A comeback for nothing: the Spurs, trailing by 20 points against the Pelicans, managed to come back by force of the wrist, to get back in front in the middle of the fourth quarter, before letting go in the last minutes of the match (95-104), this Sunday evening in Texas. The defeat is a stain, at home, against the worst team in the Western Conference (12 victories in 48 matches).
The difference was made near the circle: Zion Williamson made his physique speak (24 points, 10 rebounds), particularly against Victor Wembanyama, who often got out of the way of the American giant. Wemby did sign an honest double-double (16 points, 16 rebounds, 4 blocks), but if he easily got the better of another Pelican, Yves Missi, he however experienced serious difficulties, especially in attack.
Wembanyama came through the match with some flashes, however, including a ball thrown into the circle with his fingertips as he was knocked to the ground by his opposite side during the first quarter. Or two counters, in quick succession, against Missi during the second quarter.
Wemby’s dunk of the year… for nothing!
In the second half, he even slammed the dunk of the year… but the 24-second clock was up! At the start of the last quarter, we believed that the brilliant Frenchman, finally awake, was going to lead his team to success when he scored two three-point baskets in a row and showed himself on both sides of the floor. But the improvement was short-lived.
The Frenchman finished with a small 37% success rate, after often making mistakes in his choice of 3-point shots (2 out of 10). However, no other Spurs player scored more than him, a sign that the Texans were not really in their shoes.
“The Pelicans started the match very well and showed the right physical intensity, and we didn’t keep up,” San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson said after the match. The other teams play a certain way against us, that’s something we need to improve on. They played with great players, insisted on that. We have to be more physical. » “We don’t want to be seen as a team soft (Editor’s note: tender)supports Devin Vassell. We need to improve on this. »
The Spurs have been falling into line somewhat for several weeks. However, they continue to occupy second place in the Western Conference. They will travel to Houston this Wednesday evening (3:30 a.m. from Wednesday to Thursday in France), for a meeting broadcast on the national channel of ESPN. A new duel between Victor Wembanyama and Kevin Durant.
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