The younger and the stressed: The younger Spurs and a restless-always-moving-around-moving-screens Steph Curry is a narrative as previous as the times of our lives. This entertaining sport virtually exorcised all of the demons on a Marlena Evans-level of the Spurs taking that torch from the Warriors. Perhaps subsequent time. Regardless, our favourite workforce didn’t lack for firepower with Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Fort each garnering a triple-double. Wembanyama scored 31 factors, grabbed 15 rebounds, and dished out 10 assists. His counterpart, Fort, poured in 23 factors, pulled down 10 rebounds, and whisked out 10 assists of his personal. Realizing what’s attainable when each of the Spurs’ finest gamers (not less than till De’Aaron Fox will get his sea legs underneath him) are cooking like that is the perfect feeling going ahead.
In virtually 80 years (add extra flare and confetti for overly dramatic emphasis), solely 4 different teammates mixed for a 20-point triple-double in the identical sport. Basing off the truth that points-rebounds-assists is the commonest triple-double, this sort of field rating implies that Wembanyama and Fort accounted for nearly 50% of the workforce’s complete factors, rebounds, and 67 (don’t even begin)% of complete assists. That truth additionally means each gamers had a hand in both scoring, setting in that scoring, or stopping the opposite workforce from scoring by cleansing the glass. That sort of statistical anomaly is rarer than a Susan Lucci Daytime Emmy win.
Don’t trouble fact-checking my back-of-the-napkin math, I used to be advised there can be no fact-checking on this column.
I’m right here for the “French Vanilla” connection, however I’ll see your French Vanilla and lift you a French Brass ([K]ornet) Filled with Sass—I’ll see myself out, don’t delete me please. For his half, Luke Kornet, in the midst of having fun with a career-high 23 minutes per sport, can be having fun with a career-high 11 factors, 5.8 rebounds, and a couple of.5 assists per sport. Certain it’s an especially small pattern measurement of 4 grand complete video games for Mr. Kornet, however let’s give attention to the truth that Kornet is a vital piece of the frontcourt and permits the Spurs the posh of getting a succesful backup middle and the flexibility to make use of two-big lineups when crucial.
My favourite a part of this sequence is Wembanyama instinctively dribbling out from an offensive rebound to reset himself after which bulldoze his method into the basket, however solely after remembering he’s Wembanfreakingyama and may impose his will down low.
Nobody, and I imply no none, hustles tougher than Keldon Johnson, besides my daughter who will decide up all her toys in 5 seconds flat for those who promise her 10 minutes of Okay-Pop Demon Hunter music movies. Johnson continues to be the chief of the bench mob. On Wednesday, the stellar Sixth Man contributed 6 factors and 9 rebounds.
There’s no higher colour scheme than Fiesta colours. If I might describe my emotions in Fiesta colours, I’d say the teal represents my optimism that the Spurs are a playoff workforce, the pink represents my hopes and desires that the Spurs are a playoff workforce, and the orange represents my love of orange hen, and the idea that the Spurs are a playoff workforce.
I, like many Spurs followers, are eagerly awaiting to see De’Aaron Fox totally unfold his wings on this roster, however right here on this silky easy end on the rim, Fox is giving us a glimpse of his explosive potential. Chemistry is a vital ingredient, and this pattern is an efficient preview of this workforce’s potential. Take into account that Fox and Wembanyama have but to play even 10 video games collectively. As soon as they eclipse not less than a 50 sport mark, we are able to begin calling them The Fox and The Tall Hound of Rebound—that one sounded higher in my head.
This lob from Wembanyama to Fort is a factor of magnificence. Wemby’s playmaking has taken a leap this season, and he might simply and immediately enhance on his present (and career-high) season common of 4 assists per sport. Like peas and carrots, I look ahead to seeing these two barbecue their opponents, boil them, broil them, bake them, sauté them . . . There’s shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich.
I’ve heard of behind-the-back passes, however can’t say I’ve typically seen behind-the-defender’s again passes. Fort confirmed off his quickly bettering court docket imaginative and prescient and playmaking, particularly in crowded areas as seen right here the place he casually flips the ball to Wembanyama for the flush. Fort has settled in as a ground basic for the Fiesta Spurs already hitting 7.9 assists per sport in his sophomore season.
When you have been too busy updating your résumé on LinkedIn for the GM opening in Dallas, listed below are the full-game highlights:
Subsequent up, the Spurs look to avenge Wednesday evening with one other matchup in opposition to the Golden State Warriors on November 14, 2025.
