2023-11-19 06:08:00
While Chet Holmgren is having a blast in a team that will soon make us believe that it is going for the title, Victor Wembanyama continues his learning… of losing, he who has already lost as many matches in a few weeks as in the entirety of last season.
At halftime we believed it. Strong. We believed it because the Spurs led 68-51, we believed it because the Grizzlies have seemed disconnected for a few weeks, perhaps even more so since the announcement of Marcus Smart’s injury. At half-time, Victor Wembanyama had three blocks to his credit, a little more than his average, it must be inspiring to play against the reigning DPOY.
Barely thirty minutes later, Victor Wembanyama came on for the last eight minutes of the match, he was now on four blocks in addition to his usual goodies… but on a shot from Desmond Bane the Grizzlies went back in front. What ? Yes. Up to 20 points ahead and here we are. The absence of Devin Vassell is cruelly felt, Tre Jones is not having a good day, the Sochan project is in its last hours and in the racket the mascot Mamu is preferred on the rotations to Dominick Barlow, not sure but why not.
Meanwhile, during this rout which will see Ziaire Williams, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. win the match at the cost of a 69-40 in the second half, Victor Wembanyama will take the opportunity to bring back a personal souvenir of this new defeat, the eighth in a row for the Spurs. What is this gift? A career high on blocks, with eight units to go with his 19 points and 13 rebounds. The best total for a Spurs player since Tim Duncan in 2013, ideal for people who didn’t see the match to rave about this new “XXL performance”, and too bad if this performance took place during a very complicated evening for Vic and his team.
Desmond Bane (2 times), Ziaire Williams, this old friend of Kenneth Lofton Jr. (who also received his punishment on the other side of the field), Bismack Biyombo, and Jaren Jackson Jr. (3 times!) will have been treated this evening to the Wemby fare, namely the small pancake stamped Le Chesnay. Will this allow Victor and Spurs fans to sleep better? Probably not. Is it a consolation prize that we take with a smile? Certainly. You have to know how to find the positive where there is any, even if this evening, in the race for ROY, Chet Holmgren sees Wemby in the middle of the straight.
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