Another very solid game from Victor Wembanyama (26 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 assists). The Frenchman from the San Antonio Spurs did not always shine offensively, sometimes getting confused, but he finished with 26 points on the clock and above all he perfectly used his size as a massive deterrent weapon against the Jazz attacks, during a victory without much fear in Utah (109-126).
His four blocks in the game perfectly symbolized his defensive influence. Particularly in the second half, where he stuck an attempt from Nurkic against the board, before grabbing the ball with one hand during a shot from Filipowski.
Offensively, the Spurs were mainly able to count on De’Aaron Fox, on fire last night, author of 31 points in all positions and who missed almost nothing (10 out of 13 including 6 out of 9 at three points, zero failures at mid-distance). Wemby was efficient in front of the circle: 9 out of 14 including 4 out of 7 from distance.
“Our defense did the job”
The two were often combined. “These are things we are working on,” De’Aron Fox said after the meeting. He sets screens for me, we try to move the defenses that way and it gives us open shooting positions. There are so many possibilities, to allow us to find solutions, we continue to try to improve. »
San Antonio took off with each of its accelerations, scoring 32 points on a rapid attack (compared to 10 for the Jazz), and 24 points after the opponent lost the ball. “Our defense did the job at the end of the match,” said Spurs coach Mitch Johnson. The Jazz pulled away but only scored 17 points in the last quarter. Our end of the match was very strong. »
The Spurs will host the Pelicans this Sunday (1 a.m. Sunday night in France) in Texas, a southern state that is usually very sunny, but which will not be spared by the cold wave currently gripping the United States. We can count on Spurs and Wemby to heat up the atmosphere.
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