The San Antonio Spurs gave it a go, however couldn’t preserve tempo with the Brooklyn Nets in Saturday’s loss on the Barclay Heart. Regardless of the defeat, a number of performs stood out from the crew’s efforts.
Victor Wembanyama led the crew with 21 factors together with 4 rebounds and three assists. The rookie shot 43.8% from the ground and remained an vital cog within the Spurs’ offense regardless of the remainder of the crew not discovering as a lot success on offense.
Wembanyama took this three from Manhattan and splashed it by way of effortlessly. He went a tidy 3 – 6 from past the arc for the night time. For the second half of the season, Wembanyama hovers between 3 and 6 three-point makes an attempt per sport. He’s solely hitting 31.6% from deep for the yr, however as that share improves, absolutely the remainder of his offensive sport will proceed to develop — and don’t name me Shirley.
Keldon Johnson exhibits off his greatest Manu impression with this spectacular Eurostep within the paint to get himself open briefly for a bucket on the rim. Johnson continues to guide the bench mob, contributing 19 factors together with 4 rebounds on this sport towards the Nets.
On this play, Vassell dined out on Wembanyama’s dime after a tough minimize to the basket. The 2 younger Spurs are growing a chemistry on the courtroom, which might do wonders for each gamers.
Blake Wesley! The springy Spur capped the top of the primary quarter with a dirty dunk off of a turnover on the opposite finish. Wesley capitalized on his 16 minute run by scoring 6 factors alongside 3 assists and a pair of steals.
I not too long ago moved from the 210, so it appears acceptable to checklist 10 issues I miss about San Antonio:
Spurs basketball
H-E-B
River Stroll
Tacos
Hemisphere Park
Guajillos’s scorching sauce (410 and Blanco)
The Alamo
The Coyote
Fiesta
Tacos I make with groceries from H-E-B
For those who missed the sport since you had been too busy monitoring Taylor Swift’s 5,700 mile journey from Tokyo, Japan to Las Vegas, Nevada, listed here are the full-game highlights:
Subsequent up, the Spurs cross the border to tackle the Toronto Raptors on Monday, February 12, 2024
