Wembanyama & Raynaud: Spurs Loss & Mavs Debut – NBA Updates

The match: the Spurs trapped by Utah despite Wemby’s return to the 5

It had been a month and a half and a defeat against the Warriors since Victor Wembanyama had not been placed in the San Antonio Spurs’ major five by Mitch Johnson. The Frost Bank Center was impatiently awaiting this, but Saturday evening against the Utah Jazz, the joy of seeing the Frenchman play the first minutes again was cut short: the Éperons were beaten by the 11th in the Western Conference (127-114), thus deprived of a ninth victory in a row.

Wemby, however, performed very well, compiling 32 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks in 28 minutes of play, in addition to several notable actions on both sides of the field. His main mistake was not to make any winning shots (0/4 behind the arc), but he was especially harmed by the clumsiness of his teammates (1/4 for Harrison Barnes, 4/12 for Devin Vassell, 2/10 for Julian Champagnie, 3/10 for Dylan Harper).

After getting his team on the right track, the Frenchman instilled the spirit of revolt necessary to bring his team back into contact with an astonishing Jazz team at 106-106, less than eight minutes from time. It was ultimately not enough to secure the victory: the Spurs saw their unbeaten streak end after eight matches, including two prestigious victories against the Thunder. They remain second in the Western Conference.

The man in shape: Black disgusts the Nuggets

The Orlando Magic surprised the Denver Nuggets (127-126) thanks to the astonishing performance of Anthony Black. The Florida guard scored 38 points (his best career performance), 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 interceptions, including a ball stolen from the hands of Nikola Jokic just over a minute from time. Opposite, the Serb from Colorado was not left out, signing a triple-double with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists. The Magic are 4th in the East.

The French: Raynaud all smiles with the Kings, Diawara shows up with the Knicks

Maxime Raynaud had another great performance with the Sacramento Kings, who challenged the Dallas Mavericks at the start of the night. Helped by the general apathy of the Mavericks in the first part of the match, the Kings were able to widen their lead and win 113-107 in the wake of Russell Westbrook, Keon Ellis (both top scorers for Sacramento with 21 points) and the Frenchman, who scored 19 points and offered 6 assists in 27 minutes of play.

On the New York side, neither Guerschon Yabusele nor Pacôme Dadiet participated in the Knicks’ victory against the Atlanta Hawks; on the other hand, the third Frenchman in the squad Mohamed Diawara had his best evening in the League so far. Established, he collected 5 points, 5 rebounds and spent 16 minutes on the floor, his record now. With 6 points and 8 rebounds, Rudy Gobert was as dull as his Wolves teammates against Brooklyn, who lost 123-107.

All results:

Sacramento-Dallas: 113-107
San Antonio – Utah : 114-127
Atlanta – New York : 125-1
Orlando – Denver : 127-126
New Orleans – Phoenix: 114-123
Minnesota-Brooklyn: 107-123
Miami – Indiana : 142-116
Houston – Cleveland : 117-100
Chicago – Milwaukee : 103-112