What’s more normal than doing a show in Hollywood? Victor Wembanyama returned to the highlights in succession, on the night of Monday to Tuesday during a trip from Spurs to Los Angeles, to visit the Clippers. Not enough, however, for a San Antonio team which did not last (113-104 defeat) after largely leading in the first half (40-14 after 12 minutes). Wemby, on the other hand, was efficient from start to finish, finishing as the match’s top scorer and missing by a hair, or rather a block, a new triple-double in his young NBA career (24 points, 13 rebounds, 9 cons).
Feint against Zubac before going to dunk viciously, against from behind on Powell, again against by standing solidly against Zubac, who worked him on the body and even pressed his elbow on his face… And then this sequence which made the commentators on TV shout and the spectators at the Inuit Dome in Los Angeles exclaim: a block on Jones Jr followed six seconds later, on the other side of the floor, by an alley-oop on a pass of Paul. “Great show in LaLaLand!” “, raves Spurs TV.
Wemby, the terror of snowshoes
For three games, Victor Wembanyama has decided to let go completely and we find the Wemby of last season, the one who was afraid of nothing and seemed ready to try everything that came into his head. The Frenchman also confirms his reputation as a terror of the rackets, capable of blocking any shot, in any position, and exerting his power of deterrence on all opposing attackers with 9 blocks, a mind-blowing figure. But we also find the shortcomings of his first season in the NBA, and in particular this efficiency which leaves something to be desired, especially at 3 points (2 successes out of 9 attempts).
We only saw Victor Wembanyama but it was an absentee that everyone was talking about: Gregg Popovich suffers from an undisclosed health problem and did not travel with the team to California. No return date has been communicated by his franchise. “We all want to fight for him,” said Spurs leader Chris Paul. Because if we don’t fight, we’ll hear about it! We know he’ll watch and let us know what he thinks. We all miss him. »
Gregg Popovich is 74 years old and had already been absent in the past due to heart problems. In his absence, one of the assistant coaches, Mitchell Johnson, takes charge of the team. “The number 1 priority at the moment is Pop’s health,” confides the temporary worker. He is in good spirits, he is fine, and he will be fine. We can’t wait for him to be back with us. The circumstances are exceptional but we try to do as usual. That’s what he told us. » San Antonio will travel to Houston on Wednesday evening, once again without its coach.
