Published on October 29, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
After the great victory against the Rockets on October 27 (109-106), the Spurs failed to repeat the same performance last night, still against Houston (106-101). Despite a double-double, Victor Wembanyama was not very inspired in his shooting but believes that the team is still in progress.
The crazy atmosphere felt at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, worthy, according to observers, of a play-off match, did not allow the Spurs to win last night against Houston (106-101) for the third match of the regular phase of this 2024-2025 financial year. However two days earlier, Gregg Popovich‘s men had had a big match against these same Rockets (109-106) but it is clear that the truth of the day is not that of the next day. Above all, this defeat reminded us how much “SAS” was still in development and therefore subject to this irregularity. Strong man of the victory two days ago, Victor Wembanyama was this time muzzled in particular by a Dillon Brooks of the big evenings. Unable to do anything, the French pivot had a hard time finding the target as evidenced by his low success percentage at the end of the match (43% at 6/14).
Reaction expected in Oklahoma
Author of a double-double all the same with 14 points and 20 rebounds and despite the contribution of Jeremy Sochan (22 points, 9 rebounds), “Wemby” had a significant impact on the opposing attacks in the racket (13 /26) and this, even if he could not prevent the defeat. At a press conference, the former Mets player from Boulogne-Levallois agreed that the Spurs were still in the process of getting used to the game. “ I try to make them better, explains Wembanyama about his teammates in comments reported by the team. We are still experimenting a little at this level because the teams are trying new things. We too are trying to adapt. My goal is to cover as much as possible so that they can take more risks. Basically, that’s my role in defense. » For his part, Gregg Popovich, the coach of the Texan franchise did not look far to explain this setback: “We lost the match in the first half with too many offensive rebounds and lost balls. Not to mention that we didn’t get our shots in. It’s that simple. » Reaction expected during the night from Wednesday to Thursday in Oklahoma against the Thunder.
