San Antonio took out their nerves on the Bucks last night. Oklahoma City, Detroit and Boston also won.
Big program last night in the NBA, after the Berlin match won Thursday evening by Orlando. The Spurs of Victor Wembanyama, author of 22 points (7/12 including 5/6 at 3 pts) and 10 rebounds in… 22 minutes, took out their nerves on Milwaukee (119-98), at the Frost Bank Center, after their defeat in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Big scare for “Wemby”, passed through the locker room after a knee-to-knee shock in a duel with Giannis Antetokounmpo (21 pts) in the first quarter. The wait. Then the return for the start of a second quarter won 35-26 by the Texans, who were up to 17 lengths ahead in the first period (66-53 MT). More fear than harm for Wembanyama, who notably concluded a 15-0 with two winning shots, the first of which followed a huge two-handed counter.
A simple appetizer before the feast. Appearing with a shaved head, like his teammate Keldon Johnson, “Wemby” continued his festival upon resumption. And his whole team with him. A demonstration: San Antonio won the third quarter 40 to 16 (106-69 at the end of the 3rd QT). Needless to say, the suspense was already largely over… We didn’t see the Olympic vice-champion again after that. No need. Mitch Johnson’s players were up to 39 points ahead. With 28 wins and 13 losses, the Spurs are back level with Denver in second place in the West standings. 11th in the East, the Bucks have a record of 17 wins and 24 losses.
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Leaders impose
In other matches, OKC justified its boss status by crushing Houston, Texas (91-111). The Thunder’s defense derailed the Rockets, who only returned 34% of their shots, like Kevin Durant (19 pts, 7/23). 20 points to the credit of the outgoing MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. More than ever leader in the West, Oklahoma City, which only made the decision during a fourth quarter won 34-16, remains on five victories in a row. Ousmane Dieng was only allowed three minutes, without a point scored. Leaders in the East, the Pistons dominated Phoenix (108-105) with six players with 10 points or more, including Jalen Duren (16 pts, 18 rebounds) and Cade Cunningham (10 pts, 3/16, 11 pds). Deprived of their star Devin Booker (ankle), the Suns of Grayson Allen (33 pts) nevertheless led by 16 points.
Led by Anfernee Simons (39 pts) and Jaylen Brown (27 pts), the Celtics also pocketed a stunning success in Miami (114-119) after losing 19 points. No suspense on the other hand on the Dallas side which destroyed Utah (144-122) without Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis, without forgetting Kyrie Irving. 26 points for Klay Thompson in vintage mode last night. For the record, Brice Sensabaugh scored 27 points for the Jazz.
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