The younger Spurs received a style of a blowout victory earlier within the week, and apparently needed extra. Led by Victor Wembanyama, the nice guys rolled out to 2 straight wins (purchase a lotto ticket!) behind his 26 factors and 11 rebounds in an uber environment friendly 19:41 minutes of enjoying time. Doug McDermott, residing behind the three-point line, drained 4 – 6 pictures from downtown whereas Jeremy Sochan contributed 13 factors and 6 boards.
Wow. Seems that two wins in a row can really feel even higher once they each come because the staff is coasting by means of the fourth quarter.
In a recreation the place it appeared just like the Spurs machine was firing on all cylinders, a number of highlights stood out. On this sequence, Sochan displayed his defensive prowess and subsequent court docket imaginative and prescient to push the ball to an open Devin Vassell for the three in transition.
It seems like regardless of all of the uncooked expertise on this staff, Sochan, particularly, taking one other leap (and being extra constant) would actually push this squad to the following degree.
Blake Wesley received into the NFL playoff spirit with a pick-2 the opposite means for the straightforward jam. The second-year guard’s minutes have been sporadic this season, however his power degree for this recreation matched the staff’s total vibe.
Keldon Johnson despatched the Spurs off into the fourth quarter in fashion with a shot clock buzzer beating shot. The Spurs as a staff shot a good 47.4% from downtown, going 18 – 38 total. When the threes are raining down and the dunks are plentiful, all is true on this planet.
Victor Wembanyama back-to-back-to-back dunks, a thread:
(1) I name this one “A New Hope”: recent, optimistic, genre-changing, and never but sullied by Disney or J.J. Abrams.
(2) I name this one “Aliens”: mainly Victor Wembanyama and Sigourney Weaver are out of this world and are two of the few folks able to making sequels higher than the unique.
(3) I name this one “Toy Story 3”: as in if I go away this mortal coil at the moment and all I do know is that Toy Story 4 doesn’t exist as a result of 3 was the right ending to the trilogy, and Wembanyama goes to ship at the least 3 consecutive NBA titles, then that’s all of us!
I’ve received a fever. And the one prescription is extra lobs to Wembanyama for simple dunks. (And cowbells? Okay. Positive. Extra cowbells too.)
For those who missed the sport since you have been too busy stocking up on bathroom paper and H-E-B Southern Fashion Breaded Hen Strips forward of the winter storm, listed below are the full-game highlights:
Subsequent up, the Spurs stay at residence to tackle the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, January 13, 2024.
