Coming off a troublesome OT loss to the Denver Nuggets this previous Saturday, the Spurs appeared to get again on monitor with a win towards the Chicago Bulls. For 46 minutes, it appeared just like the Spurs had been on monitor to handle enterprise. They even held a 19-point lead at one level. Sadly, like many highway video games this season, the Spurs had late-game lapses. The Spurs not solely let their lead slip away within the fourth quarter, they allowed the Bulls to shut the sport on an 11-0 run. They finally misplaced the sport 114-110.
Victor Wembanyama had a close to triple-double with blocks: 23 factors, 14 rebounds, and eight blocks. He additionally dropped 4 assists. He shot 9 of twenty-two from the sector and 4 of 11 from three. Wemby has proven he can have nice offensive showings, however he wants a good backup heart so doesn’t need to play 35 minutes an evening.
One in every of Vic’s eight blocks got here on a restoration on the rim on Nikola Vucevic!
AREA 51: Stephon Citadel and Wemby run the choose and roll to perfection for the alley-oop!
TOO EASY! Wemby follows Devin Vassell in transition and places Coby White on a poster!
STILL TOO EASY! Wemby makes use of a one hand slam for the putback!
BLOCK PARTY! Wemby blocks Jalen Smith two occasions in a row!
Chris Paul had a stable recreation with 18 factors, 9 assists, and 6 rebounds. After struggling from the sector within the final stretch of video games, it’s good to see CP3 have a bounce again recreation.
Pull-up transition three? YESSIR!
Middy Magician! CP3 goes to work on Vucevic and drains the midrange jumper!
Julian Champagnie dropped 12 factors and 4 rebounds. One in every of his 4 threes got here off of lovely Spurs ball motion!
Jeremy Sochan dropped 11 factors, 4 rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a block.
Persistence is essential. Jeremy gathers the free ball and finishes over Patrick Williams!
Spin cycle! Jeremy spins off of Josh Giddey and makes use of persistence once more to attain beneath the rim!
Stephon Citadel dropped 10 factors, six assists, a rebound, and a steal.
Dunk contest? Steph exhibits the bag of tips with a windmill slam!
SPLASH. Citadel’s lone three got here late within the third!
AREA 51: This time, Steph is the recipient of the alley-oop slam!
Harrison Barnes dropped 10 factors, 4 rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Try the fadeaway three from the nook! Such a excessive launch level!
If the loss to Denver was disappointing, then this loss is an entire letdown. As talked about above, blowing a 19-point result in a group that may’t resolve in the event that they’re tanking or competing is unacceptable. Spurs followers need to be hoping for some trades within the coming weeks as a result of this group wants a backup heart and a robust number-two scorer.
Lastly, listed here are the complete recreation highlights.
The Spurs tackle the Milwaukee Bucks on the highway this Wednesday at 8:30 P.M. (CST) on ESPN.
