money time, did not tremble, De’Aaron Fox, like his very average match on Tuesday (9 points on 4 out of 18 shots), never managed to compensate for the absence of Wembanyama on the floor during the last four minutes.
To top it off, the ex-Kings player was blocked on his last shot when he had the possibility of offering the Spurs their fifth away success in a row.
