The 20-year-old Frenchman crossed 50 points for the first time in the NBA, in just 26 minutes, finishing the match with an 18/29 shooting success and eight three-point baskets, also a record for him.
Wembanyama a fit 50…
The No. 1 pick in last year’s draft, whose previous record was 40 points in a game, didn’t know how to explain this performance.
“I would love to tell you that you wake up a certain way or you feel really good during warmups, but at the end of the day in the NBA we play a game every other day, he declared. So every time, we have trouble warming up, we’re in pain, we sweat, we bleed on the pitch, so it’s really something that builds from minute to minute during the match.
Wemby in the legend
“Wemby” continues a third consecutive game with more than six successful three-point shots (8/16 in total).
The three players who scored 50 points at a younger age than the Frenchman, who turns 21 on January 4, are Brandon Jennings, LeBron James and Devin Booker, all then 20 years old.
The Spurs were still playing without their legendary 75-year-old coach Gregg Popovich, who suffered a “mild stroke” in early November, the team announced Wednesday, specifying that he should recover quickly.
