OffRtg: 117.7 (4) DefRtg: 110.5 (3) NetRtg: +7.2 (4) Tempo: 100.9 (12)
Victor Wembanyama missed a recreation for the primary time since early January and the Spurs blew a 20-point result in the Nuggets. However they’ve received 17 of the final 18 video games that Wembanyama has performed in, with the final 5 having come in opposition to the Pistons, Clippers, Rockets, Celtics and Hornets.
Three takeaways
1. The Spurs have outscored their opponents by an incredible 23.6 factors per 100 possessions in Wembanyama’s 540 minutes on the ground over these 18 video games. That’s the very best on-court mark amongst 339 gamers who’ve performed in a minimum of 10 video games since Feb. 1. And 13 of these 18 video games he’s performed in have come in opposition to groups at present at or above .500.2. The Celtics dared the Spurs to shoot 3-pointers, and so they did, registering their highest 3-point price (55% of their pictures) of the season on Tuesday. They shot 20-for-46 (43%) from deep, but additionally outscored the Celtics on the free throw line, with Wembanyama going 8-for-15 from past the arc and 9-for-12 from the stripe. Stephon Citadel (who had a 30-point triple-double within the loss to Denver) nonetheless isn’t taking pictures plenty of 3-pointers, however he’s 18-for-45 (40%) from past the arc for the reason that All-Star break, up from 29% prior.3. The Spurs have been at their finest (plus-12.3 factors per 100 possessions) within the first quarter and have led by double-digits in 13 (72%) of their 18 losses. That may be, by far, the best price for any workforce within the 30 seasons of play-by-play knowledge, with just one different workforce in that point (the 2019-20 Warmth, 55%) having had double-digit leads in a minimum of half of the video games it misplaced.
Developing: The Spurs will play eight of their subsequent 11 video games on the street, with a possible first-round preview on the Intuit Dome on Monday. They got here again from 25 factors all the way down to win their first assembly with the Clippers 10 days in the past.
